179 Bowen Street, 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 179 Bowen Street 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
10 within 1,650 ft
Nearest: Shell, 302 West Broadway (900 ft), no further action. Every release here is closed by the state regulator.
EPA UST Finder, leaking underground storage tank releases
Brownfield site
1,350 ft
206 212 West Broadway. Former industrial land in EPA's cleanup and reuse program.
EPA ACRES Brownfields
Toxic release facility
1,300 ft
Cole Hersee Co and 8 more within a mile. Reports chemical releases to air, water or land to EPA each year.
EPA Toxics Release Inventory
Radon potential
Low
Geology here keeps indoor radon low on average.
EPA and USGS Geologic Radon Potential Map
Nearest public schools
700 ft
Condon K-8 School (700 ft), UP Academy Charter School of Boston (1,100 ft), Boston Collaborative High School (1,100 ft). Confirm the assigned school with the district.
U.S. Department of Education, NCES
Major airport
3.1 mi
Boston Logan (BOS). Homes this close can sit inside the 65 dB DNL noise contour. Visit at peak hours and check the airport's noise map.
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.
- Schedule a viewing on a weekday too, between 6:00 and 7:30 PM, the window when the building is busiest: neighbors, parking, elevator.
- 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.
- 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.
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