Housing in Allston at a glance
- Population
- 31,810
- Housing units
- about 9,169
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $635,000Boston: $731,700 (-13%)
- Median gross rent
- $2,430 a monthBoston: $2,147 (+13%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 11.2%Boston: 35.7%
- Homes built before 1980
- 73.2%
- Median year built
- 1952
Allston is a renter's sector on the north-west side of Boston: only 11.2% of households own, ninth of the 10 sectors in the ranking. Renters pay $2,430 a month, second-highest in the city ahead of the $2,147 in Boston as a whole, while owner estimates reach $635,000, eighth-highest and below the Boston figure of $731,700. Brighton, next door, is owned more often at 22.9%, with $685,000 in owner estimates and rents of $2,250. Fenway matches that value at $685,000 but has even fewer owners, and South End towers over all of them with $1,178,000. Most of Allston's homes are older, as 73.2% went up before 1980 and the median home was put up in 1952, which places the sector in the middle of the city's age range.
Questions about Allston
What is the median home value in Allston, Boston?
$635,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $731,700 for Boston as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Allston?
$2,430 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $2,147 in Boston (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Allston own or rent?
Most rent: 11.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 35.7% in Boston (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 8 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city. Boundaries used: Boston Planning Department GIS, BPDA Neighborhoods (consulted 2026-11-02).
Allston is one of the 10 most populous neighborhoods (of 23 in the planning department neighborhood dataset) of Boston: population 31,810 (Boston Population Estimates 2025, Neighborhood Level (City of Boston Planning Department Research Division, Analyze Boston)).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Boston as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Allston
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Allston. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
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