ParcelioBoston, Massachusetts: parcel data and property records
180,474 Boston parcels on one searchable map: owner of record and mailing address, assessed and appraised values and recorded sales, plus lot boundaries and location. Screen by absentee ownership, acreage, year built and owner tenure.
What the data covers
These bars show real field-by-field coverage for Boston in our database, so you know exactly what you are getting before you search. Numbers refresh as the county publishes new records.
Not held for Boston: vacancy. Those fields are carried where the county publishes them.
Most recent recorded sale on file: 2022-10-28.
Areas covered
Parcel counts by place, largest first: Boston (178,635), Chestnut Hill (949), Brighton (384), Newton (83), Somerville (39).
Land use mix
The most common land use or property class on file, as the county writes it, by share of parcels with one: Residential Condominium 39%, Single Family Residential 17%, Two-Family Residential 9%, Three-Family Residential 7%, Other, Open Space 6%.
Nearest towns
- Brookline: about 2 mi away, 18,120 parcels
- Milton: about 4 mi away, 8,950 parcels
- Cambridge: about 5 mi away, 28,880 parcels
- Somerville: about 5 mi away, 19,053 parcels
- Quincy: about 6 mi away, 28,299 parcels
Search Boston parcels
The map is free to browse - parcel lines, boundaries, and location. Owner of record, assessed values, recorded sales, year built and the full parcel report come with a plan that costs less than one hour of a title runner's time.
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Common questions
How many parcels are in Boston, Massachusetts?
Parcelio carries 180,474 parcel records for Boston, Massachusetts, with owner information on 99 percent of them.
Can I find out who owns a property in Boston?
Yes. Search by owner name, address, or parcel number to pull the record: owner of record and mailing address, assessed values, recorded sales, year built and lot lines on the map. Sale records here currently run through 2022-10-28.
How do I find vacant land or absentee owners in Boston?
We do not hold vacancy data for Boston yet, so this filter has nothing to match there. Vacancy filters work in the counties where we hold the field. Boston does have owner mailing state: 7,592 parcels have an owner mailing address outside Massachusetts.
Can I search Boston by lot size or acreage?
Yes. Acreage is on 52 percent of Boston parcels, mapped from the parcel boundary, and the advanced search filters on it directly - set a minimum and maximum to pull every tract in that range, then stack vacancy or absentee ownership on top.