Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Massachusetts

Suffolk County

ZIP 02151

782,172 residents2,019 permits TTM$92,859 median HHI35 ZIP codesUpdated April 16, 2026
Investor first look

Median home value

$680,700

ACS 5-Year

Cap rate proxy

3.6%

FMR × 0.65 ÷ Home Value

Rent-to-income

26.7%

HUD FMR ÷ ACS HHI

Net migration

+3.88%

IRS SOI

Permits (TTM)

2,019

Census BPS

Climate risk

93.5

FEMA NRI (0–100)

ZIP 02151

Median home value

Gross yield

Buy Box score

0.8

Section 8 gap

Affordability

P/I: 6.5R/I: 35.3%

Section 8 detail

SAFMR: Rent: Gap:
ZIP code breakdown35 ZIP codes
ZIPMedian home valueRent (FMR 2BR)Gross yieldCap rateRent gap
021197.3%
021266.4%
021216.2%
021256.2%
022156.1%
021505.9%
021145.9%
021135.7%
021355.6%
021285.6%
021515.4%
021225.4%
021155.4%
021245.4%
021275.2%
021185.2%
021315.0%
021304.9%
021364.9%
021094.8%
021524.8%
021344.7%
021114.6%
021324.1%
021294.0%
021103.7%
02133county est.3.6%
02163county est.3.6%
02203county est.3.6%
02205county est.3.6%
021163.3%
022103.1%
021202.9%
021082.3%
021990.7%

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

Demographics

Owner-occupied

36.6%

Census ACS

Vacancy rate

9.0%

Census ACS

Bachelor's degree +

49.9%

Census ACS

Rent burdened

48.6%

Census ACS (>30% income)

Median age

33.8

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