{
    "dataset": "Homzora Boston Neighborhood Cost and Commute Profile 2026",
    "period": "2026",
    "basis": "A join of Homzora published rent, MBTA commute and fare, and move-in cost data into one row per area and unit type. Adds combined monthly housing plus transit cost and the gross salary that figure implies at the conventional 30 percent threshold.",
    "note": "Covers the eight areas that appear in both the rent and commute datasets. Rent basis varies by row and is recorded in the rent_basis field: some rows are Homzora baseline estimates, others are multi-source ranges with sources named in the rent dataset. Commute times are typical weekday ranges rather than measured averages. The 30 percent threshold is a convention rather than a rule.",
    "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/",
    "source_datasets": [
        "homzora-boston-rent-2026.json",
        "homzora-boston-mbta-commute-2026.json"
    ],
    "rows": [
        {
            "area": "Jamaica Plain",
            "transit_area": "Jamaica Plain",
            "unit_type": "1br",
            "rent_low_usd": 1800,
            "rent_high_usd": 2600,
            "rent_mid_usd": 2200,
            "rent_basis": "baseline estimate",
            "cash_at_signing_usd": 6600,
            "primary_service": "Orange Line",
            "commute_min_low": 15,
            "commute_min_high": 22,
            "monthly_pass_usd": 90,
            "housing_plus_transit_usd": 2290,
            "salary_needed_at_30pct_usd": 88000
        },
        {
            "area": "Allston Brighton and Mission Hill",
            "transit_area": "Allston / Brighton",
            "unit_type": "1br",
            "rent_low_usd": 1900,
            "rent_high_usd": 2700,
            "rent_mid_usd": 2300,
            "rent_basis": "baseline estimate",
            "cash_at_signing_usd": 6900,
            "primary_service": "Green Line",
            "commute_min_low": 22,
            "commute_min_high": 35,
            "monthly_pass_usd": 90,
            "housing_plus_transit_usd": 2390,
            "salary_needed_at_30pct_usd": 92000
        },
        {
            "area": "Malden",
            "transit_area": "Malden",
            "unit_type": "1br",
            "rent_low_usd": 2100,
            "rent_high_usd": 2700,
            "rent_mid_usd": 2400,
            "rent_basis": "multi-source range",
            "cash_at_signing_usd": 7200,
            "primary_service": "Orange Line",
            "commute_min_low": 25,
            "commute_min_high": 32,
            "monthly_pass_usd": 90,
            "housing_plus_transit_usd": 2490,
            "salary_needed_at_30pct_usd": 96000
        },
        {
            "area": "Everett",
            "transit_area": "Everett",
            "unit_type": "1br",
            "rent_low_usd": 2400,
            "rent_high_usd": 2900,
            "rent_mid_usd": 2650,
            "rent_basis": "multi-source range",
            "cash_at_signing_usd": 7950,
            "primary_service": "Orange Line via Wellington or Malden Center, plus bus",
            "commute_min_low": 25,
            "commute_min_high": 40,
            "monthly_pass_usd": 90,
            "housing_plus_transit_usd": 2740,
            "salary_needed_at_30pct_usd": 106000
        },
        {
            "area": "South End",
            "transit_area": "South End",
            "unit_type": "1br",
            "rent_low_usd": 2500,
            "rent_high_usd": 3500,
            "rent_mid_usd": 3000,
            "rent_basis": "baseline estimate",
            "cash_at_signing_usd": 9000,
            "primary_service": "Orange/Silver",
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            "commute_min_high": 12,
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            "salary_needed_at_30pct_usd": 120000
        },
        {
            "area": "Back Bay and Beacon Hill",
            "transit_area": "Back Bay",
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            "rent_basis": "baseline estimate",
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            "primary_service": "Green/Orange",
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            "salary_needed_at_30pct_usd": 138000
        },
        {
            "area": "Downtown Boston and Seaport District",
            "transit_area": "Beacon Hill / Downtown",
            "unit_type": "1br",
            "rent_low_usd": 3100,
            "rent_high_usd": 4500,
            "rent_mid_usd": 3800,
            "rent_basis": "baseline estimate",
            "cash_at_signing_usd": 11400,
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            "commute_min_low": 0,
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            "monthly_pass_usd": 90,
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            "salary_needed_at_30pct_usd": 152000
        },
        {
            "area": "Jamaica Plain",
            "transit_area": "Jamaica Plain",
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            "rent_high_usd": 3400,
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            "housing_plus_transit_usd": 2990,
            "salary_needed_at_30pct_usd": 116000
        },
        {
            "area": "Allston Brighton and Mission Hill",
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            "rent_high_usd": 3500,
            "rent_mid_usd": 2950,
            "rent_basis": "baseline estimate",
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            "commute_min_high": 35,
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            "salary_needed_at_30pct_usd": 118000
        },
        {
            "area": "Malden",
            "transit_area": "Malden",
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            "rent_high_usd": 3300,
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            "cash_at_signing_usd": 8850,
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            "commute_min_high": 32,
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            "salary_needed_at_30pct_usd": 118000
        },
        {
            "area": "East Boston",
            "transit_area": "East Boston",
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            "rent_high_usd": 3600,
            "rent_mid_usd": 3100,
            "rent_basis": "baseline estimate",
            "cash_at_signing_usd": 9300,
            "primary_service": "Blue Line",
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            "commute_min_high": 12,
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            "housing_plus_transit_usd": 3190,
            "salary_needed_at_30pct_usd": 124000
        },
        {
            "area": "Everett",
            "transit_area": "Everett",
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            "commute_min_high": 40,
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            "area": "South End",
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            "area": "Downtown Boston and Seaport District",
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        {
            "area": "Back Bay and Beacon Hill",
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            "area": "Allston Brighton and Mission Hill",
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            "area": "Jamaica Plain",
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            "area": "East Boston",
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}