Housing in Roxbury

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Roxbury is one of twenty-one official neighborhoods of Boston, which asserts that it "serves as the heart of Black culture in Boston." "Rocksberry" is noted for its hilly geography and the many large outcroppings of Roxbury puddingstone, which was quarried for many years and used in the foundations of a large number of houses in the area.

Roxbury is dotted with impressive parks, from the hilltops to hidden coves. Franklin Park sits at Roxbury's southern edge and contains bike and walking trails, a golf course, and the Franklin Park Zoo. The Southwest Corridor Park and South Bay Harbor Trail are two linear parks with bike paths through or along green spaces and connect the heart of Roxbury with Jamaica Plain, the South End, and Boston Harbor..

Dudley Square is a transportation hub, serving as home to Dudley Station, a substantial bus terminal and terminus for the MBTA's Silver Line to provide commuters with easy access to downtown and Logan International Airport. Additional service provided by the Orange Line as well as tons of bus routes make it easy to live without a car.

Boston is a city of neighborhoods by means of annexation. Access the City of Boston's official website, including the neighborhood of Roxbury. If you have school-age children, Roxbury lies in the Boston Public School district. Its transportation policies are outlined here.

It is always wise to check for reported criminal activity wherever you plan on buying/living. The Boston Police have a web page dedicated to Roxbury which you can access for their latest news.

To keep up with daily goings on you can check in online with the Boston Globe, and the Boston Herald. The local neighborhood web site was changed over to a Facebook page and is worthwhile perusing.

If you have a specific property in mind that you think you might like to buy, The City of Boston maintains a database for the City Assessor which you can access to see what value the City gives the property and what the annual taxes are. Boston does offer a residential tax break for primary residences for which you might need to apply after your purchase.

There might only be a couple of sales per month of single-family detached homes in Roxbury. The preponderance of sales are of condominiums, townhomes/duplexes. In fact, there are likely more multi-family home sales than detached single-family homes in the same time period. Single family detached sales have been running from $419,000 for a small home in good condition to $980,000 for a large, brand-new house, whereas condos are offered for sale from $325,000 to $950,000. The multi-family properties have been running from $550,000 to $3,300,000. Rentals in the area run from $1,250 to $5,500. Of course, pricing for sales and rentals varies depending upon size, location, and amenities. Real estate sales and pricing are very fluid and can fluctuate in a matter of hours because homes come on and off the market daily... even hourly. What is currently offered for sale is listed below. The following chart is a visual representation of the cyclical nature of real estate and compares the ups and downs between Roxbury to the ups and downs of the entire city of Boston. The taller the column the better it is for buyers. The shorter the column the better it is for sellers. Hence 2007 was the best time for a buyer to buy in Roxbury, while 2016 was a great year for sellers. However, buyers will be happy to know that the graphic below indicates a weakening seller's market for both Roxbury and the rest of Boston.

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This is Roxbury's best real estate site to search for: homes, land and foreclosure properties. It is seriously the only site you will ever need to find your next home or investment property! Bookmark this page and check back anytime to see what is currently available in Roxbury. Unlike other search sites which includes properties already under contract, this site only shows properties that are truly available. This site is updated by the official REALTOR®’s database every 15 minutes.

Here, you can save searches, and get daily email alerts of new listings, price changes, sold data, and market reports for Roxbury. Our map search feature allows you to search and view properties on a map which you can manipulate simply by clicking on the map and moving it around. To save a map search, zoom in or out over your preferred area and then,

1. Click on the hexagonal symbol to the top far right of the map,
2. Click on the map where you'd like to mark your outer limit search, then
3. Click where you'd like to end that line segment; and then,
4. Continue clicking to end and begin each subsequent line segment until you have created a search box.

Not really confining your search to Roxbury? Click on Refine Your Search at the top of the page and enter the town/neighborhood you wish to focus on.

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Great Schools provides ratings for most schools in the United States. Below, you can see what schools are near the address you are thinking of buying and then compare it to other neighboring schools.

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