Renting in Cambridge, MA

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

What rent costs in Cambridge

Median gross rent by size in Cambridge, MA
Studio$2,326 ±$104
1 bedroom$2,507 ±$70
2 bedrooms$3,036 ±$74
3 bedrooms$3,396 ±$227
4 bedrooms$3,463 ±$473
5 or more$2,446 ±$1,750
All rentals$2,787 ±$48

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 Cambridge.

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.

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