MA area data
Mattapan, MA
Mattapan, MA.
Population: 26,583 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $608,161
- 1-year appreciation
- -0.8%
- 3-year appreciation
- +7.1%
- 5-year appreciation
- +12.9%
- 10-year appreciation
- +71.4%
- All-time peak (2025-03)
- $621,923
- House Price Index
- 467.4 (+2.1% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $920,000
- Median list price
- $1.15M
- Median days on market
- 29 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 100.7%
- Active listings
- 6
- 1-year forecast
- +0.8%
- New listings (monthly)
- 5
Rents
- Typical rent
- $3,092/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,597/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,658/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 110.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 30.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $25.10/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 7
- Elementary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
- Charter schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- lightning, coastalFlooding, coldWave, heatWave, hurricane
- FEMA flood zone
- C
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 52.0°F
- Average high
- 62.0°F
- Average low
- 42.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 50.2 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 44
- Days with Good air quality
- 231
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 13.8 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- 667
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 16
- Nearest national park
- Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site (4 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD) (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD) (7 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 36
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.6 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.9 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -9,410 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,952
- Median annual property tax
- $2,387
- Mean commute to work
- 33 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 72.8%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 633,927
- Average weekly wage
- $2,443
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Professional Services, Finance & Insurance
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 74
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