The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 02121 sells for about $547,337, or $352 per square foot.
Prices are down 42.1% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 29 days to sell, which is fast. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,325 a month.
ZIP 02121 — Boston
The 02121 housing market is currently experiencing significant downward price pressure, with a 42.1% year-over-year decline in median sale price to $547,337. Market activity has slowed, with days on market increasing to 29 days. Many specific metrics such as active inventory, rental rates, and tax data are not currently published for this specific ZIP code.
Median prices moved down 42.1% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 29 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 11.1% · poverty 25.0% — elevated distress and economic pressure.
ZCTA 02121, Suffolk County, MA
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Massachusetts) — Massachusetts Local Property Tax: Ad valorem tax calculated as (Municipal Budget / Total Assessed Value of all taxable property) = Tax Rate per $1,000 of assessed value. Assessments must be at 100% of full and fair cash (market) value.
The area supports a mix of business and residential activity with approximately 275 business establishments and over 2,300 employees.
Data sourced from Data Commons/Census Bureau.
- Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum4.63.5 mi
- F1 Arcade Boston4.53.6 mi
- Starland Sportsplex & Fun Park4.418.3 mi
- Museum of Illusions Boston4.54 mi
- Boda Borg Boston4.78.3 mi
- Fenway Park4.82.9 mi
- TD Garden4.64.3 mi
- Gillette Stadium4.617.6 mi
- Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center4.53.2 mi
- Topgolf Boston - Canton3.98.5 mi
- Fenway Park4.82.9 mi
- Boston Common4.73.5 mi
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston4.82.3 mi
- New England Aquarium4.44 mi
- Harvard Square4.65 mi
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston4.82.3 mi
- Boston Public Library4.83 mi
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum4.72.3 mi
- Museum of Science4.74.3 mi
- Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum4.63.5 mi
- Boston Common4.73.5 mi
- Franklin Park Zoo4.40.4 mi
- Public Garden4.83.3 mi
- Charles River Esplanade4.83.4 mi
- Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University4.82 mi
- Community Boating, Inc.4.63.7 mi
- MIT Sailing Pavilion4.93.6 mi
- Atlantic Wharf4.63.6 mi
- Constitution Marina4.64.6 mi
- Charlestown Marina4.85.1 mi
- Topgolf Boston - Canton3.98.5 mi
- Granite Links Golf Club4.64.6 mi
- Robert T. Lynch Municipal Golf Course3.94 mi
- George Wright4.53.7 mi
- Newton Commonwealth Golf Course45.2 mi
- Encore Boston Harbor4.36.2 mi
- Prudential Center Boston4.52.9 mi
- Quincy Market4.54 mi
- Faneuil Hall Marketplace4.54 mi
- Assembly Row4.56.1 mi
- Boston Logan International Airport4.15.5 mi
- Park Shuttle & Fly4.56.7 mi
- The Lounge3.45.5 mi
- DaCoopas Pizza4.15.8 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Key-figure check: median price corroborated by the prior refresh cycle (within 12.5%).