Residential Segregation in Greater Boston: Shifting Patterns by Race and Income
By Jessica Martin, Research Consultant. Aja Kennedy, Luc Schuster, Boston Indicators.
August 19, 2025
At Boston Indicators, we’ve studied residential segregation in the past, but it’s been a while. Immigration has significantly increased Greater Boston’s racial diversity, yet there’s still a persistent sense that this diversity doesn’t show up in many people’s day-to-day lives. So, this report offers a fresh look at the latest trends in residential segregation across Greater Boston using the most recent data available. And it’s organized into two main sections, first looking at residential patterns by race and then by income.
