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31, Boston

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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 31 at risk for?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the area very low overall.

Safety and environment

FEMA natural hazard risk

Very Low

No single natural hazard ranks high for this area.

FEMA National Risk Index, census tract

Leaking fuel tanks

5 within 1,650 ft

Nearest: Shell Station, 761 Adams St (700 ft), no further action. Every release here is closed by the state regulator.

EPA UST Finder, leaking underground storage tank releases

High-voltage line

550 ft

345 kV line run by NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY.

HIFLD transmission lines

Radon potential

Low

Geology here keeps indoor radon low on average.

EPA and USGS Geologic Radon Potential Map

Nearest public schools

450 ft

Kenny Elementary School (450 ft), Neighborhood House Charter School (2,950 ft), Murphy K-8 School (3,450 ft). Confirm the assigned school with the district.

U.S. Department of Education, NCES

Major airport

6.0 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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  • Test water pressure and temperature at the tap, in the bathroom and kitchen, for at least a minute.
  • Look at the stairwell (cleanliness, smell) and the association's notice board: unpaid dues, conflicts, recent decisions.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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