Provisional grade — derived from this report's measured data points; the county detector suite has not measured this geography yet. The measured ARED Score replaces it on the suite's next run.
ZIP 02129 — Boston
Charlestown (02129) is currently a seller's market characterized by high demand and significant year-over-year price appreciation. The median sale price is $799,000 with a median rent of $3,650 per month. Specific figures for vacancy rates, tax rates, and detailed demographic breakdowns were not available in the provided sources.
This ZIP is ideal for young professionals and commuters working in downtown Boston who value historic charm, waterfront access, and a short transit commute.
Median prices moved up 27.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 47 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 99% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.6% · poverty 8.8% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ZCTA 02129
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.
Charlestown is highly accessible to downtown Boston via the MBTA Orange Line, bus routes, and the MBTA ferry service from the Navy Yard.
The area features significant historic sites like the Bunker Hill Monument, extensive waterfront parks along the Charles River, and proximity to the North End's dining district.
The rental market is highly competitive with high demand driven by proximity to downtown Boston and the Navy Yard, resulting in premium pricing.
The local economy is heavily integrated with the broader Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area, benefiting from proximity to major financial, educational, and biotech hubs.
The area is served by the MBTA Orange Line and the MBTA ferry, providing efficient transit links to Boston's financial and government districts.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter and IncomeByZipCode.
A major historic site commemorating the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Features the USS Constitution and waterfront walking paths.
Key-figure check: median price diverges 30.5% from the nearest retained anchor (published ten-year series (2025)) — beyond the 12.5% tolerance; an automated validation case is open and the value publishes pending its verdict. Research outlier held out — this pass returned a median of $799,000 (30.5% off the retained reading), contradicting every independent anchor; the prior reading stands pending corroboration. Validation: the flagged $799,000 (-30.5% vs the published ten-year series (2025)) failed independent re-validation and was reverted to the prior cycle value; the case is under review in the Command Center.
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Awaiting measured history — this chart renders once enough refresh-cycle reads accumulate (a one-point series is not a trend).
Awaiting measured history — this chart renders once enough refresh-cycle reads accumulate (a one-point series is not a trend).
Awaiting measured history — this chart renders once enough refresh-cycle reads accumulate (a one-point series is not a trend).
Awaiting measured history — this chart renders once enough refresh-cycle reads accumulate (a one-point series is not a trend).
Awaiting measured history — this chart renders once enough refresh-cycle reads accumulate (a one-point series is not a trend).
Awaiting measured history — this chart renders once enough refresh-cycle reads accumulate (a one-point series is not a trend).
Awaiting measured history — this chart renders once enough refresh-cycle reads accumulate (a one-point series is not a trend).
Awaiting measured history — this chart renders once enough refresh-cycle reads accumulate (a one-point series is not a trend).
Standard trend model — solid = measured history · dashed = projection anchored at each line's last measured point, following that series' trailing pace (CAGR capped ±12%/yr) or trailing mean · projections are estimates, not measured reads · every charted series runs the standard 5-year historical window with a 1-year forecast, trimmed from the full retained ledger — the forecast always extends into the future year (a lagging ledger bridges to it) and stops there on purpose: authoritative, not wizardry · every price line is county-assessed value from the district CAD — the tier's same-parcel assessment roll-up on the momentum tile, the assessed trajectory in raw dollar levels and as a YoY-chained index (base 100), and the month-over-month pace from nearby comparable sales pooled from the research track; a tier without comps yet keeps its pace story with the assessed trend. Inventory, liquidity, price-cut and foreclosure lines run on the platform's own measured series.
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