Housing in Hyde Park at a glance
- Population
- 33,469
- Housing units
- about 13,567
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $575,000Boston: $731,700 (-21%)
- Median gross rent
- $2,050 a monthBoston: $2,147 (-5%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 60%Boston: 35.7%
- Homes built before 1980
- 78.8%
- Median year built
- 1952
Hyde Park stands apart from the rest of Boston in two ways. It has the highest owner-occupancy in the city, at 60%, against 35.7% for Boston overall, and the largest share of homes predating 1980, at 78.8%. It also has the lowest owner estimates, at $575,000, well under the Boston figure of $731,700. Rent is $2,050, seventh in the ranking. The sector lies south of the city's centre, and its neighbours show how it differs. Jamaica Plain is higher, $811,000 with 44% of households owning; Dorchester stands near $656,000; Roxbury is lowest here, $633,000, with rents of $1,280. A construction year of 1952 for the typical home places Hyde Park's housing in the middle of the neighbourhood range, newer than Dorchester's.
Questions about Hyde Park
What is the median home value in Hyde Park, Boston?
$575,000 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 Hyde Park?
$2,050 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 Hyde Park own or rent?
Most own: 60% 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).
Hyde Park is one of the 10 most populous neighborhoods (of 23 in the planning department neighborhood dataset) of Boston: population 33,469 (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 Hyde Park
The closest sectors of Boston, by distance between population centres.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Hyde Park. 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
Work in one of these trades in Hyde Park? Ask for your spot.