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    "slug": "back-bay-ma",
    "name": "Back Bay",
    "state": "MA",
    "city": "BOSTON",
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      "02116"
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  "ai_summary": [
    {
      "headline": "1BR apartments climb 3.2% MoM to $3,258",
      "body": "In the Back Bay (02115, 02116) rental market, 1-bedroom apartments saw their median rent rise by 3.15% month-over-month to $3,258 in April 2026, alongside a 7.59% year-over-year increase. This growth underscores continued momentum for smaller apartment rentals in Back Bay (02115, 02116)."
    },
    {
      "headline": "2BR condos drop 5.1% to $4,383",
      "body": "Comparing 2-bedroom segments, condos/townhomes in Back Bay (02115, 02116) declined 5.06% month-over-month to $4,383, while 2-bedroom apartments increased by 0.90% to $4,285. This marks a shift, as condos now lead apartments by $98 for 2-bedroom units."
    },
    {
      "headline": "3BR single-family homes up 1.9% YoY",
      "body": "Annual price changes reflected in Back Bay (02115, 02116) rental trends reveal 3-bedroom single-family homes ended April at $4,128, rising 1.89% year-over-year. This segment’s growth rate trails the 5.81% increase seen among 3-bedroom apartments in the same period."
    }
  ],
  "summary": {
    "canonical": [
      "As of April 2026, rental prices in Back Bay, MA range from $2,924 to $5,464 per month depending on property type and bedroom count.",
      "The largest year-over-year increase was for 1BR apartment rents in Back Bay, MA, which grew 7.59%.",
      "For 2BR units in Back Bay, MA, apartment median rent was $4,285 compared to $4,383 for condo/townhomes."
    ],
    "qa": [
      {
        "question": "What is the range of rental prices in Back Bay, MA for April 2026?",
        "answer": "In April 2026, rental prices in Back Bay, MA range from $2,924 for a 1BR single-family house to $5,464 for a 4BR condo/townhome."
      },
      {
        "question": "Are rents in Back Bay, MA mostly rising or falling across property types in April 2026?",
        "answer": "Nearly all segments in Back Bay, MA showed year-over-year increases in April 2026, with 1BR apartment rents up 7.59%, 1BR single-family up 7.27%, and only slight gains of 0.30% (1BR) and 0.20% (2BR) for condo/townhomes."
      },
      {
        "question": "What is the premium gap between condo/townhome and single-family median rents for the same bedroom count in Back Bay, MA?",
        "answer": "For 2BR units in April 2026, condo/townhome median rent in Back Bay, MA is $4,383, which is $884 higher than the single-family median rent of $3,499."
      },
      {
        "question": "What is the premium gap between apartment and condo/townhome rents for the same bedroom count in Back Bay, MA?",
        "answer": "In Back Bay, MA for April 2026, the 1BR apartment median rent is $3,258, just $2 more than the 1BR condo/townhome median of $3,256."
      }
    ]
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