Median monthly mortgage payment

Home owners in the Greater Boston area faced median mortgage payments of over $5,200 in 2025, nearly double the median mortgage payment in 2021.

Line chart of median monthly mortgage payments for the greater Boston area.

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Note: Monthly mortgage payments calculated using Joint Center for Housing Studies methodology, assuming a 3.5% downpayment, median home price in the second quarter of each year per National Association of Realtors, and interest rate from Freddie Mac's weekly 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate estimates.

Chart: JOHN HANCOCK/GLOBE STAFFSource: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, Freddie Mac, National Association of Realtors