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Google street view image for 159 Ruthven St, Dorchester, MA 02121
OFF MARKET
$1,025,834
8
bd
•
2 ba
•
5,628
sq ft

159 Ruthven St, Dorchester, MA 02121

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About this home

159 Ruthven St is a 5,628 square foot multi-family home on a 9,148 square foot lot with 8 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Based on Redfin's Dorchester data, we estimate the home's value is $1,025,834.
Multi-familyProperty Type
1900Year Built
9,148 sq ftLot Size
$182Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
Source:Public Records

Redfin Estimate

$1,025,834
$3,000 since August

This home's estimate is 0.8% lower than the average sale price ($1.03M) of 6 comparable homes.

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Market trends in Washington Park, MA

Last updated August 2026

Buyer's Market

Seller's Market

Seller's market

Sale-to-List Price
102.5%

+2.6% MoM

Median sale price
$771K

$214K MoM

Avg. days on market
20d

0 days MoM

Recently sold homes
2

3 MoM

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Sale history for 159 Ruthven St

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Tax history for 159 Ruthven St

*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.

Zoning and permits

ROXBURY NEIGHBORHOOD-3F-7000

Roxbury Neighborhood-Three-Family Residential Subdistricts

Three-Family Residential Subdistricts, as indicated by the designation 3F on said Maps. The Three-Family Residential Subdistricts are established to encourage low-density three-family areas with a variety of housing types appropriate to the existing fabric including one-, two-, but no more than three-family Dwellings. In a 3F subdistrict the maximum number of Dwelling Units allowed in a single Building, in a Town House Building, or in a Row House Building shall be 3, and the maximum number of Town House Buildings or Row House Buildings attached in a row shall be 3; a greater number of units up to 4 in a Building and a greater number of Buildings up to 4 attached in a row shall be conditional.
Permitted uses

Include but are not limited to:

  • Religious facility
  • Day care facility
  • Housing-Group
  • Housing-Single unit
  • Park & open space

Property details

Around this home

Schools

Trotter Elementary School

Public PreK-6 • Assigned • 0.3mi

4/10
Boston Latin Academy

Public 7-12 • Assigned • 0.4mi

7/10
Egleston Community High School

Public 9-12 • Assigned • 0.6mi

Hernandez K-8 School

Public PreK-8 • Assigned • 0.5mi

6/10
Carter School

Public 8-12 • Assigned • 0.7mi

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Lifestyle

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Climate risks

1/10 Flood Factor

Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years

1/10 Fire Factor

Unlikely to be in a wildfire in next 30 years

6/10 Heat Factor

7 days above 96° expected this year, 15 days in 30 years

6/10 Wind Factor

64% chance of strong winds in next 30 years

3/10 Air Factor

3 unhealthy days expected this year, 3 days in 30 years

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Historical weather

Dorchester, MA • 02121
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Sun exposure

In this area, properties receive around 9 hours in June and 4.4 hours in December, placing it below the U.S. average for solar exposure.

9 hrs
4.4 hrs
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Estimated sale price
$975,000 – $1.18M

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