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Comparison

New York vs Boston

Side-by-side scores, rent, home prices, and supply from the Housing BuildDesignHub ETL pipeline.

NY

New York

Fixture-backed housing signal profile for New York, NY — rent, prices, supply, jobs, and climate.

city

MA

Boston

Fixture-backed housing signal profile for Boston, MA — rent, prices, supply, jobs, and climate.

city
MetricNew YorkBoston
Overall score40 / 10063 / 100
Median gross rent$1,803$1,927
Median home value$695,700$683,300
Home Price Index YoY+5.1%+7%
Affordability signal56 / 10064 / 100
Supply signal22 / 100100 / 100
Price momentum76 / 10085 / 100

Computed signals

Updated 2026-05-21

40/100

  • Affordability56 / 100
  • Supply22 / 100
  • Price momentum76 / 100
  • Job market54 / 100
  • Economic strength89 / 100
  • Climate risk97 / 100

Computed from raw source values — see methodology

Computed signals

Updated 2026-05-21

63/100

  • Affordability64 / 100
  • Supply100 / 100

    Supply score is at the v5.0 methodology ceiling (MSA permits / city housing units). See methodology limitations →

  • Price momentum85 / 100
  • Job market62 / 100
  • Economic strength93 / 100
  • Climate risk89 / 100

Computed from raw source values — see methodology