United StatesMassachusettsSuffolkBoston

Boston data and demographics

Housing prices, schools, crime, commute, and demographics for Boston, Massachusetts. Free, data-only, no listings.

In Boston (Suffolk, Massachusetts), the median home price is $792,088; median household income is $97,344; the population is 666,442; schools rate 4.8 out of 10; the violent crime rate is 613.7 per 100k; and the average commute is 30.3 minutes.

Boston at a glance

Population

666,442

Median Household Income

$97,344

Typical Home Value

$792,088

School District Rating

4.8

Violent Crime Rate

613.7

Avg Commute Time

30.3

About Boston

Boston is a town in Suffolk, Massachusetts. hearthmap aggregates housing, demographic, school, crime, and environmental data for every ZIP and census tract inside the town. Compare Boston with neighboring towns or with anywhere else in the country.

Data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Center for Education Statistics, the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, the EPA, Zillow, Redfin, and other public sources. Some metrics are spatially derived from finer-grained data (ZIPs and tracts) when the source does not publish at the town level directly.

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