Greater Boston housing age
94 towns colored by the share of homes built before 1940. Darker is older. Boston's neighborhoods are one city here, because the Census counts Boston as a single county subdivision.
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- Under 10% pre-1940
- 10–20% pre-1940
- 20–30% pre-1940
- 30–40% pre-1940
- 40–50% pre-1940
- 50% or more pre-1940
Tap a town, or search above. The card shows the pre-1940 share, newer construction, and the median price from that town's profile.
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94 towns
Sources
Housing age: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates (survey years 2020–2024), tables B25034 (Year Structure Built) and B25035 (Median Year Structure Built), Massachusetts county subdivisions. Retrieved 14 October 2026 from the Census Reporter API, release acs2024_5yr, which republishes the Census Bureau estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary file cb_2024_25_cousub_500k (1:500,000), 2024 vintage. Median price: Boston Property Navigator town profiles, the figure shown on each /neighborhoods page.
Share of housing units built in 1939 or earlier (B25034). Share of housing units built in 2000 or later (B25034 categories 2020 or later, 2010–2019, and 2000–2009).
Town-profile median price published on each town page in this site. It is one figure per town, not split by property type. Retrieved 2026-10-14. Release acs2024_5yr (2020-2024). Boundaries: cb_2024_25_cousub_500k, vintage 2024.
Census tables: B25034 and B25035. Cartographic boundaries: Census Bureau TIGER/Line.