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section: housing
first_reported: 2026-11-10 02:04 EST
updated: 2026-11-10 20:20 EST
status: reported
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# Report: 17% of Greater Boston renters earn enough for starter home

The 2026 Greater Boston Housing Report Card found 17% of renter households earn enough to buy a starter home, down from 29% in 2021.

Section: [Housing & Homelessness](/boston/section/housing.md) · Entities: [Boston Foundation](/boston/wiki/boston-foundation.md)

## Coverage

- [NBC10 Boston](https://www.nbcboston.com/boston-business-journal/this-is-how-much-you-have-to-earn-to-buy-a-house-in-greater-boston/4046746/), 2026-11-10 02:04 EST: This is how much you have to earn to buy a house in Greater Boston
- [CommonWealth Beacon](https://commonwealthbeacon.org/housing/new-greater-boston-housing-data-show-recent-progress-but-troubling-signs-for-the-future/), 2026-11-10 09:31 EST: New Greater Boston housing data show recent progress but troubling signs for the future
- [Boston.com](https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/11/10/for-greater-boston-renters-the-jump-to-homeownership-keeps-getting-harder/), 2026-11-10 13:32 EST: For Greater Boston renters, the jump to homeownership keeps getting harder
- [GBH News](https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2026-11-10/federal-policy-worsens-boston-area-housing-crisis-says-report), 2026-11-10 15:47 EST: Federal policy worsens Boston-area housing crisis, says report
- [The Boston Globe](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/11/10/business/boston-housing-costs/), 2026-11-10 20:20 EST: Homes in a ‘low-priced town’ in Greater Boston are now $600,000, a new report says. Here are five striking findings.

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