Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Massachusetts

Essex County

ZIP 01982

807,258 residents940 permits TTM$99,431 median HHI44 ZIP codesUpdated April 16, 2026
Investor first look

Median home value

$584,000

ACS 5-Year

Cap rate proxy

3.4%

FMR × 0.65 ÷ Home Value

Rent-to-income

20.2%

HUD FMR ÷ ACS HHI

Net migration

+1.77%

IRS SOI

Permits (TTM)

940

Census BPS

Climate risk

95.6

FEMA NRI (0–100)

ZIP 01982

Median home value

Gross yield

Cap rate

2.4%

Rent gap

Affordability

P/I: 8.6R/I:

Section 8 detail

SAFMR: Rent: Gap:
ZIP code breakdown44 ZIP codes
ZIPMedian home valueRent (FMR 2BR)Gross yieldCap rateRent gap
018407.8%
019015.8%
018355.7%
019025.5%
018435.5%
019065.4%
019705.2%
018305.0%
018324.9%
019604.9%
018444.8%
019234.7%
019304.3%
019154.2%
018414.2%
018454.2%
019453.7%
019503.7%
019053.6%
019373.4%
019653.4%
019133.3%
019043.3%
019523.3%
018103.2%
018603.1%
018342.9%
018332.6%
019692.6%
019072.5%
019382.4%
019662.4%
019222.4%
019822.4%
019492.3%
019292.3%
019852.2%
019082.2%
019832.1%
019512.1%
019841.9%
019211.9%
019401.9%
019441.5%

Sort by any column. Click a ZIP for detail. Rent gap: green = HUD FMR above market rent.

Demographics

Owner-occupied

64.0%

Census ACS

Vacancy rate

5.1%

Census ACS

Bachelor's degree +

42.3%

Census ACS

Rent burdened

53.1%

Census ACS (>30% income)

Median age

41.1

Census ACS

Data sources
U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
U.S. Census Bureau — Building Permits Survey
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — Fair Market Rents / Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMR)
Internal Revenue Service — Statistics of Income Migration Data
FEMA — National Risk Index
Last updated: April 16, 2026