Boston, MA Apartments For Rent
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Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120
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Use arrow keys to navigateNEW - 1 DAY AGOSPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLY$3,795 - $11,855/moFees may applyStudio-2 Beds1-2 BathsThe Harlo | 1350 Boylston St #414,
Boston, MA 02215
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NEW - 2 HRS AGOINCOME RESTRICTEDTotal price$3,995 - $5,195/mo2-3 Beds1-2 BathsMission Main | 43 Smith St #H012B,
Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120
PET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,370 - $6,244/moStudio-2 Beds1-2 BathsProto Kendall Square | 88 Ames St #513,
Cambridge, MA 02142
NEW - 1 DAY AGOSPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLYTotal price$2,749 - $4,435/moStudio-2 Beds1-2 BathsThe Charley | 46 Soldiers Field Pl #44-307,
Brighton, MA 02135
SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,650 - $13,695/moStudio-3 Beds1-3 BathsLyra | 260 Huntington Ave #2011,
Boston, MA 02115
PET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,043 - $4,248/mo1-2 Beds1 BathThe Longwood | 1575 Tremont St #704,
Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120
SPECIAL OFFER$2,890 - $5,332/moFees may applyStudio-3 Beds1-2 BathsHanover Alewife | 130 Cambridgepark Dr #421,
Cambridge, MA 02140
PET FRIENDLYTotal price$4,295 - $6,375/moStudio-2 Beds1-2 BathsThe Lofts at Atlantic Wharf | 530 Atlantic Ave #609,
Boston, MA 02210
NEW - 1 DAY AGOSPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,166 - $7,498/moStudio-2 Beds1-2 BathsGables Seaport | 501 Congress St #1117,
Boston, MA 02210
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NEW - 1 DAY AGOSPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLYTotal price$2,631 - $6,348/moStudio-3 Beds1-2 BathsThe Laurent | 55 Wheeler St #C510,
Cambridge, MA 02138
SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLY$3,500 - $6,100/moFees may apply2-4 Beds1-2 BathsTtoren Flats | 42 N Beacon St #102,
Boston, MA 02108
SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLYTotal price$4,585 - $5,215/mo3 Beds2 BathsChurch Corner | 10 Magazine St #-1006,
Cambridge, MA 02139
NEW - 4 HRS AGOPET FRIENDLY$3,025 - $4,865/moFees may applyStudio-2 Beds1-2 BathsPortside at East Pier | 40 E Pier Dr #PE1-201,
Boston, MA 02128
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Boston, MA 02116
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SPECIAL OFFER$2,300 - $3,350/moFees may applyStudio-1 Bed1 Bath62 on the Park | 62 Boylston St #L04,
Boston, MA 02116
PET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,080 - $4,349/mo1-2 Beds1-2 BathsParkside Place | 700 Huron Ave #5C-U,
Cambridge, MA 02138
NEW - 4 HRS AGOPET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,317 - $5,180/mo1-2 Beds1-2 BathsThe Residences on Broadway | 50 W Broadway #227H,
Boston, MA 02127
SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLYTotal price$2,620 - $6,202/moStudio-3 Beds1-2 BathsThe Towers at Longfellow | 3 Longfellow Pl #4-905,
Boston, MA 02114
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SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,225 - $4,125/mo1-2 Beds1-2 BathsReservoir Towers | 1925 Commonwealth Ave #1117,
Brighton, MA 02135
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SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,370 - $7,249/moStudio-3 Beds1-2 BathsThe Brookliner | 5 Washington St #401,
Brighton, MA 02135
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SPECIAL OFFER$4,500 - $6,475/moFees may apply2-3 Beds2 Baths55 BRIGHTON AT PACKARD CROSSING | 55 Brighton Ave #418,
Allston, MA 02134
PET FRIENDLY$2,036 - $4,838/moFees may apply1-3 Beds1-2 BathsHarbor Point | 24 Oyster Bay Rd #260110,
Dorchester, MA 02125
PET FRIENDLYTotal price$2,906 - $4,288/moStudio-2 Beds1-2 BathsLuxe at Alewife | 80 Cambridgepark Dr #408,
Cambridge, MA 02140
PET FRIENDLYTotal price$2,895 - $5,150/mo1-3 Beds1-2 BathsVelo Forest Hills Apartments | 3686 Washington St #3610,
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
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NEW - 2 DAYS AGOPET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,250 - $3,300/moStudio1 ba12 Commonwealth | 12-14 Commonwealth Ave #708,
Boston, MA 02116
NEW - 1 DAY AGOSPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLY$3,171 - $6,709/moFees may applyStudio-2 bd1-2 baVIA Seaport Residences | 5 Fan Pier Blvd #529,
Boston, MA 02210
PET FRIENDLY$2,731 - $3,800/moFees may apply1-2 bd1-2 baBaker Chocolate Factory | 1220 Adams St #20-G22,
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
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SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLY$3,000 - $4,600/moFees may applyStudio-2 bd1 baPiano Craft Guild | 791 Tremont St #1B-1Ba-950Sqft,
Boston, MA 02118
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NEW - 4 HRS AGOPET FRIENDLY$3,010 - $4,430/moFees may applyStudio-2 bd1-2 baBell Olmsted Park | 161 S Huntington Ave #517,
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130- SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLY
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PET FRIENDLYTotal price$2,709 - $4,565/moStudio-3 bd1-2 baTempo Cambridge | 203 Concord Tpke #1321,
Cambridge, MA 02140- PET FRIENDLY
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- NEW - 2 DAYS AGOPET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,250 - $3,300/moStudio1 ba12 Commonwealth | 12-14 Commonwealth Ave #708,
Boston, MA 02116 - NEW - 1 DAY AGOSPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLY$3,171 - $6,709/moFees may applyStudio-2 bd1-2 baVIA Seaport Residences | 5 Fan Pier Blvd #529,
Boston, MA 02210 
SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLY$2,925 - $3,300/moFees may apply1 bd1 baThe Brook Luxury Apartments of Cambridge | 95 Fawcett St #412,
Cambridge, MA 02138
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- PET FRIENDLYTotal price$2,709 - $4,565/moStudio-3 bd1-2 baTempo Cambridge | 203 Concord Tpke #1321,
Cambridge, MA 02140 
SPECIAL OFFER- NEW - 1 DAY AGOSPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLY$3,171 - $6,709/moFees may applyStudio-2 bd1-2 baVIA Seaport Residences | 5 Fan Pier Blvd #529,
Boston, MA 02210 
PET FRIENDLYTotal price$2,695 - $4,225/moStudio-2 bd1-2 baThe Graphic Lofts | 32 Cambridge St #1219,
Charlestown, MA 02129
NEW - 1 DAY AGOPET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,200 - $4,650/moStudio-2 bd1-2 baWest Square Apartments | 320 D St #206,
Boston, MA 02127
PET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,366 - $6,189/moStudio-3 bd1-2 baThe Tremont | 1482 Tremont St #307,
Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120
SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLY$3,339 - $9,235/moFees may applyStudio-3 bd1-2 baThe Benjamin Seaport Residences | 25 Northern Ave #1818,
Boston, MA 02210
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- NEW - 2 DAYS AGOPET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,250 - $3,300/moStudio1 ba12 Commonwealth | 12-14 Commonwealth Ave #708,
Boston, MA 02116 - NEW - 1 DAY AGOSPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLY$3,171 - $6,709/moFees may applyStudio-2 bd1-2 baVIA Seaport Residences | 5 Fan Pier Blvd #529,
Boston, MA 02210 - PET FRIENDLY$2,731 - $3,800/moFees may apply1-2 bd1-2 baBaker Chocolate Factory | 1220 Adams St #20-G22,
Dorchester Center, MA 02124 - PET FRIENDLY
- SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLY$3,000 - $4,600/moFees may applyStudio-2 bd1 baPiano Craft Guild | 791 Tremont St #1B-1Ba-950Sqft,
Boston, MA 02118
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- NEW - 4 HRS AGOPET FRIENDLY$3,010 - $4,430/moFees may applyStudio-2 bd1-2 baBell Olmsted Park | 161 S Huntington Ave #517,
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 - SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLY
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- PET FRIENDLYTotal price$2,709 - $4,565/moStudio-3 bd1-2 baTempo Cambridge | 203 Concord Tpke #1321,
Cambridge, MA 02140 - PET FRIENDLY
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- NEW - 2 DAYS AGOPET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,250 - $3,300/moStudio1 ba12 Commonwealth | 12-14 Commonwealth Ave #708,
Boston, MA 02116 - NEW - 1 DAY AGOSPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLY$3,171 - $6,709/moFees may applyStudio-2 bd1-2 baVIA Seaport Residences | 5 Fan Pier Blvd #529,
Boston, MA 02210 - SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLY$2,925 - $3,300/moFees may apply1 bd1 baThe Brook Luxury Apartments of Cambridge | 95 Fawcett St #412,
Cambridge, MA 02138
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- PET FRIENDLYTotal price$2,709 - $4,565/moStudio-3 bd1-2 baTempo Cambridge | 203 Concord Tpke #1321,
Cambridge, MA 02140 - SPECIAL OFFER
- NEW - 1 DAY AGOSPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLY$3,171 - $6,709/moFees may applyStudio-2 bd1-2 baVIA Seaport Residences | 5 Fan Pier Blvd #529,
Boston, MA 02210 - PET FRIENDLYTotal price$2,695 - $4,225/moStudio-2 bd1-2 baThe Graphic Lofts | 32 Cambridge St #1219,
Charlestown, MA 02129 - NEW - 1 DAY AGOPET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,200 - $4,650/moStudio-2 bd1-2 baWest Square Apartments | 320 D St #206,
Boston, MA 02127 - PET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,366 - $6,189/moStudio-3 bd1-2 baThe Tremont | 1482 Tremont St #307,
Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120 - SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLY$3,339 - $9,235/moFees may applyStudio-3 bd1-2 baThe Benjamin Seaport Residences | 25 Northern Ave #1818,
Boston, MA 02210 - NEW - 1 HR AGOSPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLY
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What Locals Say about Boston
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Boston: lively, historic city living with easy MBTA access, parks, beaches, and thriving arts. People like the walkability, safe feel, easy T commutes, great parks, beaches, and dining. They dislike high costs, scarce parking, traffic, some noise, litter, and spotty transit.
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Types of apartment in Boston, MA
Boston apartments range from brick rowhouses in Back Bay, Beacon Hill, and the South End to triple-deckers in Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, and Roslindale. In Allston and Brighton, many apartments sit in low-rise brick buildings from the early 1900s. South Boston and East Boston mix older houses for rent with newer waterfront apartments near the Harborwalk. In Charlestown and the North End, you can see narrow streets, older brick facades, and smaller apartment layouts.Many apartments in older buildings have bay windows, stoops, brownstone fronts, and shared entry halls. Inside, you often see hardwood floors, compact kitchens, and less closet space. Newer apartments near the Seaport, Assembly Row, and around North Station often have elevators, central air, and in-unit laundry, but the exterior can feel more uniform. Houses for rent show up more in West Roxbury, Hyde Park, and parts of Dorchester. Boston rent listings often note whether heat is included, and basement apartments can vary a lot in light and layout.
Getting around Boston, MA
The MBTA, the city transit system, includes subway lines, buses, commuter rail, and ferries. Apartments near Back Bay, Cambridge-facing Allston, and Jamaica Plain often have solid transit access. Driving can be slow on Storrow Drive, I-93, and around Kenmore Square. Parking varies block by block and can shape how useful a car feels. Walking is easy in Beacon Hill, the South End, and the North End. Biking is common on the Southwest Corridor and along the Charles River paths.Living in Boston, MA
Boston is known for museums, parks, sports, hospitals, and office work. You can walk the Emerald Necklace, use the Esplanade, catch a game near Fenway Park, or shop and eat around Newbury Street, Harvard Avenue, and Faneuil Hall. Major job sectors include health care, biotech, finance, government, and tech. These work hubs can affect where apartments are available and how often units turn over.Average Rent Trends in Boston, MA
Rent in Boston, MA varies by number of bedrooms and home type. Use these charts to quickly see how rent changes.
Average rent stayed about the same in Jun 2026 compared to the previous month. Rent previously peaked in Feb 2025.
| Month | Average rent |
|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | $3,365 |
| Aug 2025 | $3,350 |
| Sep 2025 | $3,300 |
| Oct 2025 | $3,200 |
| Nov 2025 | $3,200 |
| Dec 2025 | $3,250 |
| Jan 2026 | $3,379 |
| Feb 2026 | $3,450 |
| Mar 2026 | $3,535 |
| Apr 2026 | $3,500 |
| May 2026 | $3,500 |
| Jun 2026 | $3,500 |
Average Rent By Bedroom and Home Type
In June 2026, Apartments and Condos were the most affordable home type to rent compared with Townhomes and Houses.
| 1 bed | 2 beds | 3 beds | 4 beds | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All home types | $2,650 | $3,400 | $3,850 | $4,600 | $3,500 |
| Townhomes | $2,375 | $3,250 | $4,200 | $4,700 | $4,200 |
| Apartments and Condos | $2,650 | $3,400 | $3,820 | $4,600 | $3,500 |
| Houses | $2,350 | $3,100 | $4,100 | $4,600 | $4,800 |
Frequently Asked Questions about Rentals in Boston, MA
- What is the average rent of an apartment in Boston, MA?The average rent of an apartment in Boston, MA is $3,465 per month. This is about 78% higher than the national average.
- What is the average rent of a house in Boston, MA?The average rent of a house in Boston, MA is $4,800 per month. This is about 146% higher than the national average.
- What is the average rent of a townhome in Boston, MA?The average rent of a townhome in Boston, MA is $4,200 per month. This is about 115% higher than the national average.
- When is the average rent cheapest in Boston, MA?In the last year, the average rent in Boston, MA was lowest in Oct 2025 when it was $3,200 per month.
- When is the average rent most expensive in Boston, MA?In the last year, the average rent in Boston, MA was highest in Feb 2025 when it was $3,500 per month.
- How does the rent of a 1 bedroom apartment compare to a studio apartment in Boston, MA?The average rent of a 1 bedroom apartment in Boston, MA is $2,650 per month. That is about $350 more than the cost of a studio apartment.
- How many available rental listings are in Boston, MA?There are 14,992 available rental listings in Boston, MA.
- What colleges and universities are in Boston, MA?Colleges and universities in Boston, MA include: Northeastern University, Boston University, Suffolk University, University of Massachusetts Boston.
- What are some neighborhoods in Boston, MA?
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- What are some cities near Boston, MA?Some nearby cities include: Brookline, Cambridge, Quincy, Chelsea, Somerville. These cities may have more rental options to explore.