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A monthly snapshot of the Back Bay housing market — median sale price, price per square foot, active inventory, and days on market — built for agents to reference and share with clients and teams.
Updated August 2026 · Refreshed monthly
Core valuation and inventory metrics based on the Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) and recent closed sales.
Sales velocity, pricing tension and competitiveness, based on recent closed transactions.
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Estimated pricing by unit size, modeled from the current Back Bay price-per-square-foot range ($1,350–$1,627/sqft across sources) applied to typical unit footprints. Use as a directional guide — confirm with active comps for a specific listing.
| Unit Type | Typical Size | Est. Price Range |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | ~450–600 sq ft | $610,000 – $975,000 |
| 1 Bedroom | ~650–850 sq ft | $880,000 – $1,380,000 |
| 2 Bedroom | ~950–1,300 sq ft | $1,280,000 – $2,115,000 |
| 3+ Bedroom / Brownstone Floor-Through | ~1,500–2,400 sq ft | $2,025,000 – $3,900,000 |
Back Bay picked up supply over the early summer — 195 active listings and 61 new ones this month, up from 176 and 63 a month ago — and buyers absorbed it anyway: median days to pending fell from 17 to 14. Typical home value slipped again to $1,327,018 (-2.7% YoY) while the median sale price rose to $1,587,278, which is the usual Back Bay pattern of a small number of large, high-end closings pulling the sale-price line above the index. Median list price came down to $1,819,983, so sellers are meeting the market on ask rather than holding out. Expect real competition under $1.5M and slower going on anything priced above the list-price median.
How Back Bay condo pricing compares to the broader Greater Boston market.
This page blends multiple public real estate data sources to give agents a fuller monthly picture than any single source alone. Figures refresh each month; exact numbers can vary slightly between providers due to differing sample windows and geographic boundaries (ZIP-level vs. neighborhood polygon).
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