How many hair salons and barbers are there within 1 km of Allston?
13 hair salons and barbers within 1 km of Allston, 4.1 per km². Few direct competitors; check the foot traffic before you read that as demand.
Allston, Boston · scanned 13 October 2026 · the 5th most crowded of 10 areas mapped in Boston
Within 1 km
13
hair salons and barbers
Per km²
4.1
low competition
With 10+ reviews
9
enough to judge a rating
Established
7
100 or more reviews
Average rating
4.7★
places with 10+ reviews
Median reviews
130
per hair salon
Every hair salon in the circle
Measured within 1 km of the centre: LOW under 5, MODERATE 5–15, HIGH 15–40, INTENSE over 40 places per km².
Rating spread
How the 13 hair salons and barbers here are rated. Places with fewer than 10 reviews are counted apart.
- 4.5 and up8 (62%)
- 4.0 to 4.41 (8%)
- 3.5 to 3.90 (0%)
- Below 3.50 (0%)
- Under 10 reviews4 (31%)
Top rated
Highest rating among places with at least 50 reviews.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sky Salon | 4.9★ | 678 | 640 m |
| Volmmer's Haircutting ZELLE or CASH | 4.9★ | 133 | 60 m |
| YS Salon | 4.9★ | 130 | 110 m |
| MG Hair Artistic Salon - Boston | 4.7★ | 591 | 290 m |
| We Done Hair Salon | 4.7★ | 203 | 40 m |
| Luiz Hair Salon | 4.7★ | 164 | 120 m |
| Beautiful Cuts | 4.3★ | 151 | 150 m |
Most reviewed
The places customers here write about most.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sky Salon | 4.9★ | 678 | 640 m |
| MG Hair Artistic Salon - Boston | 4.7★ | 591 | 290 m |
| We Done Hair Salon | 4.7★ | 203 | 40 m |
| Luiz Hair Salon | 4.7★ | 164 | 120 m |
| Beautiful Cuts | 4.3★ | 151 | 150 m |
Chains
No brand has two or more outlets within 1 km of Allston.
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Questions
How many hair salons and barbers are there in Allston?
13 within 1 km of the centre of Allston, Boston, counted on 13 October 2026. That is 4.1 per km², which we rate low competition. It is the 5th most crowded of the 10 Boston areas we mapped.
Is Allston a good place to open a hair salon?
LOW competition: 13 hair salons and barbers within 1 km of Allston, 4.1 per km². Few direct competitors; check the foot traffic before you read that as demand. The numbers here are for the area centre; a free scan shows every competitor on a map around your exact address.
What is the average rating of hair salons and barbers in Allston?
4.7 out of 5, across the 9 with at least 10 reviews. 8 are rated 4.5 or higher. The typical hair salon here has 130 reviews.
Which hair salons and barbers in Allston are rated highest?
Among places with at least 50 reviews: Sky Salon (4.9, 678 reviews), Volmmer's Haircutting ZELLE or CASH (4.9, 133 reviews), YS Salon (4.9, 130 reviews).
How was this counted?
We scanned a 1 km circle around the centre of Allston on 13 October 2026 and counted every hair salon on the map inside it. Places missing from the map or opened since are not counted, so treat the numbers as a floor. Average rating only counts places with 10 or more reviews.