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.
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.
$2M+ Luxury Market Data
In Beacon Hill, there were 55 sales over $2M yielding $248,905,540 in sales volume in 2024. This market stayed as consistent as any in our analysis year over year. For reference, in 2023 we saw 53 sales and $256,734,303 in sales volume. What always sets Beacon Hill apart from the rest of the city is the higher percentage of single family inventory. In 2024, 23 of the 55 sales were single family homes - closing in on 50% of the transactions! These homes can fetch crazy numbers, just like the neighborhood’s top sale this year: 7 Chestnut Street. This 7 bedroom home sale fetched nearly $2,500 per square foot when it sold off-market in July (without a parking space to call its own!).
$248,905,540
TOTAL SALES VOLUME
$1,590.37
AVG. PRICE PER SQ. FOOT
55
NUMBER OF $2M+ PROPERTIES SOLD
23
NUMBER OF $4M+ PROPERTIES SOLD
Data sourced from MLS Pin on single family and condo properties sold in 2024 over $2 million.
Beacon Hill’s Premier Sale
Only one sale in Beacon Hill crossed the $3,000 per square foot threshold: 25 Beacon Street, #3. This prominent piece of Boston real estate sold for $10,975,000 in June 2024. The floor-through residence sits at the top of Front Slope, which places it right on the corner of the Boston Common next to the State House! Not many residences in the city get that coveted view across the park over to the High Spine of Back Bay.
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To learn more about changing market dynamics moving into 2025 check out our Perspective on the Boston Luxury Housing Market>
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