The Dorchester House Tour was a smash on Sunday, organizers and homeowners said, with hundreds of people traipsing through the neighborhood’s Victorian homes on a warm and sunny afternoon.

Vicki Rugo with the Dorchester Historical Society, whose house was among those featured on the tour, said about 420 tickets were sold online and at the tour on Sunday. About 300 of those were purchased in advance, she said.

Between ticket sales and sponsorships — developers Edens, Inc. was  the Dorchester House Tour’s lead sponsor, Trinity Financial was a supporting sponsor, and the Dorchester Reporter was the media sponsor — the society raised more than $40,000.

Stationed at 12 houses, 22 hosts and more than 90 volunteers shared tidbits on caring for historic homes and details on decades of careful renovations.

“It was a lot of effort on the part of a lot of people,” Rugo said. “It was a real community event.”

Many on the tour had a connection to Dorchester, having lived here before, are living here now, or have friends and families from the area. Visitors traveled in from the neighborhood, but attendees also hailed from Haverhill, Salem, and Weymouth, among other cities and towns.

Several homeowners said they fielded attendees who wanted very much to move in or rent out their houses, especially Kevin Holland and Michael Mason’s kitschy top floor, complete with retro diner-inspired kitchenette.

The historical society now has time to mull over its next house tour, which could be in a different neighborhood of Dorchester. First, though, is exterior work on the William Clapp house on Boston Street.

“The Dorchester Historical Society has a lot of work that needs to be done, and this will go a long way toward getting that work started,” Rugo said.