What $375,000 buys around Boston now

Find out what the sum commands in enclaves such as East Boston, Hyde Park, and Dorchester

By Tom Acitelli@tomacitelli Feb 25, 2020, 7:25am EST

Welcome to Curbed Comparisons, a regular column that explores what one can rent or buy for a set dollar amount (or thereabouts) in the Boston area. Is one woman’s studio another’s townhouse? Let’s find out! Next up is $375,000 in different Boston neighborhoods.

Dorchester

A small laundry room with a side-by-side washer-dryer under a counter.

A spacious kitchen with one run of counters and cabinetry perpendicular to a fridge.

A small bathroom with the curtain pulled back on the shower.

The 997-square-foot three-bedroom, one-bathroom Unit 1 at 20 Ripley Road also has central air and a washer-dryer. There’s also access to a back deck. The asking is $369,900, with an HOA of $171.

Brighton

A small living room with a bay window and furniture.

A view of the living room from the other end, with a TV stand and a coffee table figuring prominently.

A kitchen with a run of counters and cabinetry next to the fridge.

A small bedroom with a bed, a closet with a glass-mirror door, and windows.

Unit 12A at 26 Commonwealth Terrace runs to 470 square feet, and includes one bedroom and one bathroom. The building has shared laundry; and there’s an in-ground swimming pool. The asking is $375,000 even, and the HOA is $363.

East Boston

A contemporary living room with two chairs facing a couch on a rug.

A bedroom with a well-made bed next to a double-door closet.

A dining room with a table and three chairs.

The paint, stove, and dishwasher are new in Unit 1 at 152 Leyden Street. The 775-square-foot one-bedroom, one-bathroom near the Orient Heights Blue Line stop is asking $374,900. The HOA is $150.

East Boston

A long kitchen with counters and cabinetry (and appliances) on either side of a passageway.

An empty bedroom with a set of windows and a set of closed glass doors.

Another empty room with the glass doors opening into it.

A bathroom with no curtain on the shower.

Staying in Eastie, this time on the waterfront, we find Unit 42 at 113 Sumner Street. It’s a 785-square-foot two-bedroom, one bathroom with central air and a washer-dryer. Income restrictions apply, though, as they often do with Boston condos this affordable. For instance, buyers must have under $100,000 in liquid assets, and it cannot be a one-owner household.