Boston city: Homeownership Rate Trend
How Boston city's homeownership rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
63.3%
2023
47.3%
Total change
-16.0 pp
% change
-25.3%
| Year | Homeownership Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 63.3% | — |
| 2019 | 54.6% | -8.7 pp (-13.7%) |
| 2020 | 50.4% | -4.2 pp (-7.7%) |
| 2021 | 53.0% | +2.6 pp (5.2%) |
| 2022 | 50.4% | -2.6 pp (-4.9%) |
| 2023 | 47.3% | -3.1 pp (-6.2%) |