Housing market/Massachusetts/ZIP 01719

ACS 2023 · FY2027 SAFMR

ZIP 01719 Boxborough, Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area · Massachusetts. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.

Population
5,468
Households
2,210
Median HH income
$151,000
Renter share
22.7%
Median gross rent
$1,816
Vacancy
3.0%
Pop. change
-5.6%
2BR SAFMR
$2,650
SAFMR / rent
1.459×
2–49 unit stock
658
LIHTC proj / units
—
HUD assisted MF
—

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ZIP 01719 · MA

ACS median rent$1,816
2BR SAFMR$2,650
90% floor$2,385
110% ceiling$2,915

ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.

Housing stock

ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 01719

  • 1-unit detached1,51766.6%
  • 1-unit attached803.5%
  • 2–4 units271.2%
  • 5–49 units63127.7%
  • 50+ units241.1%
TypeUnitsShare
1-unit detached1,51766.6%
1-unit attached803.5%
2 units (duplex)170.7%
3–4 units100.4%
5–9 units381.7%
10–19 units38316.8%
20–49 units2109.2%
50+ units241.1%
Mobile00.0%

2–4 unit share 1.2% · 5–49 unit share 27.7% · combined 2–49 28.9%.

Units by bedrooms

Studio
55
1BR
298
2BR
395
3BR
534
4BR
882
5+
115

Rent burden

Rent ≥30% of income53.4%
Rent ≥50% of income15.1%
  • ACS median gross rent $1,816 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
  • Median contract rent $1,791.
  • Renters paying ≥30% of income 53.4%; ≥50% 15.1%.
  • FY2027 2BR SAFMR $2,650 (1.459× ACS median gross rent).

Population

5,468 residents · ACS 2023

Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -5.6%.

ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.

Assisted inventory

  • LIHTC: not published for this ZIP.
  • HUD project-based assisted MF: not published for this ZIP.
  • HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.

New apartment permits

About 1,372 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.

Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.

What the data shows

ZIP 01719 22.7% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 3.0%; ACS median gross rent is $1,816; population changed -5.6% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 27 units in 2–4-unit structures and 631 units in 5–49-unit structures; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $2,650 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,816. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.

Massachusetts research

ZIP 01719 is a Census / HUD profile for Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH, MA. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.

Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area

Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Massachusetts research. Brokerage is Georgia.

FAQ

What is the housing market like in ZIP 01719?

ZIP 01719 (Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area) has 5,468 residents, 2,210 households, a renter share of 22.7%, median household income of $151,000, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,816. Vacancy is 3.0%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.

How much small multifamily housing is in 01719?

ACS counts 17 units in 2-unit buildings, 10 in 3–4 unit buildings, 38 in 5–9, 383 in 10–19, and 210 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 658 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.

What is the Section 8 rent in 01719?

The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $2,650. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 01719 — Boxborough, MA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.

Does this Massachusetts ZIP profile include Georgia listings?

No. ZIP 01719 is Census / HUD research for Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Massachusetts property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.