Homes for Sale in Ball Square, Somerville, MA

Ball Square is a mostly residential neighborhood in the western portion of Somerville, MA. The neighborhood sits directly to the southeast of Tufts University to the southwest of Boston Avenue. Like other communities in the city, Ball Square is an excellent bedroom community that provides lovely home options for families looking to live on Boston’s western outskirts. The neighborhood was named after John Nichols Ball, a local businessman, and respected politician. During its early years, the neighborhood was a well-known commercial district, with some of the businesses that started during its early years still open to this day. Famous establishments in the community include Lyndell’s Bakery, Ball Square Cafe, Kelly’s Diner, and so much more. Today, the neighborhood still retains its uniquely blue-collar feel and attracts both professionals working in nearby business centers and students attending the nearby university.

Real Estate in the Ball Square neighborhood is a collection of single-family and multi-family properties built in the early 1900s. These homes feature Colonial Revival architecture with steepled roofs, wood plank walls, bright colored paints, large framed windows, small porches at the front, and no attached garage. The larger residences in the area feature attached condo-style layouts with duplexes and triplexes being a common home style for most of them. Property prices in the region start around the $700,000 price point and go all the way up to $1.5 million. Home builds range between two to four-bedroom designs with one to three baths. The community’s condo-style houses are probably the most affordable providing a modest 1,000 sqft to 1,400 sqft living arrangement. Most of these properties were remodeled from their original single-family design to provide additional housing units for each property. You can also find many single-family homes that retain their original layout and some newer low-density apartment buildings in the community. These homes tend to offer between 2,000 sqft to 4,000 sqft in living space.

Market Overview

Somerville Real Estate Information

Median Home Price

$879,000

Median Sale Price

$840,000

Median Price Per Sqft

$579

Number of Households

32,802

Median Days in Market

85

Median Rent

$2,600

What's To Love

Being so close to Davis you still have easy access to everything it has to offer and some great local spots like Taco Party (Vegan), Lyndell’s Bakery, Blue Cloud Gallery, and the Ball Square Fine Wines. Ball Square is a happening place in the mornings...you’ll have to choose your own favorite of the best breakfast spots (Sound Bites, Ball Square Cafe, True Grounds & Kelly’s Diner).

What's Not To Love

Evening Bar options are limited to The Pub which has a great local feel, so you may not need more! You can plan on it being packed for a Bruins or Pats game!

Is it for me?

Who is this neighborhood for

Ball Square may be for you if you don’t mind a train ride into the city or are content with taking advantage of Davis Square, Ball Square, or South Medford’s offerings by foot!

Find Your Home

Latest homes for sale in Ball Square

20
Active

$2,975,000

264 Willow Ave

Somerville, MA, 02144
Beds5Baths5SqFt4,000MLS#73149957
20
Active

$2,899,900

9 Warner

Somerville, MA, 02144
Beds4Baths4SqFt3,600MLS#73162420
29
Pending

$1,779,000

29 Appleton St. 2

Somerville, MA, 02144
Beds4Baths4SqFt2,060MLS#73144631
32
Active Under Contract

$1,499,000

41-43 Prichard PH

Somerville, MA, 02144
Beds4Baths4SqFt1,962MLS#73149215
24
Open House
Active

$1,449,900

29 Appleton St. 1

Somerville, MA, 02144
Beds3Baths3SqFt1,910MLS#73144629
21
Pending

$1,348,000

18 Prichard Avenue 2

Somerville, MA, 02144
Beds3Baths3SqFt1,732MLS#73155172
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Meet the locals

Who Lives in Somerville

Population

81,366

Median Age

31.3

Median Household Income

$117,141

Home Ownership Percentage

33.6%

Education: Associates Degree or Higher

67.65%

Cost of Living Score

169.9

Entertainment

Things to do in Ball Square

Nathan Tufts Park

Memorial park featuring lovely outdoor wooded green spaces.

Tufts Park

10.6-acre neighborhood park with fantastic recreational amenities and open green spaces.

Trum Field

Long-standing ballpark with seasonal events established in 1903.

Tufts University

A private university founded in 1852 that provides world-class academic programs and state-of-the-art research facilities.

Education

Schools in Ball Square

School Name
Grades
Admission
Columbus Elementary School
PK – 5
Public
Benjamin G Brown School
K – 5
Public
Next Wave Junior High School
6 – 8
Public
Curtis-Tufts School
9 – 12
Public
On the map

Ball Square Map

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