CITY PROFILE
Boston, MA
“Buy a house cheap, rent an apartment expensive, freeze anyway.”
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $742K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $3,211/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 9.6°C · warmest 22.4°C · coolest -3.5°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1206 mm · NASA POWER |
| Metro size rank (US) | #10 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy63
- Affordable to rent18
- Climate comfort45
- Big-city amenities80
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.