Back Bay

upscale professional · 02116

Brownstone avenues, Newbury Street, the highest concentration of finance and consulting professionals downtown.

4,600

singles 22–50

45%

male

$122,000

median income

$3,900

median rent

The data

Back Bay by the numbers

Back Bay skews female: about 55% women to 45% men.
● Verified · Census ACS 5-yr, 2020-2024
Median individual income in Back Bay is around $122,000.
● Verified · BPDA Neighborhood Profiles, 2025
About 18,000 people live in Back Bay.
● Verified · BPDA Neighborhood Profiles, 2025
A one-bedroom in Back Bay runs about $3,900 a month.
● Verified · MAPC Rental Dashboard, 2025 Q3
An estimated 4,600 Back Bay residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
● Modeled · Census ACS 5-yr, 2020-2024

On the ground

Real venues in Back Bay, scraped from Google Maps. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.

Class

12 spots across Back Bay

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Abe & Louie's
Steak house$$$$★ 4.5 · 2,939
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Bukowski Tavern
Bar$$$$★ 4.4 · 1,468
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Buttermilk & Bourbon - Back Bay
American restaurant$$$$★ 4.4 · 2,953
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Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse
Northern Italian restaurant$$$$★ 4.4 · 1,536
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Deuxave
Restaurant$$$$★ 4.5 · 865
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Hecate
Bar$$$$★ 4 · 465
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Krasi
Wine bar$$$$★ 4.6 · 1,147
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Lolita Back Bay
Fine dining restaurant$$$$★ 4.4 · 3,789
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OAK Long Bar + Kitchen
Restaurant$$$$★ 4.3 · 1,069
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Piattini
Wine bar$$$$★ 4.4 · 1,408
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Sorellina
Italian restaurant$$$$★ 4.6 · 926
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STK Steakhouse
Steak house$$$$★ 4.8 · 20,858