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46 Park Vale AveBoston, MA 02134
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16 Glenville AveBoston, MA 02134
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24 Highgate StBoston, MA 02134
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7 Denby RdBoston, MA 02134
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211 Princeton StBoston, MA 02128
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37 Oak StBoston, MA 02111
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15 Higgins StBoston, MA 02134
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31 Seattle StBoston, MA 02134
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| Bedroom | Average Price | Cheapest Price | Highest Price |
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| Boston Studio Apartments | $2,629 | $1,175 | $9,800 |
| Boston 1 Bedroom Apartments | $2,962 | $900 | $10,000+ |
| Boston 2 Bedroom Apartments | $3,573 | $375 | $10,000+ |
| Boston 3 Bedroom Apartments | $4,200 | $900 | $10,000+ |
| Boston 4 Bedroom Apartments | $5,183 | $1,000 | $10,000+ |
| Boston 5 Bedroom Apartments | $6,628 | $900 | $10,000+ |
| Boston 6 Bedroom Apartments | $8,457 | $1,100 | $10,000+ |
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Frequently Asked Questions about Cheap Boston Apartments
What is a cheap apartment in Boston?
A cheap apartment is any apartment up to the 30% percentile of cost for the area, which in Boston is under $1,100.
What is the price of a cheap apartment in Boston?
The cheapest apartment in Boston is Clean, newly renovated rooming house rooms available for rent (Light St, Lynn) which is listed at $950, while the average apartment in Boston costs $5,847.
What types of apartments are the cheapest in Boston?
Student, low-income, and by-the-bed apartments are typically the cheapest rentals in most cities, though they require qualifying criteria to rent. There are 13,858 regular apartments in Boston that we think qualify as ‘cheap apartments’ that do not have special requirements to apply to rent.
How do the prices of cheap apartments compare to the average apartment in Boston?
Cheap apartments in Boston have an average cost of $527 which is $5,320 cheaper than the average rent for all rentals in Boston.
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