1432 Dorchester Avenue, Boston
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Quick answers
- What is the 2026 conforming loan limit in Suffolk County?
- $962,550 for a single-unit home, per FHFA. Larger loans are jumbo loans.
- Is radon a problem here?
- EPA radon zone 3, low potential.
- What natural disasters is 1432 Dorchester Avenue at risk for?
- FEMA's National Risk Index rates the area relatively low overall.
Safety and environment
FEMA natural hazard risk
Relatively Low
No single natural hazard ranks high for this area.
FEMA National Risk Index, census tract
Leaking fuel tanks
3 within 1,650 ft
Nearest: No Location Aid, 289 Adams Street (1,000 ft), no further action. Every release here is closed by the state regulator.
EPA UST Finder, leaking underground storage tank releases
Brownfield site
650 ft
Cushing School and 1 more within half a mile. Former industrial land in EPA's cleanup and reuse program.
EPA ACRES Brownfields
Toxic release facility
1,300 ft
Arborway Metal Finishing Inc and 1 more within a mile. Reports chemical releases to air, water or land to EPA each year.
EPA Toxics Release Inventory
Historic listing nearby
250 ft
Fields Corner Municipal Building. Exterior changes can need preservation review; listed buildings can qualify for rehabilitation tax credits.
National Park Service, National Register
Radon potential
Low
Geology here keeps indoor radon low on average.
EPA and USGS Geologic Radon Potential Map
Nearest public schools
300 ft
Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School (300 ft), Community Academy of Science and Health (650 ft), Mather Elementary School (2,350 ft). Confirm the assigned school with the district.
U.S. Department of Education, NCES
Major airport
5.1 mi
Boston Logan (BOS). Aircraft may be audible under approach paths.
FAA large-hub airports
Conforming loan limit 2026
$962,550
Suffolk County. Mortgages up to this amount qualify for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pricing. Above it, the loan is a jumbo with stricter terms.
FHFA Conforming Loan Limit Values, one-unit
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Who lives and works in Boston
Universities and biotech, with a student population that resets every fall
Boston moves on an academic calendar. Leases turn over in September, labs and hospitals anchor the payroll, and the dense core neighborhoods hold far more students and postdocs than the national average.
- $89,212
- median household income
- 23.4%
- residents aged 25 to 34
- 35%
- households that own their home
What pays the bills
- Biotech and pharma
- Higher education
- Hospitals
- Finance
- Robotics
Who anchors the economy
Mass General Brigham · Harvard · MIT · Moderna · Fidelity
The market is shaped around
- Students and postdocs
- Lab and hospital staff
- Academic households
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What's worth checking in person before deciding.
- Test water pressure and temperature at the tap, in the bathroom and kitchen, for at least a minute.
- The building has commercial space on the ground floor. Ask about their hours, check where the ventilation or refrigeration units are, and what time deliveries happen in the morning.
- Ask specifically where you'd park: is there paid city parking, who currently holds it, what the permit costs, and how long the waitlist is.
- Look at the stairwell (cleanliness, smell) and the association's notice board: unpaid dues, conflicts, recent decisions.
- Ask for the latest maintenance bill from a winter month, not a summer one: that's where the real cost of living there shows up.
- Knock on a neighboring door and ask two things: what bothers them most often, and what work is planned for the building.
- Schedule a viewing on a weekday too, between 6:00 and 7:30 PM, the window when the building is busiest: neighbors, parking, elevator.
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