{ "dataset": "Homzora Boston MBTA Commute and Fare 2026", "period": "2026", "basis": "Typical door-to-downtown transit times by Greater Boston area, with the MBTA pass cost for the service serving that area. Ranges reflect normal weekday variation, not scheduled run times.", "note": "Times are typical ranges rather than measured averages, and vary with time of day, service conditions and walking distance to the station. Fares are the standard MBTA pass rates in effect for 2026; commuter rail zones vary by distance, shown as a range. Everett has no rapid transit station of its own; times reflect walking or bus connection to Wellington or Malden Center on the Orange Line, which is why the range is wider than for stations with direct access.", "license": "CC BY 4.0 - cite Homzora Housing Intelligence with a link to https://homzorarealty.com/data/", "methodology": "https://homzorarealty.com/boston-renter-survey-methodology/", "fields": { "commute_to_downtown_min_low": "Lower end of the typical weekday range, in minutes", "commute_to_downtown_min_high": "Upper end of the typical weekday range, in minutes", "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": "Midpoint of the range, for sorting and comparison", "monthly_pass_usd": "Standard MBTA monthly pass for the service noted", "annual_fare_usd": "Monthly pass multiplied by twelve" }, "rows": [ { "area": "Beacon Hill / Downtown", "primary_service": "Red/Green/Orange", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 0, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 8, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 4, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "South End", "primary_service": "Orange/Silver", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 8, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 12, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 10, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Back Bay", "primary_service": "Green/Orange", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 8, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 12, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 10, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "East Boston", "primary_service": "Blue Line", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 10, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 12, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 11, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Cambridge, Kendall", "primary_service": "Red Line", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 10, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 12, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 11, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "South Boston", "primary_service": "Red Line", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 10, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 15, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 13, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Cambridge, Central", "primary_service": "Red Line", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 12, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 15, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 14, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Jamaica Plain", "primary_service": "Orange Line", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 15, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 22, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 19, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Cambridge, Harvard", "primary_service": "Red Line", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 18, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 22, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 20, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Dorchester", "primary_service": "Red Line", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 18, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 25, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 22, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Somerville, Davis", "primary_service": "Red Line", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 20, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 25, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 23, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Somerville, Union", "primary_service": "Green (GLX)", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 20, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 28, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 24, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Allston / Brighton", "primary_service": "Green Line", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 22, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 35, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 29, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Malden", "primary_service": "Orange Line", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 25, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 32, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 29, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Waltham", "primary_service": "Commuter Rail", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 25, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 35, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 30, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90-$155", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080-$1,860" }, { "area": "Medford", "primary_service": "Green (GLX)", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 28, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 35, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 32, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Quincy", "primary_service": "Red Line", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 28, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 38, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 33, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Everett", "primary_service": "Orange Line via Wellington or Malden Center, plus bus", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 25, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 40, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 33, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Braintree", "primary_service": "Red Line", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 35, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 45, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 40, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Framingham", "primary_service": "Commuter Rail", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 40, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 55, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 48, "monthly_pass_usd": "$155-$200", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,860-$2,400" } ] }