Is Boston, MA a good place to invest in real estate?

Real data from the LumosTerra engine, snapshot as of 2026-10-29. Every number below comes from the same tables the market pages use - no estimates are invented.

The market at a glance

	Median home value (tracked areas)	$685,433
	Appreciation, last 3 years	4.9%
	Appreciation, last 5 years	9.1%
	Appreciation, last 10 years	60.9%
	Active for-sale listings	3,186
	List price range	$2,600 - $44,500,000

The short-term rental picture

Top tracked annual revenue	$230,186
Top tracked occupancy	72.1%
Top tracked daily rate	$1,007

Short-term numbers swing by property type and season - pull a specific address for the property-level picture.

Local rules

Short-term rentals are allowed owner-occupied only in the cached ordinance record. Verify with the local authority before relying on it - cached records are a map, not the law.

What the community is saying

No forum discussions about Boston yet - start one and the numbers will follow.

Compare with nearby markets

Pittsfield, MA - 40.5% 5-year appreciation
Dennis, MA - 37.6% 5-year appreciation
Palmer, MA - 37.4% 5-year appreciation
Buckland, MA - 33.9% 5-year appreciation
Bourne, MA - 32.8% 5-year appreciation
Amherst, MA - 32.3% 5-year appreciation

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All figures are engine estimates from the LumosTerra tracked-data snapshot as of 2026-10-29. They are starting points, not recommendations - verify rents, comps and local rules before acting on any of them.

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