Housing in South End at a glance
- Population
- 34,582
- Housing units
- about 17,301
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $1,178,000Boston: $731,700 (+61%)
- Median gross rent
- $2,370 a monthBoston: $2,147 (+10%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 37.5%Boston: 35.7%
- Homes built before 1980
- 69.6%
- Median year built
- 1939 or earlier
South End has the highest owner estimates in Boston: $1,178,000 for the median home, against $731,700 for the city overall and well above any neighbour. The nearest comparison figures are Fenway with $685,000, South Boston with $864,000 and Roxbury with $633,000. Rent is more moderate at $2,370, ranking third, and tenure is split in an ordinary way, with owners at 37.5% of households, a bit above the 35.7% that Boston shows. The housing is old, with the middle home dating from 1939 or earlier, though 69.6% of homes predating 1980 puts it only eighth on that measure. The sector lies north-east of the centre of Boston, and its value gap with the surrounding areas is wider than any other pairing in the city.
Questions about South End
What is the median home value in South End, Boston?
$1,178,000 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 South End?
$2,370 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 South End own or rent?
Most rent: 37.5% 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 10 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).
South End is one of the 10 most populous neighborhoods (of 23 in the planning department neighborhood dataset) of Boston: population 34,582 (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 South End
The closest sectors of Boston, by distance between population centres.
Other sectors of Boston
Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in South End. 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 South End? Ask for your spot.