Boston, MA
666,442Residents
$97,344Median household income
$2,147/moMedian gross rent
$731,700Median home value
33.3Median age
55%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
36%Homes lived in by their owners
7.5×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 26% of the median household income in Boston.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $86,000 a year. In Massachusetts that leaves roughly $5,419 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $85,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.