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

02132 (West Roxbury), at 70.1% (±3.8%), among 33 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 Suffolk County, MA

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Suffolk County with the highest share of owner-occupied homes, out of 33 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 Suffolk County; 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 Suffolk County

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	02152	Winthrop	56.9% ±4.5%	18,759	7,899	7,871
6	02136	Hyde Park	53.2% ±4.3%	37,265	13,719	12,643
7	02108	Boston	50.6% ±10.6%	3,794	1,973	2,199
8	02129	Charlestown	50.5% ±3.6%	20,032	9,606	8,934
9	02151	Revere	45.6% ±3.1%	60,012	22,178	24,713
10	02127	South Boston	45.3% ±2.4%	36,769	18,066	18,777
11	02122	Dorchester	44.8% ±5.1%	23,479	9,299	9,229
12	02130	Jamaica Plain	44.5% ±2.9%	40,055	18,237	17,056
13	02126	Mattapan	43.5% ±5.4%	26,583	9,284	8,641
14	02124	Dorchester Center	41.4% ±2.9%	56,216	20,287	18,146
15	02116	Boston	35.0% ±3.4%	21,978	11,513	12,745
16	02125	Dorchester	34.9% ±3.5%	33,662	14,246	13,683
17	02118	Boston	32.5% ±3.3%	28,946	14,497	15,092
18	02109	Boston	31.7% ±5.8%	3,612	2,085	2,420
19	02128	East Boston	29.0% ±3.0%	43,345	17,736	18,362
20	02119	Roxbury	26.5% ±3.7%	27,377	11,920	11,555
21	02111	Boston	26.2% ±4.8%	8,407	3,711	4,994
22	02150	Chelsea	26.0% ±3.2%	39,908	13,716	14,433
23	02210	Boston	24.8% ±4.3%	6,971	4,588	5,821
24	02135	Brighton	23.3% ±2.4%	43,149	21,143	23,973
25	02121	Dorchester	23.2% ±4.3%	29,040	10,760	9,489

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; 33 of 36 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 39,874 households, on 104 carrier routes with 41,301 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 Suffolk County has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?: 02132 (West Roxbury), at 70.1% (±3.8%), among 33 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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