ZIP 02114
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 02114 usually run 1.9% below trend in December and 1.8% above it in June, about $136 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 02114 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 02114 changed +2.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 140 Massachusetts ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.0%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 02114 rose 17.7% while median household income rose 36.9% ($96,563 to $132,210). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 02114 is 21.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 10 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($132,210) is $3,305 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($3,540).
18th cheapest of 25 ZIP codes in Boston.
ZIP 02113, 1 mile away, rents for 22% less ($2,868/mo), about $9,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 02114. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 02114 (Boston, MA) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 85.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 02114 in Boston, MA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 02114 in Boston, MA has shifted from $2,733 to $3,670, up 34.3% since 2021. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 02114 in Boston, MA now reports about $132,210, up from $118,125 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 02114 in Boston, MA adding about 1,017 residents over the five-year window, up 7.6% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 82.9% to 85.3% across the same window. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 02114 in Boston, MA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 02114 covers Boston, MA. The median rent here is $3,670/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $3,710/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $4,410/mo.
At 33% of local median household income ($132,210/yr), ZIP 02114 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.9% over the past year.
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