ZIP 02134
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
October. Asking rents in ZIP 02134 usually run 2.9% below trend in October and 1.7% above it in March, about $135 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 02134 is 0.5% below its high of $2,949 in August 2026, at $2,934 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 02134 changed +1.0% 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 02134 rose 25% while median household income rose 25.7% ($62,614 to $78,679). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 02134 is 27.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($78,679) is $1,967 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($2,650).
6th cheapest of 25 ZIP codes in Boston.
ZIP 02150, 6 miles away, rents for 10% less ($2,630/mo), about $3,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 02134. 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 02134 (Boston, MA) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 74.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 02134 in Boston, MA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 02134 in Boston, MA has shifted from $2,191 to $2,934, up 33.9% since 2021. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $70,021 in 2021 to $78,679 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 02134 in Boston, MA losing about 770 residents over the five-year window, down 4.2% on net. The renter share has risen from 84.8% to 87.2%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 76.3% to 74.3% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 02134 in Boston, MA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 02134 covers Boston, MA. The median rent here is $2,934/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,780/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,300/mo.
At 45% of local median household income ($78,679/yr), ZIP 02134 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.0% over the past year.
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At $2,934/mo, rent takes ~45% of ZIP 02134's median household income ($78,679/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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