Allston, MA Real Estate

Median Income $88,159

Median Age 37.81

Population 4,648

	Median Temperature
	January	HI 35°	LO 16°	July	HI 84°	LO 62°

	School Test Scores
	Elementary: Angier Bowen Burr Cabot Countryside Franklin Horace Mann John Ward Lincoln - Eliot Mason - Rice Memorial - Spaulding Peirce Underwood Williams Zervas		Middle: Bigelow Charles E Brown Edith Baker Elementary Edward Devotion Elementary Frank A Day Heath Elementary John Runkle Elementary Lawrence Elementary Michael Driscoll Elementary Oak Hill Pierce Elementary William H Lincoln Elementary		High: Brookline Newton North Newton South
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Allston, a lively and popular neighborhood in the western part of Boston offers ethnic diversity, easy access to public transportation and seemingly endless choices of ethnic restaurants, mom and pop shops and night spots. Famous among attractions is Harper's Ferry, a music venue where jazz and blues enthusiasts can hear local performers. Allston, incorporated into the City of Boston in 1873, has generous bus and trolley service that links it to downtown Boston as well as to the adjacent communities of Cambridge, Brighton, Newton and Brookline.

Additionally major arteries such as the Massachusetts Turnpike, Jamaicaway, Storrow Drive and Route 9 intersect the neighborhood. As part of the City of Boston, Allston residents can send their children to any of the city's public schools. Within the neighborhood itself, there are four local elementary schools and several private and charter schools. Additionally, Allston lies in close proximity to the area's rich supply of colleges and universities such as Boston University, Harvard, Boston College and Northeastern University.

The community offers a mixture of housing choices: multifamily, single family and condominiums. The neighborhood's active rental market also offers many opportunities for buyers interested in multi-family properties. Historically home to Boston's meatpacking industry, Allston centers now on a variety of retail businesses and eateries along Harvard Avenue. This vibrant Boston neighborhood with its convenience and affordability has long attracted young families and students.

With typically Boston brick-faced buildings along the main street, Allston also features a suburban feel along its side streets, lined with well-maintained Victorian single and multifamily homes. The fact that real estate prices have more than doubled in the past ten years attests that Allston is a thriving and highly desirable place to live only minutes from downtown Boston.

In August 2008, the average home sales price for a single family home or condo in Allston, MA was $353,284. While this data is collected from the MLS and deemed reliable, it is not guaranteed.

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