The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 02148 sells for about $724,635, or $441 per square foot.
Prices are up +16.1% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 29 days to sell, which is fast. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $2,204 a month.
ZIP 02148 — Malden
The 02148 housing market is highly competitive with a median sale price of $724,635, reflecting a 16.1% year-over-year increase. While demand remains strong, the market is experiencing a slower pace of sales compared to the previous year. Specific figures for sales count, months of supply, and sale-to-list ratio were not published for this ZIP code.
This ZIP fits commuters and urban-oriented residents who value direct transit access to Boston, though investors should account for tenant-protective regulations.
Median prices moved up 16.1% 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 5.4% · poverty 11.4% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ZCTA 02148
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
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.
Malden is served by the MBTA Orange Line, providing direct transit access to downtown Boston and employment hubs.
The area features local parks such as Fellsmere Park and proximity to various urban shopping and dining districts.
The rental market shows active demand with a median rent of $2,650 per month, though the state is characterized as tenant-protective.
The local economy is integrated into the broader Boston-Cambridge-Newton metropolitan area, benefiting from proximity to major regional employers.
Data sourced from Census Reporter and ACS 2024 5-year estimates.
- Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum4.65.6 mi
- F1 Arcade Boston4.55.7 mi
- Museum of Illusions Boston4.55 mi
- Boda Borg Boston4.70.8 mi
- K1 Speed Boston-Wilmington4.29.8 mi
- Fenway Park4.86.3 mi
- TD Garden4.64.6 mi
- Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center4.56.1 mi
- Topgolf Boston - Canton3.917.2 mi
- MGM Music Hall at Fenway4.46.2 mi
- Fenway Park4.86.3 mi
- Boston Common4.75.4 mi
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston4.86.7 mi
- New England Aquarium4.45.1 mi
- Harvard Square4.65.2 mi
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston4.86.7 mi
- Boston Public Library4.85.9 mi
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum4.76.9 mi
- Museum of Science4.74.6 mi
- Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum4.65.6 mi
- Boston Common4.75.4 mi
- Franklin Park Zoo4.49 mi
- Public Garden4.85.5 mi
- Charles River Esplanade4.85.5 mi
- Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University4.89.3 mi
- Community Boating, Inc.4.65.1 mi
- MIT Sailing Pavilion4.95.4 mi
- Atlantic Wharf4.65.5 mi
- Constitution Marina4.64.3 mi
- Charlestown Marina4.84 mi
- Robert T. Lynch Municipal Golf Course3.910 mi
- Newton Commonwealth Golf Course48.4 mi
- George Wright4.512 mi
- William J. Devine Golf Course at Franklin Park4.29.2 mi
- Five Iron Golf4.95.1 mi
- Encore Boston Harbor4.32.7 mi
- Burlington Mall4.48.8 mi
- Prudential Center Boston4.56 mi
- Quincy Market4.55 mi
- Faneuil Hall Marketplace4.55 mi
- Boston Logan International Airport4.15.2 mi
- Park Shuttle & Fly4.53.6 mi
- The Lounge3.44.9 mi
- DaCoopas Pizza4.13.9 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
A notable local green space in Malden.
Key-figure check: median price corroborated by the published ten-year series (2024) (within 12.5%).