Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Massachusetts

Norfolk County

ZIP 02071

724,540 residents1,116 permits TTM$126,497 median HHI40 ZIP codesUpdated April 16, 2026
Investor first look

Median home value

$649,400

ACS 5-Year

Cap rate proxy

3.8%

FMR × 0.65 ÷ Home Value

Rent-to-income

19.7%

HUD FMR ÷ ACS HHI

Net migration

+2.82%

IRS SOI

Permits (TTM)

1,116

Census BPS

Climate risk

92.0

FEMA NRI (0–100)

ZIP 02071

Median home value

Gross yield

Buy Box score

Section 8 gap

Affordability

P/I: 6.5R/I:

Section 8 detail

SAFMR: Rent: Gap:
ZIP code breakdown40 ZIP codes
ZIPMedian home valueRent (FMR 2BR)Gross yieldCap rateRent gap
020195.8%
023685.3%
020725.3%
021695.1%
021895.0%
021845.0%
024465.0%
021904.9%
021714.8%
020264.8%
020354.7%
024454.7%
023434.6%
020624.5%
021884.5%
023224.4%
020384.3%
027624.3%
020214.3%
021914.2%
020814.1%
020934.1%
020674.0%
020713.8%
024573.8%
021703.8%
024673.8%
020543.6%
020533.5%
020903.2%
020323.2%
020563.1%
024943.0%
020522.4%
021862.4%
020251.8%
024811.7%
024921.6%
020301.4%
024821.4%

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

Demographics

Owner-occupied

68.5%

Census ACS

Vacancy rate

4.1%

Census ACS

Bachelor's degree +

57.6%

Census ACS

Rent burdened

48.6%

Census ACS (>30% income)

Median age

40.9

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