What's your Dorchester home worth?

Dorchester has more housing variety than its triple-decker reputation suggests. Wood three-family and two-family houses from roughly 1890 to 1930 make up a large share of the stock, and many have been converted to condos. On the hills (Ashmont Hill, Savin Hill, Jones Hill, Melville Park) there are larger Victorian, Queen Anne and Colonial Revival single-families. Adams Village and the Neponset area have more early 20th-century single-families and two-families. Near the Red Line, especially by JFK/UMass, Savin Hill and Fields Corner, newer mid-rise condo and apartment buildings have been added.

With such a large area, conditions vary a great deal from street to street and even between neighboring houses. Buyers of multifamilies should review rent rolls, leases and any open code issues, and condo buyers should look at how small associations share repairs and insurance. Older houses may need updates to wiring, heating or lead paint compliance. Some areas near Columbia Point, Morrissey Boulevard and the Neponset shoreline are in flood zones. For a pricing picture specific to your part of Dorchester, send us a note and we'll gather recent sales nearby.