Which ZIP code in Boston has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?

02132 (West Roxbury), at 70.1% (±3.8%), among 30 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

ZIP codes with the highest homeownership in Boston, MA

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Boston, MA with the highest share of owner-occupied homes, out of 30 with at least 1,000 residents. 02132 (West Roxbury, 70.1%), 02110 (Boston, 69.6%) and 02467 (Chestnut Hill, 67.7%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Boston; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

ZIP codes with the highest homeownership in Boston

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Owner-occupied homes	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	02132	West Roxbury	70.1% ±3.8%	26,444	11,107	11,927
2	02110	Boston	69.6% ±9.0%	2,342	1,322	2,069
3	02467	Chestnut Hill	67.7% ±4.4%	23,001	6,852	7,378
4	02131	Roslindale	59.3% ±3.4%	31,151	12,694	12,056
5	02136	Hyde Park	53.2% ±4.3%	37,265	13,719	12,643
6	02108	Boston	50.6% ±10.6%	3,794	1,973	2,199
7	02129	Charlestown	50.5% ±3.6%	20,032	9,606	8,934
8	02127	South Boston	45.3% ±2.4%	36,769	18,066	18,777
9	02122	Dorchester	44.8% ±5.1%	23,479	9,299	9,229
10	02130	Jamaica Plain	44.5% ±2.9%	40,055	18,237	17,056
11	02126	Mattapan	43.5% ±5.4%	26,583	9,284	8,641
12	02124	Dorchester Center	41.4% ±2.9%	56,216	20,287	18,146
13	02116	Boston	35.0% ±3.4%	21,978	11,513	12,745
14	02125	Dorchester	34.9% ±3.5%	33,662	14,246	13,683
15	02118	Boston	32.5% ±3.3%	28,946	14,497	15,092
16	02109	Boston	31.7% ±5.8%	3,612	2,085	2,420
17	02128	East Boston	29.0% ±3.0%	43,345	17,736	18,362
18	02119	Roxbury	26.5% ±3.7%	27,377	11,920	11,555
19	02111	Boston	26.2% ±4.8%	8,407	3,711	4,994
20	02210	Boston	24.8% ±4.3%	6,971	4,588	5,821
21	02135	Brighton	23.3% ±2.4%	43,149	21,143	23,973
22	02121	Dorchester	23.2% ±4.3%	29,040	10,760	9,489
23	02114	Boston	22.1% ±3.8%	14,418	8,396	10,282
24	02113	Boston	15.6% ±4.0%	6,385	4,112	4,467
25	02115	Boston	14.6% ±2.1%	29,705	9,873	11,352

How we ranked them

Ranked by the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 30 of 33 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Homeowners make the decisions about roofs, HVAC, lawns, solar and insurance. A high owner share means fewer pieces wasted on renters who can't hire the work.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 45,694 households, on 109 carrier routes with 46,073 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Boston has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?: 02132 (West Roxbury), at 70.1% (±3.8%), among 30 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024).
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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