What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Fenway?
Fenway is ranked #18 of 20 eligible neighborhoods in Boston; #252 of 259 eligible neighborhoods in MA; and #13,858 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Fenway
Boston, MA | Suffolk County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
27.5
Stability and Strength
24.9
Value Opportunity
19.1
Momentum
43.3
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 | #13,858 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #252 of 259 |
| City rank | #18 of 20 |
| County rank | #18 of 20 |
| National percentile | 7.4 |
| National band | LOWER_25_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $1,311,257 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 1.3% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.58% |
| Home value to income ratio | 38.34 |
| Median household income | $34,198 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 63.9% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 9.3% |
| Homeownership rate | 11.6% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 16.9% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 71.2% |
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 Fenway
Is Fenway one of the best neighborhoods in Boston?
Fenway has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 27.5 and a city ranking of #18 of 20 eligible neighborhoods in Boston.
How much are homes worth in Fenway?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Fenway is approximately $1,311,257.
Are home values rising or falling in Fenway?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 1.3% year over year and -0.58% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Fenway?
Fenway has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 43.3. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Fenway?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $34,198.
How affordable is Fenway relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 38.34. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Fenway primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 11.6%.
What is the unemployment rate in Fenway?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 9.3%.
How educated are residents of Fenway?
Approximately 63.9% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Fenway face high rent burden?
Approximately 71.2% 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 Fenway?
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 applications58
Estimated originations37
Home-purchase applications26
Origination rate64.7%
Home-purchase share45.8%
Average application loan$2,795,119
Total application loan amount$161,427,445
National application rank#6,660 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 29.7% YoY; originations 24.4% 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.