West Roxbury Apartment Supply Figures
The current real-time availability rate (RTAR) for West Roxbury apartments is 1.44%. The apartment rental market in West Roxbury, MA has maintained astonishingly low supply figures over the past few years. Both apartment availability and vacancy rates have remained at or below 1.5% since the pandemic. Moreover, rental supply figures have shown no signs of seasonality post-COVID. The apartment rental market in West Roxbury has evolved to become scarce and highly competitive for renters. Here are the trends driving the West Roxbury rental market in 2025.West Roxbury’s real-time vacancy rate (RTVR) is currently 0.72%. That figure is up 20.00% since last June and up 44% compared to June 2023. With the exception of a few months in late 2023, West Roxbury’s vacancy rate has remained steadily below 1% since the pandemic. These figures illustrate that demand for apartments has been very strong in West Roxbury, again most likely driven by the neighborhood’s affordability compared to other areas.
According to our real-time West Roxbury apartment data, the median days on market for an apartment is 24 days. That figure is down 6 days compared to a year ago, and 6 days lower than the median days on market for Boston apartments. This provides more evidence that rental demand is high in West Roxbury.
Average Rent Prices in West Roxbury
The average rent price in West Roxbury, MA is $2,910. That figure is up +0.24% year-over-year and up +8.22% over a two year span. Rent price growth has exceeded that of Boston over the past few years in West Roxbury. As supply figures have remained low, rent prices have been on the rise. Still, West Roxbury’s average rent price is 12.14% lower than that of Boston, providing renters a more affordable option.
West Roxbury Apartment Rental Market Forecast
Based on current supply figures, it looks like West Roxbury's rental market will be scarce through the remainder of 2025. Supply figures have remained well below the city average since the pandemic and it doesn’t look like that will change anytime soon. Look for rent prices to finish the year somewhere in the +2-4% range on account of limited supply. We will continue to cover these trends as they develop here on bostonpads.com.
Demetrios Salpoglou
Published June 23, 2025
Demetrios has pulled together the largest apartment leasing team in the Greater Boston Area and is responsible for procuring more apartment rentals than anyone in New England – with over 130k people finding their housing through his services. Demetrios is an avid real estate developer, peak performance trainer, educator, guest lecturer and motivational speaker.
