Boston is among a group a secondary markets gaining traction from data center users in the Northeast United States. Data center demand typically occurs in larger cities with growing economies, and Boston has the 9^th largest economy in the US. This along with the city’s growing tech industry are reasons data center users find the market attractive.

Data center providers in Boston are active as well, with over thirty colocation facilities from providers like Digital Realty, CoreSite, Cyxtera, Equinix, and TierPoint (among others). The transaction sizes here are typically smaller than transaction sizes in larger markets like Northern Virginia or Chicago, but activity from companies with data center infrastructure needs is leading to continual development from these providers.

To learn more, download datacenterHawk/Data Center Frontier’s most recent report on the Boston Data Center Market.