Cities / Massachusetts / Boston

Boston, MA

666,442 people

Right Now

Weather

68°F

Cloudy

Today: Showers And Thunderstorms, high 77°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Boston Metro)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 4.2 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

BOS

3 mi — Boston Logan International Airport

Population & People

Population

666,442

Median age

33.3

Median household income

$97,344

Poverty rate

16.6%

Unemployment rate

6.1%

Bachelor's degree+

54.9%

Avg. commute

24 min

Hispanic or Latino

19.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$731,700

Median gross rent

$2,147/mo

Homeownership rate

35.7%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$2,941

HUD Fair Market Rent (Boston city, 0 mi from Boston), 2026. Efficiency $2359, 1BR $2476, 2BR $2941, 3BR $3526, 4BR $3894. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Massachusetts gasoline midgrade

$4.58

Massachusetts commercial electricity

23.08¢/kWh

Massachusetts industrial electricity

19.35¢/kWh

Massachusetts residential electricity

30.48¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

820104.9

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

644178.8

All-Transactions House Price Index for Massachusetts

1312.72

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, Massachusetts-specific series.

Nearby Airports

BOS

Boston Logan International Airport

3 mi away

PVD

Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport

48 mi away

BDL

Bradley International Airport

88 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Massachusetts energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Massachusetts economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).