Location

Nearby schools

School ratings (A+ to F) from HJN community data.

William Monroe Trotter K-8 School
PK-8 · Regular · Boston School District
352 students · 10.7:1 student–teacher
William Monroe Trotter K-8 School school rating: C- 0.2 mi
David A. Ellis Elementary School
PK-5 · Regular · Boston School District
391 students · 12.5:1 student–teacher
David A. Ellis Elementary School school rating: D+ 0.3 mi
Boston Latin Acadeny
7-12 · Regular · Boston School District
1,693 students · 17.9:1 student–teacher
Boston Latin Acadeny school rating: B+ 0.3 mi
Higginson K-2 School
PK-2 · Regular · Boston School District
154 students · 8.8:1 student–teacher
0.4 mi
Bridge Boston Charter School
PK-8 · Regular · Bridge Boston Charter School
329 students · 10.8:1 student–teacher
Bridge Boston Charter School school rating: B- 0.4 mi
Rafael Hernandez K-8 School
PK-8 · Regular · Boston School District
372 students · 13.8:1 student–teacher
Rafael Hernandez K-8 School school rating: B- 0.5 mi
Greater Egleston Community High School
9-12 · Regular · Boston School District
78 students · 8.8:1 student–teacher
0.5 mi
Jeremiah E. Burke High School
9-12 · Regular · Boston School District
399 students · 9.8:1 student–teacher
Jeremiah E. Burke High School school rating: D- 0.5 mi

Nearby places

Within 2 miles of this home: 38+ restaurants and cafés, 12 grocery stores, 37+ parks and green spaces, and 29+ transit stops.

Place data from OpenStreetMap.

Food & drink

Food For The Soul
Warren Street
0.4 mi
New York Fried Chicken
Blue Hill Avenue
0.4 mi
Don Tequeño y Doña Arepa
Blue Hill Avenue
0.4 mi
Carmelo Bakery & Cafe
0.4 mi
Dunkin
Blue Hill Avenue
0.4 mi
McDonald's
Washington Street
0.5 mi
Things Wild
0.5 mi
Star Fish
0.5 mi

Groceries

Stop & Shop
Blue Hill Avenue
0.5 mi
Dorchester Food Co-op
Bowdoin Street
1.2 mi
Whole Foods Market
Centre Street
1.3 mi
City Feed and Supply
Centre Street
1.3 mi
Jamaica Plain Farmer's Market
1.3 mi
Daily Table
1.3 mi
Happy Market & Spirits
South Street
1.4 mi
Tropical Foods
Melnea Cass Boulevard
1.5 mi

Parks & recreation

Crawford St Playground
0.3 mi
Tiffany Moore Tot Lot
0.3 mi
Laviscount Park
0.3 mi
Elm Hill Park
0.3 mi
Franklin Park Historic Rock Garden
0.4 mi
Horatio Harris Park
0.4 mi
Organic Garden
0.4 mi
Mt. Calvary Revival Garden
0.5 mi

Transit

Humboldt Ave @ Crawford St
0.1 mi
Humboldt Ave @ Homestead St
0.1 mi
Humboldt Ave @ Hutchings St
0.1 mi
Humboldt Ave @ Waumbeck St
0.1 mi
Seaver St @ Harold St
0.2 mi
Humboldt Ave @ Seaver St
0.2 mi
Seaver St @ Humboldt Ave
0.2 mi
Seaver St opp Harold St
0.2 mi

Flock cameras and license-plate readers near 136 Ruthven St, Boston

This home
Flock Safety reader
Other plate reader
CCTV camera
Rings at ½ mile and 1 mile. Basemap © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Open the Boston camera map

6 CCTV cameras mapped within ½ mile of this home. Nearest: 0.4 mi west.

Mapped devices by type and distance from this home
Device type	Within ½ mi	Within 1 mi
License-plate readers	0	5
of which Flock Safety	0	3
CCTV cameras	6	40

Community-reported via OpenStreetMap; may be incomplete. Data as of Oct 22, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

About these devices

License-plate readers (ALPR) are fixed cameras that photograph passing vehicles and read their plates. Records are typically shared with the agency or association that operates the camera.

Flock Safety is a company whose plate-reader cameras are used by police departments, cities, HOAs and businesses. Its devices are usually solar-powered and pole-mounted.

CCTV cameras are fixed video cameras that record a street, building or other area.

The 02121 market

Homes for sale: 18
Median list price: $625,000

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136 Ruthven St, Boston MA 02121

7

Beds

4

Baths

4,259

Sqft

1900

Year built

Estimated value: $1,045,000

Range $914,400 – $1,211,000 · as of March 13, 2026

How this estimate has moved

ATTOM automated valuation model · 51 published estimates over 6.2 years · shaded band is the model's own published low-to-high range

$820,300 January 2020$1,045,000 March 2026

Highest reading $1,313,000 in October 2025; lowest $682,400 in April 2020. The vertical scale starts at the series' own low, not at zero — it is drawn to show movement, not absolute size.

Public records

7 beds
4 baths
4,259 sqft
8,457 sqft lot
Built 1900
Stories: 2
Use: RESIDENTIAL
APN ROXB W:12 P:02219 S:000

Estimate your monthly payment

Home price

Down payment (20%)

$209,000

Loan term

Interest rate (%)

Property tax (%/yr)

Home insurance ($/yr)

HOA ($/mo)

Estimated monthly payment

$6,863/mo

Principal & interest$5,788

Property tax$958

Home insurance$117

Loan amount $836,000. Estimate only — your actual rate and payment depend on credit, location, and lender.

Tax history

2025 roll

Land: $337,200
Structure: $529,000
Assessed total: $866,200
Property tax billed: $10,031

Sale & deed history

May 20, 2014Not an arm's-length transfer—
November 12, 2013Arm's-length—
November 4, 2009Arm's-length$380,000