What are the average rent costs in Cambridge, MA?

The average rent in Cambridge, MA is $3,434.

What are the average rent costs of a studio apartment in Cambridge, MA?

The average rent for a studio apartment in Cambridge, MA is $2,897.

What are the average rent costs of a one bedroom apartment in Cambridge, MA?

The average rent for a 1 bedroom apartment in Cambridge, MA is $3,434.

What are the average rent costs of a two bedroom apartment in Cambridge, MA?

The average rent for a 2 bedroom apartment in Cambridge, MA is $4,401.

What are the average rent costs of a three bedroom apartment in Cambridge, MA?

The average rent for a 3 bedroom apartment in Cambridge, MA is $5,344.

What are the average rent costs of a four bedroom apartment in Cambridge, MA?

The average rent for a 4 bedroom apartment in Cambridge, MA is $5,845.

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Apartments under $900 for Rent in Cambridge, MA

3,404 Rentals

$615 Off

Price Drop. $615 Off

2 BEDS

$3,495+

3 BEDS

$5,135+

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$3,495 - $6,685
Utilities & EssentialsVaries
Total Monthly Price$3,495 - $5,215

Church Corner

10 Magazine St, Cambridge, MA 02139

Call (857) 356-4981
$504 Off

Price Drop. $504 Off

STUDIO

$2,535+

1 BED

$2,835+

2 BEDS

$3,535+

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$2,500 - $3,500
Required Monthly Fees$35
Utilities & EssentialsVaries
Total Monthly Price$2,535 - $3,535
- 12 Month Lease

929 Mass

929 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139

Call (781) 808-2182
$437 Off

Price Drop. $437 Off

STUDIO

$2,835+

1 BED

$3,280+

2 BEDS

$4,694+

3 BEDS

$6,120+

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$2,835 - $10,305
Utilities & EssentialsVaries
Total Monthly Price$2,835 - $6,679

The Laurent

55 Wheeler St, Cambridge, MA 02138

Call (339) 224-5358
$368 Off

Price Drop. $368 Off

STUDIO

$2,600+

1 BED

$2,852+

2 BEDS

$3,273+

3 BEDS

$4,680+

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$2,600 - $15,000
Utilities & EssentialsVaries
Total Monthly Price$2,600 - $15,000
- 12 Month Lease

100 Memorial Drive

100 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA 02142

Call (781) 808-2237
Exceptional Value

STUDIO

$2,958+

1 BED

$3,658+

2 BEDS

$4,413+

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$2,900 - $4,820
Required Monthly Fees$58
Total Monthly Price$2,958 - $4,878

AVA North Point

2 Leighton St, Cambridge, MA 02141

Call (857) 971-8987
Exceptional Value

1 BED

$2,925

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$2,925 - $3,300
Required Monthly FeesNone
Total Monthly Price$2,925 - $3,300
- 12 Month Lease

The Brook

95 Fawcett St, Cambridge, MA 02138

Call (802) 992-1777
Exceptional Value

STUDIO

$3,442+

1 BED

$3,307+

2 BEDS

$4,866+

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$3,239 - $4,798
Required Monthly Fees$68
Utilities & EssentialsVaries
Total Monthly Price$3,307 - $4,866

Axiom

33 Rogers Street, Cambridge, MA 02142

Call (978) 381-8949
Exceptional Value

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STUDIO

$3,000+

2 BEDS

$4,300+

Plus Fees

603 Concord

603 Concord Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138

Call (781) 230-6106
Exceptional Value

|

1 BED

$3,100

Plus Fees

Kendall Crossing Apartments

157 Sixth St, Cambridge, MA 02142

Call (781) 570-4433
Good Value

STUDIO

$3,155+

1 BED

$3,405+

2 BEDS

$5,026+

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$3,148 - $5,943
Required Monthly Fees$7
Utilities & EssentialsVaries
Total Monthly Price$3,155 - $5,950

Prism

50 Rogers St, Cambridge, MA 02142

Call (351) 777-5706
Good Value

STUDIO

$3,050+

1 BED

$3,393+

2 BEDS

$4,424+

3 BEDS

$6,225+

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$3,050 - $8,436
Utilities & EssentialsVaries
Total Monthly Price$3,050 - $6,225

Urbane at Alewife

50 Cambridgepark Dr, Cambridge, MA 02140

Call (781) 549-3218
Good Value

|

2 BEDS

$4,900

Plus Fees

605 Concord at Fresh Pond

605 Concord Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138

Call (857) 232-9691
Good Value

1 BED

$3,918+

2 BEDS

$5,175+

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$3,918 - $8,677
Utilities & EssentialsVaries
Total Monthly Price$3,918 - $5,265

The Residences of University Park

91 Sidney St, Cambridge, MA 02139

Call (508) 952-9450
Good Value

STUDIO

$2,965+

1 BED

$3,600+

2 BEDS

$4,215+

3 BEDS

$5,845+

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$2,965 - $7,240
Utilities & EssentialsVaries
Total Monthly Price$2,965 - $6,055

Emerson Place

1 Emerson Pl, Boston, MA 02114

Call (857) 577-8535
Good Value

STUDIO

$2,553+

1 BED

$2,980+

2 BEDS

$4,040+

3 BEDS

$5,522+

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$2,553 - $7,105
Utilities & EssentialsVaries
Total Monthly Price$2,553 - $7,105

Market Central

425 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139

Call (781) 808-2120
Good Value

1 BED

$1,750

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$1,750 - $3,650
Required Monthly FeesNone
Total Monthly Price$1,750 - $3,650

334 Harvard Street

334 Harvard St, Cambridge, MA 02139
Good Value

STUDIO

$2,992+

1 BED

$4,083+

2 BEDS

$5,132+

3 BEDS

$5,595+

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$2,893 - $10,000
Required Monthly Fees$99
Total Monthly Price$2,992 - $8,754

Park 151

151 N First St, Cambridge, MA 02141

Call (857) 349-5932
Good Value

1 BED

$1,950+

2 BEDS

$2,280+

Plus Fees - 12 Month Lease

Briston Arms Apartments

237 Garden St, Cambridge, MA 02138
Good Value

STUDIO

$3,275+

1 BED

$3,644+

2 BEDS

$4,077+

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$3,275 - $5,241
Utilities & EssentialsVaries
Total Monthly Price$3,275 - $4,396

Lofts at Kendall Square

195 Binney St, Cambridge, MA 02142

Call (857) 297-4017
Good Value

|

STUDIO

$2,713+

1 BED

$2,730+

2 BEDS

$3,959+

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$2,713 - $7,907
Utilities & EssentialsVaries
Total Monthly Price$2,713 - $4,044

Tempo Cambridge

203 Concord Tpke, Cambridge, MA 02140

Call (857) 424-0928
Good Value

1 BED

$1,650

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$1,600 - $2,550
Required Monthly FeesNone
Total Monthly Price$1,650 - $2,450

Cambridge Ivy Inn

50-52 Irving St, Cambridge, MA 02138

Call (857) 858-6246
Good Value

1 BED

$3,119+

2 BEDS

$3,481+

3 BEDS

$5,018+

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$3,119 - $5,834
Required Monthly FeesNone
Total Monthly Price$3,119 - $5,834

Parkside Place

700 Huron, Cambridge, MA 02138

Call (781) 661-5756
Good Value

|

STUDIO

$2,693+

1 BED

$2,969+

2 BEDS

$4,062+

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$2,693 - $8,674
Utilities & EssentialsVaries
Total Monthly Price$2,693 - $4,356

Atmark Cambridge

80 Fawcett St, Cambridge, MA 02138

Call (857) 799-3859
1 Month Free

1 Month Free

|

STUDIO

$2,745+

1 BED

$2,555+

2 BEDS

$3,870+

3 BEDS

$4,545+

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$2,555 - $5,385
Utilities & EssentialsVaries
Total Monthly Price$2,555 - $5,385

The Royal Belmont

375 Acorn Park Dr, Belmont, MA 02478

Call (857) 453-8483
Rent Special

Rent Special

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1 BED

$3,200+

2 BEDS

$3,750+

3 BEDS

$5,100+

Plus Fees

Park87 Apartments

87 New St, Cambridge, MA 02138

Call (339) 203-4365
1 Month Free

1 Month Free

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1 BED

$3,569+

2 BEDS

$5,292+

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$3,569 - $22,960
Required Monthly FeesNone
Total Monthly Price$3,569 - $5,292

Chroma

240 Sidney St, Cambridge, MA 02139

Call (857) 214-2246
2 Months Free

2 Months Free

|

STUDIO

$2,510+

2 BEDS

$3,415+

3 BEDS

$4,350+

4 BEDS

$5,595+

Plus Fees - 12 Month Lease

CHR Harvard Square Communities

1 Langdon St, Cambridge, MA 02138

Call (857) 309-2887
Rent Special

Rent Special

STUDIO

$3,167

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$3,099 - $3,289
Required Monthly Fees$68
Utilities & EssentialsVaries
Total Monthly Price$3,167 - $3,357

Vivo

270 Third Street, Cambridge, MA 02142

Call (857) 349-9479
1 Month Free

1 Month Free

|

STUDIO

$2,895+

1 BED

$3,450+

2 BEDS

$4,650+

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$2,895 - $4,650
Required Monthly FeesNone
Total Monthly Price$2,895 - $4,650

Verge Residences

20 Medford St, Somerville, MA 02143

Call (617) 500-0313
Rent Special

Rent Special

1 BED

$3,704+

2 BEDS

$5,487+

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$3,704 - $6,827
Utilities & EssentialsVaries
Total Monthly Price$3,704 - $5,817

Watermark Kendall West

350 3rd St, Cambridge, MA 02142

Call (781) 678-8222
Rent Special

Rent Special

STUDIO

$2,050+

1 BED

$2,850+

2 BEDS

$3,150+

Plus Fees - 12 Month Lease

Longfellow Apartments

1200 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138

Call (857) 412-9659
Rent Special

Rent Special

STUDIO

$3,068+

1 BED

$4,322+

2 BEDS

$5,715+

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$3,068 - $9,141
Utilities & EssentialsVaries
Total Monthly Price$3,068 - $5,715

Watermark Kendall East

250 Kendall St, Cambridge, MA 02142

Call (857) 227-1105
Rent Special

Rent Special

STUDIO

$2,300+

1 BED

$2,300+

Plus Fees - 12 Month Lease

Chester Street Apartments

9-15 Chester St, Cambridge, MA 02140

Call (508) 715-3242
Rent Special

Rent Special

2 BEDS

$4,400+

3 BEDS

$5,450+

Plus Fees

Park77 Apartments

77 New St, Cambridge, MA 02138

Call (339) 293-1971
Rent Special

Rent Special

STUDIO, 1 BATH

$2,250+

3 BEDS, 1 BATH

$4,600+

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$2,250 - $4,600
Required Monthly FeesNone
Total Monthly Price$2,250 - $4,600
- 12 Month Lease

5 Elmer St

5 Elmer St, Cambridge, MA 02138

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Rent Special

Rent Special

3 BEDS, 1 BATH

$4,750

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$4,750
Required Monthly FeesNone
Total Monthly Price$4,750
- 12 Month Lease

183 Prospect St Unit 3

183 Prospect St, Cambridge, MA 02139

Apply
Rent Special

Rent Special

3 BEDS, 2 BATHS

$3,900

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$3,900
Required Monthly FeesNone
Total Monthly Price$3,900
- 12 Month Lease

58 Prentiss St Unit 2

58 Prentiss St, Watertown, MA 02472

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Rent Special

Rent Special

3 BEDS, 1.5 BATHS

$4,300

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$4,300
Required Monthly FeesNone
Total Monthly Price$4,300
- 12 Month Lease

121 Webster Ave Unit 4

121 Webster Ave, Cambridge, MA 02141

Apply
Rent Special

Rent Special

STUDIO, 1 BATH

$2,750

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$2,750
Required Monthly FeesNone
Total Monthly Price$2,750
- 12 Month Lease

315 Western Ave Unit 307

315 Western Ave, Boston, MA 02135

Apply
Rent Special

Rent Special

1 BED, 1 BATH

$3,300

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$3,300
Required Monthly FeesNone
Total Monthly Price$3,300
- 12 Month Lease

285 Harvard St Unit 307

285 Harvard St, Cambridge, MA 02139
Rent Special

Rent Special

5 BEDS, 2 BATHS

$7,000

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$7,000
Required Monthly FeesNone
Total Monthly Price$7,000
- 12 Month Lease

183 River St Unit 2

183 River St, Cambridge, MA 02139
Rent Special

Rent Special

1 BED, 1 BATH

$2,900+

2 BEDS, 1 BATH

$3,650+

Total Monthly Price Total Monthly Price New
Base Rent$2,900 - $3,650
Required Monthly FeesNone
Total Monthly Price$2,900 - $3,650
- 12 Month Lease

1 Gray St

1 Gray St, Cambridge, MA 02138

Cambridge at a Glance

Average Rent

$3,434

(All bedrooms and property types)

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Cambridge, MA Apartments for Rent

Cambridge sits just across the Charles River from Boston and serves as home to both Harvard University and MIT, making it one of the world's premier academic centers. Anyone searching for apartments for rent in Cambridge will discover a compact 8-square-mile city filled with historic architecture, cutting-edge tech companies, and a lively intellectual energy. Founded in 1630 during colonial times, Cambridge played a pivotal role in the American Revolution. Today, the city preserves its heritage through restored Victorian buildings standing alongside modern apartment communities.

Renting in Cambridge means choosing from distinctive neighborhoods, each offering its own personality. Harvard Square buzzes with independent bookstores and cozy cafes, while Kendall Square has transformed into a global technology and research powerhouse. Central Square and East Cambridge offer additional residential choices near great shopping and dining spots. The city's network of bike paths and walkable streets makes getting around a breeze, plus the MBTA subway links residents to Boston and beyond via stops at Kendall Square, Harvard Square, and Porter Square. For outdoor enthusiasts, the Charles River Esplanade and Fresh Pond Reservation's 162 acres of trails provide nearby escapes. With a median household income of $115,846 and abundant jobs in education, technology, and research, Cambridge draws renters who want a walkable community with easy access to cultural gems like the Harvard Art Museum and MIT Museum.

Renting in Cambridge

Average Rental Rates and Apartment Sizes

Apartment Type Average Sq Ft Average Rent
Studio 476 Sq Ft $2,897 / mo
1 Bedroom 725 Sq Ft $3,434 / mo
2 Bedrooms 1,027 Sq Ft $4,401 / mo
3 Bedrooms 1,261 Sq Ft $5,344 / mo
4 Bedrooms 1,416 Sq Ft $5,845 / mo

Top Budget-Friendly Neighborhoods in Cambridge

(For 1 bedroom apartments)

Neighborhoods Average Sq Ft Average Rent
Inman Square 3,490 Sq Ft $2,676/mo
Mid-Cambridge 1,437 Sq Ft $2,838/mo
Aggasiz 1,648 Sq Ft $2,913/mo
Neighborhood Nine 1,471 Sq Ft $2,924/mo
Porter Square 2,741 Sq Ft $2,970/mo
West Cambridge 1,689 Sq Ft $3,015/mo
North Cambridge 2,472 Sq Ft $3,179/mo
Riverside 1,278 Sq Ft $3,230/mo
Harvard Square 1,105 Sq Ft $3,370/mo
Wellington-Harrington 1,456 Sq Ft $3,374/mo

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Education

College/University High School Middle School

Lesley University

Private University

Cambridge College

Private University

Harvard University

Private University

Lesley University, Porter Porter Campus

Private University

MIT

Private University

GreatSchools Rating

Cambridge Rindge and Latin

Public High School

Public

Grades 9-12

2,096 Students

GreatSchools Rating

Vassal Lane Upper School

Public Middle School

Public

Grades 6-8

296 Students

GreatSchools Rating

Rindge Avenue Upper School

Public Middle School

Public

Grades 6-8

278 Students

GreatSchools Rating

Cambridge Street Upper School

Public Middle School

Public

Grades 6-8

317 Students

GreatSchools Rating

Putnam Avenue Upper School

Public Middle School

Public

Grades 6-8

286 Students

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