ZIP 02171
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 02171 usually run 1% below trend in January and 1.1% above it in July, about $60 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 02171 is 0.2% below its high of $2,858 in July 2026, at $2,851 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 02171 changed +1.8% 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 02171 rose 23.9% while median household income rose 27.2% ($84,034 to $106,885). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 02171 is 27.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($106,885) is $2,672 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,550); a 2-bedroom is $3,030.
3rd cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in Quincy.
ZIP 02170, 2 miles away, rents for 21% less ($2,266/mo), about $7,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 02171. 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 02171 (Quincy, MA) is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 53.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 02171 in Quincy, MA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 02171 in Quincy, MA has increased by $641 per month, settling near $2,851 after starting the period at $2,210. Household income in the area moved from $90,558 to $106,885 across the same window, up 18.0% versus 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 11.0 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 19,923 to 20,164 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.2% change. About 47.9% of households rent today, against 49.9% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 49.7% to 53.8%. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 02171 in Quincy, MA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 02171 covers Quincy, MA. The median rent here is $2,851/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,550/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,030/mo.
At 32% of local median household income ($106,885/yr), ZIP 02171 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.8% over the past year.
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