Housing data for ZIP code 02109

Name: Housing in ZIP code 02109, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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ZIP code 02109 has an estimated 3,612 residents and 2,632 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in Boston, Suffolk County.

68.3% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $3,500 or more a month.

The median home value is $958,000 (±$128,743).

The median household income is $158,843 (±$30,537) a year.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 3,612 (±543)
Median gross rent: $3,500 or more
Median home value: $958,000
Households that rent: 68.3%

How ZIP code 02109 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	ZIP 02109	Boston	Suffolk County	Massachusetts	United States
Residents	3,612 (±543)	666,442	785,121	7,044,056	334,922,499
Housing units	2,632 (±324)	310,625	357,290	3,030,406	143,775,355
Households that rent	68.3% (±5.8 points)	64.3%	63.5%	37.5%	34.8%
Median gross rent	$3,500 or more	$2,147	$2,129	$1,762	$1,413
Median home value	$958,000 (±$128,743)	$731,700	$705,800	$562,100	$332,700
Median household income	$158,843 (±$30,537)	$97,344	$95,631	$103,960	$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$6,075 (±$1,209)	$4,456	$4,649	$5,992	$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income	46.5% (±12.3 points)	51.2%	52.0%	51.8%	51.1%
Built before 1980	66.9% (±10.6 points)	72.4%	72.0%	67.4%	49.7%
Average commute	22.4 minutes (±3.2)	30.3 minutes	30.9 minutes	29.1 minutes	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	98.1% (±1.8 points)	92.0%	91.6%	92.8%	91.0%
Median age of residents	33.5 years (±2.9)	33.3 years	33.9 years	40.0 years	38.9 years

Its median home value is higher than in Boston as a whole ($731,700).

Among the 30 ZIP codes in Suffolk County with a published estimate, ZIP 02109 ranks 7 from highest to lowest median home value.

Among the 32 ZIP codes in Suffolk County with a published estimate, ZIP 02109 ranks 4 from highest to lowest median household income.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Rent in ZIP code 02109

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	ZIP 02109	Suffolk County	Massachusetts	United States
Less than $500	3.5% (±3.3 points)	12.1%	10.2%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±3.1 points)	9.1%	11.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	1.2% (±1.3 points)	9.1%	17.7%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	4.7% (±4.5 points)	15.0%	19.9%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	5.5% (±3.1 points)	18.4%	16.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	12.1% (±5.8 points)	13.8%	10.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	72.9% (±8.8 points)	22.5%	13.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 72.9% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 02109

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
Bedrooms	Census median
Studio	$3,091 (±$592)
1 bedroom	$3,381 (±$303)
2 bedrooms	$3,500 or more
3 bedrooms	$2,750 (±$1,565)

Rent burden in ZIP code 02109

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	ZIP 02109	Suffolk County	Massachusetts	United States
Less than 15%	8.6% (±3.7 points)	12.5%	12.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	11.0% (±5.9 points)	11.1%	11.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	17.9% (±7.4 points)	12.1%	12.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	16.0% (±10.3 points)	12.2%	12.0%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.3% (±5.8 points)	9.9%	10.0%	9.2%
35% or more	38.2% (±10.8 points)	42.1%	41.8%	41.9%

46.5% (±12.3 points) of renting households in ZIP code 02109 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 02109

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	ZIP 02109	Suffolk County	Massachusetts	United States
Less than $50,000	0.0% (±6.2 points)	2.4%	1.9%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	1.1% (±1.6 points)	1.0%	1.0%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	0.0% (±6.2 points)	0.4%	1.1%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	0.0% (±6.2 points)	0.4%	2.0%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	0.0% (±6.2 points)	2.9%	8.5%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	3.2% (±3.7 points)	15.9%	28.7%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	48.9% (±11.0 points)	55.8%	43.2%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	46.9% (±10.2 points)	21.3%	13.7%	7.1%

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

The homes in ZIP code 02109

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	ZIP 02109	Suffolk County	Massachusetts	United States
Single-family, detached	0.6% (±0.7 points)	13.1%	51.1%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	0.5% (±0.9 points)	6.4%	5.9%	6.2%
2 units	0.4% (±0.7 points)	12.9%	9.3%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	9.7% (±4.3 points)	22.6%	10.7%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	19.5% (±6.9 points)	10.3%	5.7%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	6.9% (±2.8 points)	7.2%	4.2%	4.3%
20 or more units	62.3% (±7.3 points)	27.3%	12.3%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.0% (±1.6 points)	0.2%	0.8%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±1.6 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 02109 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year built	ZIP 02109	Suffolk County	Massachusetts	United States
2020 or later	0.7% (±1.3 points)	1.5%	1.0%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	1.1% (±1.1 points)	9.7%	6.2%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	3.8% (±2.5 points)	6.6%	7.1%	13.6%
1990 to 1999	2.5% (±1.9 points)	3.9%	7.4%	12.4%
1980 to 1989	25.0% (±5.3 points)	6.2%	10.8%	12.9%
1970 to 1979	8.9% (±3.9 points)	7.4%	11.1%	14.2%
1960 to 1969	4.1% (±2.4 points)	7.0%	9.9%	9.9%
1950 to 1959	6.9% (±5.7 points)	7.1%	10.8%	9.5%
1940 to 1949	2.0% (±1.7 points)	4.9%	5.1%	4.4%
1939 or earlier	45.0% (±7.5 points)	45.6%	30.5%	11.7%

66.9% of the homes in ZIP code 02109 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 02109

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	ZIP 02109	Suffolk County	Massachusetts	United States
Utility gas	27.5% (±6.9 points)	56.9%	51.6%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	3.4% (±2.2 points)	7.2%	22.4%	3.9%
Electricity	65.3% (±7.0 points)	30.8%	18.6%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.2% (±0.8 points)	2.7%	4.5%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±2.0 points)	0.1%	1.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±2.0 points)	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±2.0 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.9% (±1.7 points)	0.7%	0.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.8% (±0.9 points)	1.5%	0.7%	1.2%

How people in ZIP code 02109 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	ZIP 02109	Suffolk County	Massachusetts	United States
Drove alone	14.0% (±5.0 points)	35.4%	61.2%	68.8%
Carpooled	0.6% (±0.7 points)	6.1%	7.0%	8.5%
Public transportation	12.9% (±4.8 points)	22.4%	6.5%	3.2%
Walked	41.5% (±9.0 points)	12.0%	4.1%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	4.8% (±2.9 points)	4.2%	2.6%	2.0%
Worked from home	26.1% (±6.7 points)	19.9%	18.6%	15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 02109 take an average of 22.4 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 02109

Places whose land overlaps this ZIP code, with the share of the ZIP’s land in each
Place	Share of the ZIP’s land in this place	Median gross rent	Households that rent
Boston	100%	$2,147	64.3%

A township or a New York town includes the villages inside it, so their shares can add up to more than the whole.

ZIP codes near 02109

Nearest ZIP codes with Census figures, by straight-line distance between their internal points
ZIP code	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Median household income	Households that rent
02113	0.3 mi	$2,630	$662,000	$113,314	84.4%
02110	0.6 mi	$2,938	$1,177,500	$138,438	30.4%
02114	0.9 mi	$2,989	$924,400	$132,210	77.9%
02133	0.9 mi	—	—	—	0.0%
02129	1.0 mi	$2,259	$912,000	$157,247	49.5%
02108	1.1 mi	$2,597	$1,667,600	$212,928	49.4%
02111	1.2 mi	$1,926	$1,033,500	$87,404	73.8%
02210	1.4 mi	$3,500 or more	$1,190,900	$172,124	75.2%

Crime reported to police in Boston

Most of ZIP code 02109 is policed by the Boston Police Department, which reported 583 violent and 1,931 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI in 2025.

The FBI publishes crime by police department, not by ZIP code, so this is the department’s figure for the whole area it serves.

Crime reported to police in Boston

ZIP code 02109 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 02109: the Census Bureau’s area built from census blocks to match the ZIP code’s delivery area as closely as it can.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about ZIP 02109

What is the median rent in ZIP code 02109?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 02109 is $3,500 or more a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 02109?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 02109 is $958,000 (±$128,743) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 02109?

The median household income in ZIP code 02109 is $158,843 (±$30,537) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 02109 in?

ZIP code 02109 lies mostly in Boston.

Sources

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM

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