Boston Condominium Market Report

Year-to-Date 2026 — January through April

The Boston condominium market closed the first four months of 2026 with steady transaction volume and continued price strength in the city’s luxury corridors. From January 1 through April 30, 2026, 902 condominium sales were recorded across the City of Boston in MLS PIN — a meaningful early-year base on which to read where the market is heading.

Citywide, the median sale price held at $775,000 and the median price per square foot at $814.40, with the typical condominium spending 42 days on market before going under agreement. Buyers, on the whole, are paying close to ask: the median sale-to-list-price ratio came in at 98.7%, and 97.0% relative to original asking — meaning sellers who priced sensibly out of the gate are largely getting their numbers, while those who needed price adjustments are still finding buyers within a few weeks.

Underneath the citywide numbers, performance varied dramatically by neighborhood. The luxury core (Midtown, Seaport, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Waterfront, and South End) once again drove the high end, while Dorchester, East Boston, Brighton, and Jamaica Plain together accounted for roughly a third of all transactions and continue to anchor the city’s mid-tier inventory.

Citywide Snapshot

Market Highlights

Highest Median Sale Prices

• Midtown — $2,390,000 median across 23 transactions, with median $/sq ft of $1,461.70.
• Seaport District — $2,375,000 median across 22 sales; the city’s most expensive on a per-square-foot basis at $1,816.16.
• Back Bay — $1,610,000 median across 76 sales, the highest transaction count of any luxury neighborhood.
• Waterfront — $1,318,000 median across 30 sales.
• South End — $1,288,750 median across 72 sales — strong volume at a strong price point.

Most Active Neighborhoods (by Sales Volume)

• Dorchester — 80 closed sales
• East Boston — 77 closed sales
• Back Bay — 76 closed sales
• South End — 72 closed sales
• South Boston — 71 closed sales
• Brighton & Jamaica Plain — 63 closed sales each

Best Value (Lowest Median Sale Prices)

• West Roxbury — $507,500 median (20 sales)
• Mattapan — $515,000 median (2 sales)
• Allston — $520,000 median (13 sales)
• Roslindale — $604,500 median (34 sales)
• Roxbury — $605,000 median (10 sales)
• Dorchester — $619,000 median (80 sales) — by far the most volume in the affordable tier.

Fastest- and Slowest-Moving Neighborhoods

• Charlestown moved fastest — a median 18 days on market across 40 closings.
• Mission Hill (21 days), Theatre District (23 days), Roslindale (26 days), and Jamaica Plain (27 days) followed close behind.
• Hyde Park was the slowest of the parent neighborhoods at 107 median days, with the Fenway (84) and Seaport (79.5) also above the citywide average.

Neighborhood Breakdown — Sorted by Median Sale Price

All Boston neighborhoods with reported condominium sales between January 1 and April 30, 2026, sorted from highest to lowest median sale price. Sub-neighborhoods are aggregated under their parent neighborhood for this view (full sub-neighborhood detail follows below).

Full MLS Data — All Areas & Sub-Neighborhoods

Complete neighborhood-level data straight from MLS PIN (Pinergy), including all reported Boston sub-areas with at least one closed condominium sale during the reporting period. Sub-neighborhoods are listed under their parent neighborhood and shown indented in italics.

What This Means Heading Into Spring

The first four months of any calendar year in Boston are a useful tell on inventory psychology. With 902 closed condominium sales already on the books — at a citywide median sale-to-list ratio of 98.7% — the market is functioning normally: sellers are pricing close to where buyers are willing to transact, and well-priced inventory is moving in roughly six weeks.

Three trends to watch as we move into the spring and summer market:

• Luxury continues to lead on price, but with longer DOM. Midtown, Seaport, and Back Bay are commanding the top dollar figures, but the median Midtown listing took 75 days to sell and Seaport 79.5. Buyers at the high end are taking their time to be selective.
• Mid-tier neighborhoods are doing the heavy lifting. Dorchester, East Boston, Brighton, Jamaica Plain, and South Boston combined for over 350 transactions — close to 40% of citywide volume — and DOM in these neighborhoods is consistently inside the citywide median.
• Sub-$600K inventory is scarce and absorbing fast. In Roslindale, West Roxbury, and the more affordable pockets of Dorchester, well-prepared listings are receiving offers in under a month — a meaningful constraint for first-time buyers entering this spring.

For buyers, that means moving with conviction on well-priced listings in the $500K–$900K band, and being patient and methodical at the high end. For sellers, the data continues to reward those who price the property correctly the first time: list-to-original ratios show that homes requiring a price reduction are netting roughly 1.7 percentage points less than homes that price right out of the gate.

We will continue to monitor the spring 2026 selling season closely. If you are considering a purchase or sale in the months ahead and want a neighborhood-specific read or a comparative market analysis on your own home, please get in touch.

About the Data

Data covers all closed sales of condominium-style residential property in the City of Boston (all neighborhoods) reported to MLS PIN with off-market dates between January 1, 2026, and April 30, 2026. Sub-neighborhoods are reported under their parent neighborhood. Medians are used throughout to limit the influence of outlier transactions. Sale-to-list ratios are computed against the most recent list price; sale-to-original-list compares against the original asking price at first listing. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Source: MLS Property Information Network, Inc. (Pinergy). Report compiled by The Steph Crawford Group.