Boston, MA Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For
What homes actually sell for in Boston: a median closing price of $915,000 across 2,174 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, with the sample size and mix stated plainly.
If you invest in or around Boston, the number that matters is what homes actually close for, not what sellers are asking. Here is what Boston sale prices look like right now, built from the closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, as of September 2026.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 6 months: 2,174
- •Median sold price, last 6 months: $915,000
- •Median sold $/sqft, last 6 months: $851
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 2,174 closed sales in Boston over the last six months, with a median closing price of $915,000. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. The large tracked sample provides substantial market-level evidence. Across the 2,166 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $584 and $1,194 per square foot.
Figures last updated September 6, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Median home price in Boston, MA (September 2026)
The median home price in Boston is $915,000, measured across the 2,174 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months.
How long a sale takes here
- •Listed to under contract: a median of 28 days, across 694 Boston closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
- •Contract to closing: a median of 30 days, across 936 Boston closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
What is being reported about the Boston market
The numbers above are what we measure from tracked closings. Alongside them, here is what local and national coverage is reporting, from the source:
- •Banker & Tradesman reported that only 15.1% of Boston-area homes on the market in July 2026 had a price cut (versus about 20% nationally, per Realtor.com), and that Greater Boston had 3,493 active listings in June 2026 per MLS PIN, an 8.8% year-over-year increase but still below the 4,319 listed in June 2019 (Banker & Tradesman (Realtor.com and MLS PIN data), Aug 16, 2026)
- •Banker & Tradesman reported, citing Redfin data, that a homebuyer needed to earn $216,995 to afford a median-priced Greater Boston home in June 2026, a 2.8% year-over-year decline in required income, but still far above the region's median household income of $127,467 (Banker & Tradesman (Redfin data), Aug 07, 2026)
From market read to offer price
A market read is the backdrop. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.
And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.
Run any Boston address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.
Cite this
Using these numbers? Please cite the source and the sample size:
Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Boston, MA
Geography: incorporated municipality, Census place 2507000
Data updated: September 2026
Analysis period: last six months
Tracked closings: 2,174
Median sold price: $915,000
Median sold $/sqft: $851 (2,166 qualifying)
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The local market statistics in this report are calculated from closed sales tracked by Resideline. Transaction coverage may differ from complete county or municipal records.
Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in Boston over the last six months, and is refreshed when the data is.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Boston?
The median sold price in Boston over the last 6 months is $915,000, measured across 2,174 closings Resideline tracked.
What is the typical price per square foot in Boston?
Among qualifying Boston closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median sold price per square foot was $851, measured across 2,166 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.
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