Renting in Boston, MA

Every rental site's search for Boston in one place, what rent usually costs here, and a quick check for a price you were quoted.

What rent costs in Boston

Median gross rent by size in Boston, MA
Studio$1,950 ±$68
1 bedroom$2,012 ±$48
2 bedrooms$2,248 ±$41
3 bedrooms$2,281 ±$76
4 bedrooms$2,526 ±$156
5 or more$1,953 ±$302
All rentals$2,147 ±$25

Median gross rent (rent plus the utilities the renter pays): half of rentals cost less, half more. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 (public domain). The ± is the Census' 90% margin of error.

Is a rent fair?

Compare a price from any site with the middle rent in Boston.

Within the Census' margin of the middle rent reads as typical; well below it can mean a scam, so never pay before you have seen the place.

Apartments in Boston, on every site

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