Overview
As far as urban neighborhoods go, Beacon Hill is on the smaller side… but on both a historical and a national prominence scale, it plays much larger than its 105 acre land area. The golden dome representing the Capital of Massachusetts rises grandly atop the hill that is this neighborhood’s namesake. Beacon Hill’s quaint, tree-lined streets quietly criss cross underneath this stately structure, granting some of Boston’s most prominent figures with enviable access to both the city’s Financial District and it’s retail capital, the Back Bay.
Sales Volume
2023 saw a drop in sales volume from 2022 for Boston’s $2M+ residential sales. Take a look at how the $2M+ sales volume compares over the years in the Beacon Hill Market.
Location
Beacon Hill’s residential units are characterized by a mix of stunning, six level single family homes and tiny, thimble sized apartments. Louisburg Square, Chestnut, Walnut and Mt Vernon Streets offer up the former while Myrtle, Revere, Anderson, Phillips and Grove Streets, among others, tend to feature the latter. The Flat of the Hill, which transitions the neighborhood into the Back Bay, features a small but exquisite stock of magnificently restored carriage houses. Beacon Hill, one of the smaller Boston neighborhoods by population (9,023 residents, 2010 census), might be the largest in terms of national name recognition.
Lifestyle
Charles Street, the old world thoroughfare that splits “the Hill” from the “Flat of the Hill,” plays home to boutiques and restaurants that make this neighborhood a favorite for tourists and residents alike. Meanwhile, classic Mt. Vernon and Beacon Streets provide a mesmerizing, if steep, introduction to Boston’s Brahmin class – those most often interested in intellectual, political and cultural pursuits.
LUXURY ($2M+) MARKET INSIGHTS
There were 76 sales over $2M in Beacon Hill in 2022, an increase from previous years. In 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018, the number of sales over $2M in Beacon Hill were 71, 46, 55, and 44, respectively. Of those 76 sales 30 were single family homes and the remaining 46 were condos. That means almost 40% of this market was single family homes.
$338,095,415
TOTAL SALES VOLUME
$1,465.02
AVG. PRICE PER SQ. FOOT
76
NUMBER OF $2M+ PROPERTIES SOLD
28
NUMBER OF $4M+ PROPERTIES SOLD
Data sourced from MLS Pin on single family and condo properties sold in 2021 over $2 million.
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For more Beacon Hill sales data and details on it’s sub-neighborhoods check out our Boston Luxury Real Estate Review >
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(617) 227-2175
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