Housing Market Overview

Housing market data including home prices, rent costs, affordability metrics, and housing stock characteristics.

$1,631,313
$2,043

Housing Market Overview

Metric Arlington Massachusetts Avg US Average
Median Home Price $1,631,313 $478,681 $242,182
Price Trend (Annual %) 66.0% 7.0% 8.2%
Median Gross Rent $2,043 $1,687 $1,342
Rent Trend (Annual %) 4.9% 5.9% 5.1%
Household Income Trend (Annual %)

Housing Cost & Rent Trends

Median Home Price Over Time
Arlington
Massachusetts
United States
Year Arlington Massachusetts United States
Median Rent Over Time
Arlington
Massachusetts
United States
Year Arlington Massachusetts United States

Affordability

On average, housing unit costs 11.5 yearly household incomes in Arlington.

Metric Arlington Massachusetts Avg US Average
Median Home Price $1,631,313 $478,681 $242,182
Median Household Income $141,768 $101,501 $78,145
Price-to-Income Ratio 11.5 4.7 3.1
Home Prices vs Income Over Time
Home Prices
Household Income
Income Growth vs Housing Cost Growth (Year-over-Year %)

Compare income and housing cost trends.

Household Income Growth %
Housing Cost Growth %
Year Income Growth % Housing Cost Growth % Gap (Cost - Income)

Occupancy & Tenure

Metric Arlington Massachusetts Avg US Average
Homeownership Rate 58.4% 57.4% 58.2%
Rental Rate 38.0% 34.3% 31.3%
Vacancy Rate 3.6% 8.4% 10.6%
Median Tenure (years) 14.0 16.0 15.0
Median Year Moved In 2012 2010 2011

Housing Stock

Metric Arlington Massachusetts Avg US Average
Average Household Size 2.30 people 2.45 people 2.54 people
Median Structure Built Year 1947 1962 1978
Median Number of Rooms 5.8 5.5 5.5