What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Mattapan?
Mattapan is ranked #19 of 20 eligible neighborhoods in Boston; #254 of 259 eligible neighborhoods in MA; and #14,012 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Mattapan
Boston, MA | Suffolk County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
26.5
Stability and Strength
27.7
Value Opportunity
23.6
Momentum
28.6
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Boston, MA |
| County | Suffolk County |
| National rank | #14,012 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #254 of 259 |
| City rank | #19 of 20 |
| County rank | #19 of 20 |
| National percentile | 6.4 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $638,364 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -1.3% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.21% |
| Home value to income ratio | 10.37 |
| Median household income | $61,568 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.7% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 11.1% |
| Homeownership rate | 39.7% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 6.4% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 59.0% |
How to read this profile
- Ranks are always shown with denominators.
- Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
- Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
- Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers
Questions About Living in Mattapan
Is Mattapan one of the best neighborhoods in Boston?
Mattapan has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 26.5 and a city ranking of #19 of 20 eligible neighborhoods in Boston.
How much are homes worth in Mattapan?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Mattapan is approximately $638,364.
Are home values rising or falling in Mattapan?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -1.3% year over year and -0.21% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Mattapan?
Mattapan has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 28.6. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Mattapan?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $61,568.
How affordable is Mattapan relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 10.37. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Mattapan primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 39.7%.
What is the unemployment rate in Mattapan?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 11.1%.
How educated are residents of Mattapan?
Approximately 21.7% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Mattapan face high rent burden?
Approximately 59.0% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.
How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Mattapan?
The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.
Governed ranking context
How this neighborhood ranks
HMDA Mortgage Intelligence
Neighborhood Mortgage Market
Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.
Activity year2024
Estimated applications762
Estimated originations325
Home-purchase applications284
Origination rate42.6%
Home-purchase share37.2%
Average application loan$404,864
Total application loan amount$308,653,132
National application rank#281 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage99.9%
Recent trend: Applications 8.7% YoY; originations 8.4% YoY
Mortgage methodology
HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.