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These days, finding an affordable place to live in the Dorchester Center area can be challenging. Home prices in Dorchester Center are now at a median cost of $485,850, lower than the Boston average of $545,530.
The average cost of rent is $1,611/mo in Dorchester Center, primarily driven by the current value of real estate in the Dorchester Center area. While nearly 24.66% of residents own their homes outright in Dorchester Center, 57.01% rent.
Housing affordability isn’t just about home prices, though. The average household income in Dorchester Center is $4,914 per month. Households that rent pay about 32.79% of their income on rent here. Dorchester Center's most expensive areas are in the northern regions, while the cheapest areas are in the southern parts of the neighborhood.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- South Dorchester, Boston, MA: equally priced homes
- Mount Bowdoin, Boston, MA: higher priced homes
- Fields Corner, Boston, MA: higher priced homes
- Neponset, Boston, MA: higher priced homes
- Forest Hills, Jamaica Plain, MA: higher priced homes
- North Dorchester, Boston, MA: higher priced homes
- Milton Upper Mills, Milton, MA: higher priced homes
- Roxbury, Boston, MA: higher priced homes
- East Milton, Milton, MA: higher priced homes
- Nubian Square, Boston, MA: equally priced homes
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- Riverwest, Milwaukee, WI: less expensive homes
- Spanos Park, Stockton, CA: less expensive homes
- Cypress Park, Los Angeles, CA: higher priced homes
- Ballard, Seattle, WA: higher priced homes
- Green Haven, Pasadena, MD: less expensive homes
- Original Daly City, Daly City, CA: higher priced homes
- Ormewood Park-East Atlanta, Atlanta, GA: less expensive homes
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