{
    "dataset": "Homzora Boston Rent by Neighborhood 2026",
    "period": "2026",
    "basis": "Mixed. Rows marked \"baseline estimate\" are Homzora baseline figures compiled from public listing and municipal sources. Rows marked \"multi-source range\" span the figures reported by named rent aggregators, with those sources recorded per row. The per-row basis field states which applies.",
    "license": "CC BY 4.0 \u2014 cite Homzora Boston Renter Intelligence with a link to https://homzora.co/data/",
    "areas": [
        {
            "area": "Downtown Boston and Seaport District",
            "unit_type": "studio",
            "rent_low_usd": "2400",
            "rent_high_usd": "3200",
            "period": "2026",
            "notes": "",
            "basis": "baseline estimate",
            "sources": [
                "US Census ACS",
                "Zillow Research",
                "Massachusetts Association of Realtors",
                "MBTA ridership data"
            ]
        },
        {
            "area": "Downtown Boston and Seaport District",
            "unit_type": "1br",
            "rent_low_usd": "3100",
            "rent_high_usd": "4500",
            "period": "2026",
            "notes": "older walkups near the low end",
            "basis": "baseline estimate",
            "sources": [
                "US Census ACS",
                "Zillow Research",
                "Massachusetts Association of Realtors",
                "MBTA ridership data"
            ]
        },
        {
            "area": "Downtown Boston and Seaport District",
            "unit_type": "2br",
            "rent_low_usd": "4200",
            "rent_high_usd": "5000",
            "period": "2026",
            "notes": "newer developments often exceed 5000; older stock rarely below 4200",
            "basis": "baseline estimate",
            "sources": [
                "US Census ACS",
                "Zillow Research",
                "Massachusetts Association of Realtors",
                "MBTA ridership data"
            ]
        },
        {
            "area": "Back Bay and Beacon Hill",
            "unit_type": "studio",
            "rent_low_usd": "2200",
            "rent_high_usd": "3000",
            "period": "2026",
            "notes": "landmark brownstone units can exceed 2800",
            "basis": "baseline estimate",
            "sources": [
                "US Census ACS",
                "Zillow Research",
                "Massachusetts Association of Realtors",
                "MBTA ridership data"
            ]
        },
        {
            "area": "Back Bay and Beacon Hill",
            "unit_type": "1br",
            "rent_low_usd": "2900",
            "rent_high_usd": "4000",
            "period": "2026",
            "notes": "",
            "basis": "baseline estimate",
            "sources": [
                "US Census ACS",
                "Zillow Research",
                "Massachusetts Association of Realtors",
                "MBTA ridership data"
            ]
        },
        {
            "area": "Back Bay and Beacon Hill",
            "unit_type": "2br",
            "rent_low_usd": "4000",
            "rent_high_usd": "5500",
            "period": "2026",
            "notes": "",
            "basis": "baseline estimate",
            "sources": [
                "US Census ACS",
                "Zillow Research",
                "Massachusetts Association of Realtors",
                "MBTA ridership data"
            ]
        },
        {
            "area": "South End",
            "unit_type": "studio",
            "rent_low_usd": "1900",
            "rent_high_usd": "2700",
            "period": "2026",
            "notes": "",
            "basis": "baseline estimate",
            "sources": [
                "US Census ACS",
                "Zillow Research",
                "Massachusetts Association of Realtors",
                "MBTA ridership data"
            ]
        },
        {
            "area": "South End",
            "unit_type": "1br",
            "rent_low_usd": "2500",
            "rent_high_usd": "3500",
            "period": "2026",
            "notes": "",
            "basis": "baseline estimate",
            "sources": [
                "US Census ACS",
                "Zillow Research",
                "Massachusetts Association of Realtors",
                "MBTA ridership data"
            ]
        },
        {
            "area": "South End",
            "unit_type": "2br",
            "rent_low_usd": "3200",
            "rent_high_usd": "4800",
            "period": "2026",
            "notes": "newer construction toward the high end",
            "basis": "baseline estimate",
            "sources": [
                "US Census ACS",
                "Zillow Research",
                "Massachusetts Association of Realtors",
                "MBTA ridership data"
            ]
        },
        {
            "area": "Roxbury",
            "unit_type": "studio",
            "rent_low_usd": "1400",
            "rent_high_usd": "1900",
            "period": "2026",
            "notes": "",
            "basis": "baseline estimate",
            "sources": [
                "US Census ACS",
                "Zillow Research",
                "Massachusetts Association of Realtors",
                "MBTA ridership data"
            ]
        },
        {
            "area": "Roxbury",
            "unit_type": "1br",
            "rent_low_usd": "1700",
            "rent_high_usd": "2400",
            "period": "2026",
            "notes": "",
            "basis": "baseline estimate",
            "sources": [
                "US Census ACS",
                "Zillow Research",
                "Massachusetts Association of Realtors",
                "MBTA ridership data"
            ]
        },
        {
            "area": "Roxbury",
            "unit_type": "2br",
            "rent_low_usd": "2200",
            "rent_high_usd": "3200",
            "period": "2026",
            "notes": "",
            "basis": "baseline estimate",
            "sources": [
                "US Census ACS",
                "Zillow Research",
                "Massachusetts Association of Realtors",
                "MBTA ridership data"
            ]
        },
        {
            "area": "Jamaica Plain",
            "unit_type": "studio",
            "rent_low_usd": "1500",
            "rent_high_usd": "2200",
            "period": "2026",
            "notes": "",
            "basis": "baseline estimate",
            "sources": [
                "US Census ACS",
                "Zillow Research",
                "Massachusetts Association of Realtors",
                "MBTA ridership data"
            ]
        },
        {
            "area": "Jamaica Plain",
            "unit_type": "1br",
            "rent_low_usd": "1800",
            "rent_high_usd": "2600",
            "period": "2026",
            "notes": "",
            "basis": "baseline estimate",
            "sources": [
                "US Census ACS",
                "Zillow Research",
                "Massachusetts Association of Realtors",
                "MBTA ridership data"
            ]
        },
        {
            "area": "Jamaica Plain",
            "unit_type": "2br",
            "rent_low_usd": "2400",
            "rent_high_usd": "3400",
            "period": "2026",
            "notes": "",
            "basis": "baseline estimate",
            "sources": [
                "US Census ACS",
                "Zillow Research",
                "Massachusetts Association of Realtors",
                "MBTA ridership data"
            ]
        },
        {
            "area": "Roslindale and West Roxbury",
            "unit_type": "studio",
            "rent_low_usd": "1200",
            "rent_high_usd": "1800",
            "period": "2026",
            "notes": "",
            "basis": "baseline estimate",
            "sources": [
                "US Census ACS",
                "Zillow Research",
                "Massachusetts Association of Realtors",
                "MBTA ridership data"
            ]
        },
        {
            "area": "Roslindale and West Roxbury",
            "unit_type": "1br",
            "rent_low_usd": "1600",
            "rent_high_usd": "2200",
            "period": "2026",
            "notes": "",
            "basis": "baseline estimate",
            "sources": [
                "US Census ACS",
                "Zillow Research",
                "Massachusetts Association of Realtors",
                "MBTA ridership data"
            ]
        },
        {
            "area": "Roslindale and West Roxbury",
            "unit_type": "2br",
            "rent_low_usd": "2000",
            "rent_high_usd": "3000",
            "period": "2026",
            "notes": "",
            "basis": "baseline estimate",
            "sources": [
                "US Census ACS",
                "Zillow Research",
                "Massachusetts Association of Realtors",
                "MBTA ridership data"
            ]
        },
        {
            "area": "Allston Brighton and Mission Hill",
            "unit_type": "studio",
            "rent_low_usd": "1500",
            "rent_high_usd": "2100",
            "period": "2026",
            "notes": "",
            "basis": "baseline estimate",
            "sources": [
                "US Census ACS",
                "Zillow Research",
                "Massachusetts Association of Realtors",
                "MBTA ridership data"
            ]
        },
        {
            "area": "Allston Brighton and Mission Hill",
            "unit_type": "1br",
            "rent_low_usd": "1900",
            "rent_high_usd": "2700",
            "period": "2026",
            "notes": "",
            "basis": "baseline estimate",
            "sources": [
                "US Census ACS",
                "Zillow Research",
                "Massachusetts Association of Realtors",
                "MBTA ridership data"
            ]
        },
        {
            "area": "Allston Brighton and Mission Hill",
            "unit_type": "2br",
            "rent_low_usd": "2400",
            "rent_high_usd": "3500",
            "period": "2026",
            "notes": "",
            "basis": "baseline estimate",
            "sources": [
                "US Census ACS",
                "Zillow Research",
                "Massachusetts Association of Realtors",
                "MBTA ridership data"
            ]
        },
        {
            "area": "Charlestown and Somerville-adjacent",
            "unit_type": "studio",
            "rent_low_usd": "1900",
            "rent_high_usd": "2600",
            "period": "2026",
            "notes": "",
            "basis": "baseline estimate",
            "sources": [
                "US Census ACS",
                "Zillow Research",
                "Massachusetts Association of Realtors",
                "MBTA ridership data"
            ]
        },
        {
            "area": "Charlestown and Somerville-adjacent",
            "unit_type": "1br",
            "rent_low_usd": "2400",
            "rent_high_usd": "3200",
            "period": "2026",
            "notes": "",
            "basis": "baseline estimate",
            "sources": [
                "US Census ACS",
                "Zillow Research",
                "Massachusetts Association of Realtors",
                "MBTA ridership data"
            ]
        },
        {
            "area": "Charlestown and Somerville-adjacent",
            "unit_type": "2br",
            "rent_low_usd": "3000",
            "rent_high_usd": "4200",
            "period": "2026",
            "notes": "",
            "basis": "baseline estimate",
            "sources": [
                "US Census ACS",
                "Zillow Research",
                "Massachusetts Association of Realtors",
                "MBTA ridership data"
            ]
        },
        {
            "area": "East Boston",
            "unit_type": "studio",
            "rent_low_usd": "1600",
            "rent_high_usd": "2200",
            "period": "2026",
            "notes": "",
            "basis": "baseline estimate",
            "sources": [
                "US Census ACS",
                "Zillow Research",
                "Massachusetts Association of Realtors",
                "MBTA ridership data"
            ]
        },
        {
            "area": "East Boston",
            "unit_type": "2br",
            "rent_low_usd": "2600",
            "rent_high_usd": "3600",
            "period": "2026",
            "notes": "1BR range not published in current research cycle",
            "basis": "baseline estimate",
            "sources": [
                "US Census ACS",
                "Zillow Research",
                "Massachusetts Association of Realtors",
                "MBTA ridership data"
            ]
        },
        {
            "area": "Everett",
            "unit_type": "studio",
            "rent_low_usd": "2100",
            "rent_high_usd": "2550",
            "period": "2026",
            "basis": "multi-source range",
            "sources": [
                "RentCafe",
                "Zumper",
                "Rentable",
                "Apartment List",
                "ApartmentFinder",
                "Rent.com",
                "Boston Pads",
                "Rentometer"
            ],
            "notes": "Range spans the figures reported by the listed aggregators as of mid 2026. Sources disagree materially; the range reflects that rather than selecting one."
        },
        {
            "area": "Everett",
            "unit_type": "1br",
            "rent_low_usd": "2400",
            "rent_high_usd": "2900",
            "period": "2026",
            "basis": "multi-source range",
            "sources": [
                "RentCafe",
                "Zumper",
                "Rentable",
                "Apartment List",
                "ApartmentFinder",
                "Rent.com",
                "Boston Pads",
                "Rentometer"
            ],
            "notes": "Range spans the figures reported by the listed aggregators as of mid 2026. Sources disagree materially; the range reflects that rather than selecting one."
        },
        {
            "area": "Everett",
            "unit_type": "2br",
            "rent_low_usd": "2900",
            "rent_high_usd": "3500",
            "period": "2026",
            "basis": "multi-source range",
            "sources": [
                "RentCafe",
                "Zumper",
                "Rentable",
                "Apartment List",
                "ApartmentFinder",
                "Rent.com",
                "Boston Pads",
                "Rentometer"
            ],
            "notes": "Range spans the figures reported by the listed aggregators as of mid 2026. Sources disagree materially; the range reflects that rather than selecting one."
        },
        {
            "area": "Malden",
            "unit_type": "studio",
            "rent_low_usd": "1900",
            "rent_high_usd": "2450",
            "period": "2026",
            "basis": "multi-source range",
            "sources": [
                "RentCafe",
                "Zumper",
                "Rentable",
                "Apartment List",
                "ApartmentFinder",
                "Rent.com",
                "Boston Pads",
                "Rentometer"
            ],
            "notes": "Range spans the figures reported by the listed aggregators as of mid 2026. Sources disagree materially; the range reflects that rather than selecting one."
        },
        {
            "area": "Malden",
            "unit_type": "1br",
            "rent_low_usd": "2100",
            "rent_high_usd": "2700",
            "period": "2026",
            "basis": "multi-source range",
            "sources": [
                "RentCafe",
                "Zumper",
                "Rentable",
                "Apartment List",
                "ApartmentFinder",
                "Rent.com",
                "Boston Pads",
                "Rentometer"
            ],
            "notes": "Range spans the figures reported by the listed aggregators as of mid 2026. Sources disagree materially; the range reflects that rather than selecting one."
        },
        {
            "area": "Malden",
            "unit_type": "2br",
            "rent_low_usd": "2600",
            "rent_high_usd": "3300",
            "period": "2026",
            "basis": "multi-source range",
            "sources": [
                "RentCafe",
                "Zumper",
                "Rentable",
                "Apartment List",
                "ApartmentFinder",
                "Rent.com",
                "Boston Pads",
                "Rentometer"
            ],
            "notes": "Range spans the figures reported by the listed aggregators as of mid 2026. Sources disagree materially; the range reflects that rather than selecting one."
        }
    ]
}