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Residential > Condo
Sold
08/14/2020
Sold Price
$541,000$800/ft²

159 Emerson St
South Boston, MA 02127

  • 1
    Bed
  • 1
    Bath
  • 676
    ft²
    Living Area
  • 676
    ft²
    Lot Size
  • -
    Pool
  • 1
    Car
  • 1920
    Year Built
  • -
    DOM
  • 1
    Permit
159 Emerson St, South Boston, MA 02127 is a 1 bed, 1 bath, 676 ft² condo built in 1920 on a 0.016 acre lot with 1 construction permit.

    Property Valuations

    Latest estimates for 159 Emerson St based on TopHap automated valuation model (AVM).

    • TopHap Estimate

      $599,712

      $887/ft²

      +$59K above Sold Price

      Updated 3 months ago

      • 159 Emerson St is valued at $599,712 by TopHap AVM 3 months ago.

    • Last Sold Price

      $541,000

      $800/ft²

      5 years ago

      • 159 Emerson St was last sold in 2020 for $541,000.

    Permits

    159 Emerson St has 1 permit records.

    Permit History
    1
    Permits

    Current Ownership

    Information about the current owner(s).

    • Taxes Billed

      Taxes billed in 2025$6,147.00
      From latest Total Assessed Value1.16%
      Total Assessed Value$530,800
      =
      Land
      Assessed Value      $0
      +
      Additions
      Assessed Value      $530,800

      • In 2025, taxes billed for 159 Emerson St were $6,147, which is 1.16% from latest Total Assessed Value of $530,800.

    Property History

    159 Emerson St has undefined property events records (listings, deeds, permits, tax, foreclosure, loan).

    Property Events

    Environment

    Environmental factors around 159 Emerson St

    • Hazard Risks

      Hurricane
      132
      Wind
      116
      Lead
      110
      Ozone
      106
      Air Pollution
      102
      Weather
      102
      Nat'l Avg
      100
      Carb Mono
      95
      Particulates
      94
      Earthquake
      79
      Hail
      75
      Tornado
      64

      • 12 hazards (Carbon Monoxide, Earthquake Risk, Hail Index, Tornado Index, Hurricane Index, Air Pollution Index, Ozone Index, Wind Index, Weather Risk, Lead Index, Particulate Matter, National Average) are above the national average around 159 Emerson St.

      Walkability Index

      0 /20

      Car Dependent

      Most Walkable

      20-18

      Very Walkable

      17-15

      Somewhat Walkable

      14-10

      Car Dependent

      9-0

      159 Emerson St has a walkability score of 0 out of 20, which means that it is in a car dependent area.

      Temperature

      Seasonal temperature sampled over multiple years

      Winter
      Average

      31 °F

      Low

      23°F

      High

      38°F

      Summer
      Average

      70 °F

      Low

      61°F

      High

      79°F

      In the winter at 159 Emerson St, temperatures range from 22.72°F to 38.38°F with an average of 30.55°F. In the summer, the temperature ranges from 61.06°F to 79.14°F with and average of 70.1°F.

    School Information

    Public/private schools serving 159 Emerson St

      Public Schools

      Quincy Upper School
      Grades: 6-12
      1.77  mi
      D
      Boston Day & Evening Academy
      Grades: 9-12
      2.25  mi
      F
      Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers
      Grades: 9-12
      2.71  mi
      C
      Baldwin Early Learning Center
      Grades: EE-1
      5.21  mi
      Blackstone Innovation School
      Grades: PK-5
      1.72  mi
      D-
      Boston Latin School
      Grades: 7-12
      3.19  mi
      A-
      Boston Latin Acadeny
      Grades: 7-12
      2.66  mi
      A-
      John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science
      Grades: 7-12
      2.56  mi
      A-
      Brighton High School
      Grades: 9-12
      5.53  mi
      F
      Carter Developmental Center
      Grades: 6-12
      2.32  mi
      Charles H. Taylor Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      4.41  mi
      C-
      Charles Sumner Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      5.61  mi
      C-
      Charlestown High School
      Grades: 9-12
      3.30  mi
      D-
      Clarence R. Edwards Middle School
      Grades: 6-8
      3.35  mi
      Snowden International School At Copley
      Grades: 9-12
      2.25  mi
      F
      Curtis Guild Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      4.10  mi
      D
      David A. Ellis Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      3.05  mi
      F
      Henry Dearborn STEM Academy
      Grades: 6-12
      2.21  mi
      D-
      Dennis C. Haley K-8 School
      Grades: PK-8
      4.84  mi
      C-
      East Boston High School
      Grades: 9-12
      3.19  mi
      D
      Eliot K-8 School
      Grades: PK-8
      2.26  mi
      B-
      Ellis Mendell Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      3.44  mi
      C-
      Franklin D. Roosevelt K-8 School
      Grades: PK-8
      7.70  mi
      C-
      Harvard / Kent Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      3.01  mi
      C-
      Hugh Roe O'Donnell Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      2.96  mi
      C
      Jackson Mann K-8 School
      Grades: PK-8
      5.18  mi
      D+
      James Condon K-8 School
      Grades: PK-8
      0.73  mi
      C-
      James J Chittick Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      5.77  mi
      D+
      James P. Timilty Middle School
      Grades: 6-8
      2.68  mi
      D
      Jeremiah E. Burke High School
      Grades: 9-12
      2.92  mi
      C-
      John D. Philbrick Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      5.29  mi
      D-
      John F. Kennedy Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      3.52  mi
      C+
      Up Academy Holland
      Grades: PK-5
      2.65  mi
      C
      John W. Mccormack Middle School
      Grades: 6-8
      1.20  mi
      D
      Joseph J. Hurley K-8 School
      Grades: PK-8
      2.00  mi
      C+
      Joseph Lee K-8 School
      Grades: PK-8
      3.62  mi
      D+
      Joseph P. Manning Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      5.15  mi
      B-
      Joseph P. Tynan Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      0.05  mi
      Josiah Quincy Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      1.58  mi
      C
      Joyce Kilmer K-8 School
      Grades: PK-8
      7.68  mi
      C
      Madison Park High
      Grades: 9-12
      2.63  mi
      F
      Manassah E. Bradley Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      4.27  mi
      B+
      Mather Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      2.16  mi
      C
      Mattahunt Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      1.64  mi
      Maurice J. Tobin K-8 School
      Grades: PK-8
      3.04  mi
      C-
      Michael J. Perkins Elementary School
      Grades: KG-5
      0.64  mi
      C-
      Mozart Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      6.41  mi
      B-
      Nathan Hale Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      2.74  mi
      B+
      Oliver Hazard Perry K-8 School
      Grades: PK-8
      0.51  mi
      C
      Patrick J. Kennedy Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      3.02  mi
      C+
      Dr. William Henderson Lower School
      Grades: PK-4
      3.08  mi
      Paul A. Dever Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      1.23  mi
      D+
      Phineas Bates Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      6.33  mi
      D
      Rafael Hernandez K-8 School
      Grades: PK-8
      3.35  mi
      D+
      Richard J. Murphy K-8 School
      Grades: PK-8
      2.88  mi
      C+
      Roger Clap Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      1.27  mi
      D
      Samuel Adams Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      2.11  mi
      C-
      Samuel W. Mason Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      1.76  mi
      C-
      Sarah Greenwood K-8 School
      Grades: PK-8
      3.37  mi
      D+
      The English High School
      Grades: 9-12
      4.12  mi
      F
      Gardner Pilot Academy
      Grades: PK-8
      5.17  mi
      D+
      Thomas J. Kenny Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      3.44  mi
      C+
      Warren / Prescott K-8 School
      Grades: PK-8
      3.23  mi
      B-
      Washington Irving Middle School
      Grades: 6-8
      5.65  mi
      D-
      William Ellery Channing Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      7.52  mi
      D
      William H. Ohrenberger School
      Grades: 3-8
      7.64  mi
      B-
      William Mckinley School
      Grades: KG-12
      1.86  mi
      F
      William Monroe Trotter K-8 School
      Grades: PK-8
      2.83  mi
      C-
      Winship Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      6.01  mi
      C+
      Patrick Lyndon K-8 School
      Grades: PK-8
      7.10  mi
      C-
      Young Achievers K-8 School
      Grades: PK-8
      4.64  mi
      D-
      Fenway High School
      Grades: 9-12
      3.09  mi
      D+
      Another Course To College
      Grades: 9-12
      6.29  mi
      D
      New Mission High School
      Grades: 9-12
      6.41  mi
      B+
      Greater Egleston Community High School
      Grades: 9-12
      3.40  mi
      Mission Hill K-8 School
      Grades: PK-8
      4.30  mi
      D
      Dr. William Henderson Upper School
      Grades: 5-12
      4.03  mi
      D+
      Ellison / Parks Early Education School
      Grades: EE-3
      5.14  mi
      D-
      East Boston Early Childhood Center
      Grades: EE-1
      2.40  mi
      Haynes Early Education Center
      Grades: EE-1
      2.46  mi
      Boston Arts Academy
      Grades: 9-12
      2.62  mi
      D
      Boston Adult Technical Academy
      Grades: 9-12
      1.75  mi
      Community Academy
      Grades: 9-12
      3.75  mi
      Boston Community Leadership Academy
      Grades: 9-12
      6.41  mi
      F
      Lee Academy School
      Grades: PK-2
      3.76  mi
      F
      Urban Science Academy
      Grades: 9-12
      7.84  mi
      C
      Community Academy Of Science And Health
      Grades: 9-12
      2.62  mi
      F
      Orchard Gardens K-8 School
      Grades: PK-8
      1.98  mi
      D
      Lilla G. Frederick Middle School
      Grades: 6-8
      2.58  mi
      D-
      Boston International High School
      Grades: 9-12
      4.29  mi
      Excel High School
      Grades: 9-12
      0.33  mi
      F
      Horace Mann School For The Deaf
      Grades: PK-12
      5.18  mi
      Mary Lyon K-8 School
      Grades: KG-8
      6.36  mi
      West Zone Early Learning Center
      Grades: EE-1
      3.51  mi
      Oliver W. Holmes Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      3.24  mi
      C-
      Curley K-8 School
      Grades: PK-8
      3.95  mi
      D+
      George H. Conley Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      6.14  mi
      D-
      Edward Everett Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      1.82  mi
      C
      Martin Luther Jr. King K-8 School
      Grades: PK-8
      2.53  mi
      C-
      Mildred Avenue K-8 School
      Grades: KG-8
      4.87  mi
      C-
      Lyon Upper 9-12 School
      Grades: 9-12
      6.34  mi
      D-
      Dorchester Academy
      Grades: 9-12
      1.64  mi
      Higginson / Lewis K-8 School
      Grades: PK-8
      2.64  mi
      F
      Boston Teachers Union K-8 School
      Grades: PK-8
      4.82  mi
      C
      Thomas Edison K-8 School
      Grades: PK-8
      6.24  mi
      C-
      Mario Umana Academy
      Grades: KG-8
      2.99  mi
      D+
      Techboston Academy
      Grades: 6-12
      3.92  mi
      D-
      West Roxbury Academy
      Grades: 9-12
      7.84  mi
      D-
      Boston Green Academy
      Grades: 6-12
      5.56  mi
      D+
      Up Academy Boston
      Grades: 6-8
      0.60  mi
      C-
      Margarita Muniz Academy
      Grades: 9-12
      4.30  mi
      D-
      Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School
      Grades: PK-5
      1.90  mi
      D+
      Higginson K-2 School
      Grades: PK-2
      2.96  mi
      Up Academy Dorchester
      Grades: PK-12
      2.93  mi
      D-
      Pauline Agassiz Shaw Elementary School
      Grades: PK-5
      4.40  mi
      D
      Dante Alighieri Montessori School
      Grades: PK-5
      2.51  mi
      * The school rating is based entirely on the test score performance of each school. It is based on a scale of A-F, A being best.

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