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NEIGHBORHOODS
Beacon Hill
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.
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.
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.
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$2M+ LUXURY MARKET DATA
Beacon Hill closed 61 sales over $2M in 2025, generating $287,970,000 in total volume. While transaction count rose only modestly year over year, dollar volume increased meaningfully — a familiar Beacon Hill pattern that continues to separate it from other Boston neighborhoods: liquidity at the top end remains intact, even when activity elsewhere becomes uneven. But beneath the headline numbers, 2025 revealed a market that is less driven by momentum and more driven by precision.
$274,725,000
TOTAL SALES VOLUME
$1,548
AVG. PRICE PER SQ. FOOT
61
NUMBER OF $2M+ PROPERTIES SOLD
24
NUMBER OF $4M+ PROPERTIES SOLD
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