# Somerville Neighborhoods Map: Which Areas Should You Know From Assembly Square to Teele?
Key Takeaways
•There is no single "Somerville price." Per realtor.com's neighborhood table, the same week you can find an East Somerville listing at $779,950 and a Spring Hill listing at $1,299,500.
•The east side is the value edge — but Prospect Hill is the true entry point. Prospect Hill has the lowest median; Winter Hill and Ten Hills sit higher, so treat them as a tier, not interchangeable.
•The west and central squares carry the premium. Davis Square, Spring Hill, and Teele Square hold value hardest, so the "negotiate the number" step is thinnest here.
•The bottom line: Pick the neighborhood first, then the block, then the number — while budgeting for a 5–6% commission on top of price.
Somerville is New England's densest city: about 81,000 residents in roughly 4.1 square miles, per the Fyts due-diligence guide. A few blocks can change your budget, commute, and resale outlook.
Citywide medians run near $1,040,000 (realtor.com, up 6.94% year over year), so treat any single number as a rough baseline.
Where Are the Cheapest Homes in Somerville?
The eastern side is usually your lower buy-in. Per realtor.com's neighborhood table, Prospect Hill has the city's lowest median listing price at $677,500.
Median Listing Price by Somerville Neighborhood
Neighborhood-level median listing prices from Realtor.com, excluding entries where listing price was not reported.
Winter Hill is next at $729,900. Ten Hills follows at $750,000, then East Somerville at $779,950. Assembly Square, Inner Belt, and Mystic River sit along the city's redevelopment and rental-heavy edges.
East Somerville and Ten Hills each show 37 for-sale listings — the highest counts in this table. So the lower-priced east side also offers more active choices.
Somerville Neighborhood For-Sale Inventory Counts
For-sale listing counts by neighborhood from Realtor.com.
Why the discount? These areas sit closer to I-93, McGrath Highway, and Mystic Avenue, and the Fyts guide flags highway, rail, and Logan flight-path noise.
There is also upside. The 2022 Green Line Extension expanded rapid-transit access on the east side (per the Steinmetz spring 2026 report). Current east-side prices don't yet reflect the new stations, which is part of why the value edge exists — so the same rail proximity is both a present noise drawback and a likely future value driver.
Your takeaway: visit the exact block morning, evening, and weekend before you commit.
Why Is Davis Square So Expensive?
Per realtor.com, the west and central squares top the market: Spring Hill at $1,299,500, West Somerville at $1,175,000, and Teele Square at $1,170,000. Ward Two and the Tufts edge both clear $1 million.
Davis Square commands a premium for walkability, Red Line access, and Cambridge proximity (per the Steinmetz report).
The premium tier also moves fast, so the "then the number" step is least realistic here — leave your financing and offer strategy ready before the right home appears.
What Are the Limits of a Somerville Price Map?
A neighborhood median can be noisy. A couple of luxury listings can make Spring Hill's $1,299,500 look higher than the typical block feels, so use this map as price tiers, not exact promises.
The realtor.com table and the Steinmetz read agree: East Somerville is a lower entry point, while Davis Square and West Somerville trade above the citywide median.
Not every Somerville neighborhood has a clean listing-price read. Ball Square, Davis Square, and a few others show no listing price in the realtor.com table, so read those by housing type, transit, noise, and daily lifestyle instead.
What Should You Check Before Buying on a Somerville Block?
Somerville housing is old. The Fyts guide estimates close to 60% of homes predate 1940, before the 1978 federal lead-paint ban. Budget for a certified lead inspection, and ask about knob-and-tube wiring and any buried oil tank.
Confirm these items with your agent or the Assessor:
•Property tax and CPA surcharge. The FY2026 tax rate is $10.98 per $1,000 of assessed value (the value the city assigns your home for tax purposes), per Steinmetz. Confirm the current Community Preservation Act surcharge and its effective date with your agent.
•Condo conversions. Under a recent ordinance, a landlord converting a rental must give tenants two years' notice and pay relocation benefits; confirm the current amounts and effective date with your agent.
On costs: buyers must now sign a written agent-compensation agreement before touring. Per the Boston Globe on July 8, 2025, Massachusetts commissions still commonly run 5–6% — negotiable, not eliminated. On a $779,950 east-side home, that adds roughly $39,000–$47,000 above the price.
How Should You Use the Somerville Neighborhoods Map?
Start with the neighborhood, then study the block, then decide the number — remembering the number moves fastest, and negotiates least, in the premium tier.
Want to compare Assembly Square, East Somerville, Davis, Spring Hill, Ball Square, and Teele against your budget? Ask for a block-by-block pricing read before you tour.
