Boston, MA

Live snapshot of median home value, mortgage market conditions, employment health, hazard exposure, and weather. All data pulled seconds ago from Zillow Research, Freddie Mac, Federal Reserve, BLS, NOAA, FEMA, and OpenStreetMap.

Home value snapshot

Median value

$746,595

Zillow ZHVI * 2026-06-30

YoY change

+1.7%

vs 12 months ago

5-year change

+24.1%

appreciation trend

Case-Shiller

352.9

2026-04-01

Mortgage market

30-year fixed

6.55%

Freddie Mac * 7/16/2026

15-year fixed

5.93%

Freddie Mac * 7/16/2026

Fed Funds rate

3.63%

FRED * 2026-06-01

Monthly payment calculator

Buying the median-priced home ($746,595) at today's 30-year rate (6.55%)

20% down ($149,319)

$3,795/mo

Principal + interest only. Add property tax, insurance, HOA.

10% down ($74,660)

$4,269/mo

Principal + interest only. Add PMI, tax, insurance, HOA.

Employment health

Unemployment rate

3.9%

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH MSA * BLS * 2026-M05

Year ago: 4.1% (2025-M05). Primary leading indicator for housing demand.

Weather forecast

Tonight64 deg FPartly Cloudy

Tuesday82 deg FMostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Tuesday Night69 deg FChance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms

Wednesday85 deg FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wednesday Night65 deg FChance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Thursday81 deg FSunny

Source: NOAA National Weather Service

Hazard history

FEMA federal disaster declarations for MA - last 5 events. Use for insurance conversations and long-term investment risk.

Date	Type	Title
2026-06-30	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
2024-05-15	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
2023-09-15	Hurricane	HURRICANE LEE

Data lineage

Every number above was pulled live at report generation time from a public government or industry source. Nothing is estimated, guessed, or synthesized.

Zillow Research Freddie Mac PMMS FRED (Fed) Case-Shiller BLS NOAA FEMA OpenStreetMap

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