Dorchester MA Real Estate

Dorchester Real Estate

 

About Dorchester

One of the major neighborhoods southwest of South Boston is Dorchester and there is considerable interesting in Dorchester real estate. It is the largest neighborhood in the city of Boston being a working class community, and has a high number of Latino residents. It is centered at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Columbia Road. The history of this community goes back almost 4 centuries where the earliest pioneering settlers came ashore. It was not a part of Boston for most of that history.

The population of Dorchester is about 51,000 averaging 31 years of age. The median household income is $36,000 and the average home value is $185,000. 37% of resident rent their home or condo while 63% own the home.

Local neighborhoods within Dorchester include Adams Village, Ashmont Hill, Cedar Grove, Codman Square, Columbia Point, Edward Everett Square, Fields Corner, Four Corners, Franklin Field, Franklin Hill, Jones Hill, Lower Mills, Meeting House Hill, Neponset, Popes Hill, Savin Hill, and Uphams Corner. The area is served by 5 local community libraries at Fields Corner, Lower Mills, Adams Street, Uphams Corner and Codman Square.