Cambridge, MA Apartments For Rent
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Types of apartment in Cambridge, MA
Cambridge, MA has many apartments in wood-frame triple-deckers, brick rowhouses, and low-rise brick buildings. In Mid-Cambridge, Riverside, and Cambridgeport, you often see porches, bay windows, clapboard siding, and small front stairs. Around Harvard Square and Porter Square, apartments can be in older Victorian and Colonial Revival houses split into several units. Near Kendall Square and East Cambridge, newer apartments are more common, with larger windows, elevators, and lobby entry instead of front stoops.In North Cambridge, West Cambridge, and parts of Inman Square, houses and smaller apartment buildings often sit on quieter side streets with narrow driveways and limited off-street parking. Many apartments have hardwood floors, radiator heat, and compact kitchens in older buildings. Newer units near Alewife can have central air, in-unit laundry, and bike storage, but they may trade porch space and original detail for simpler layouts. Basement apartments exist in several areas and can have lower ceilings or less natural light. Rent can vary with building age, transit access, and whether the unit is in a house or a larger apartment building.
Getting around Cambridge, MA
The MBTA subway covers much of Cambridge through the Red Line, with stations like Alewife, Porter, Harvard, Central, and Kendall/MIT. MBTA buses, the local bus service, fill in gaps across East Cambridge, Cambridgeport, and North Cambridge. Walking is practical in many areas, and biking is common on routes like Massachusetts Avenue and the Somerville Community Path connection. Driving can be slower on busy streets, and parking can be limited near squares and older apartments.Living in Cambridge, MA
Cambridge is known for bookstores, cafes, live music, and museums around Harvard Square, Central Square, and Kendall Square. You can catch a show at The Sinclair, browse Harvard Book Store, or use the paths along the Charles River near Magazine Beach. Work is centered in biotech, research, higher education, and software, with large job hubs near Kendall Square, MIT, Harvard, and Alewife. Many people rent near these areas to shorten the trip.View this page in Spanish: Cambridge, MA Apartments For Rent - 4,839 Rentals | Trulia | Página 13