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Cheap Apartments for Rent in Harvard Square
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STUDIO, 1 BATH$2,200988 Memorial Dr Unit G-80
988 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
STUDIO, 1 BATH$2,200
143 Mount Auburn St Unit B
143 Mount Auburn St, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
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STUDIO, 1 BATH$2,5001238 Massachusetts Ave Unit #5
1238 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
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1 BED, 1 BATH$2,500
50 JFK St Unit 20
50 JFK St, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
1 BED, 1 BATH$2,500
58 JFK St Unit JFK St
58 JFK St, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
1 BED, 1 BATH$2,500
39 JFK St
39 JFK St, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
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1 BED, 1 BATH$2,80048 JFK St Unit #12
48 JFK St, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
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1 BED, 1 BATH$2,950988 Memorial Dr Unit 382
988 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
1 BED, 1 BATH$3,00011 Story St Unit 36
11 Story St, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
1 BED, 1 BATH$3,00011 Story St Unit 36
11 Story St, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
1 BED, 1 BATH$3,000
10 1/2 Appian Way
10 1/2 Appian Way, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
1 BED, 1 BATH$3,00013 Story St Unit 36
13 Story St, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
1 BED, 1 BATH$3,00011 Story St Unit 36
11 Story St, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
Rent Special1 BED, 1 BATH$3,0001 Story St Unit 36
1 Story St, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
1 BED, 1 BATH$3,000
15 Story St Unit 36
15 Story St, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
1 BED, 1 BATH$3,000
11 Story St
11 Story St, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
1 BED, 1 BATH$3,000
14 Story St Unit 36
14 Story St, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
1 BED, 1 BATH$3,000
11 Story St Unit 36
11 Story St, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
1 BED, 1 BATH$3,000
11 Story St Unit 36
11 Story St, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
1 BED, 1 BATH$3,000
15 Story St Unit 36
15 Story St, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
1 BED, 1 BATH$3,000+2 BEDS, 1 BATH$3,500+
15 Story St
15 Story St, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
1 BED, 1 BATH$3,075
1210 Massachusetts Ave Unit 1
1210 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
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1 BED, 1 BATH$3,100
114 Mount Auburn St Unit 13
114 Mount Auburn St, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
1 BED, 1 BATH$3,100
44 JFK St Unit 20
44 JFK St, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
1 BED, 1 BATH$3,100
988 Memorial Dr
988 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
1 BED, 1 BATH$3,100
11 Story St Unit 36
11 Story St, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
1 BED, 1 BATH$3,100
14 Story St
14 Story St, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
1 BED, 1 BATH$3,100
9 Story St Unit 36
9 Story St, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
1 BED, 1 BATH$3,100
14 Story St Unit 36
14 Story St, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
1 BED, 1 BATH$3,100
69 Dunster St Unit 16
69 Dunster St, Cambridge, MA 02138 -
1 BED, 1 BATH$3,100
17 Story St
17 Story St, Cambridge, MA 02138
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Cambridge at a Glance
Harvard Square Neighborhood in Cambridge, MA
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Top Budget-Friendly Neighborhoods in Cambridge
(For 1 bedroom apartments)- Neighborhoods Average Sq Ft Average Rent
- Inman Square 4,337 Sq Ft $2,702/mo
- Strawberry Hill 1,126 Sq Ft $2,781/mo
- Huron Village 2,523 Sq Ft $2,853/mo
- Porter Square 4,365 Sq Ft $2,984/mo
- Neighborhood Nine 2,381 Sq Ft $3,003/mo
- Aggasiz 2,082 Sq Ft $3,029/mo
- Mid-Cambridge 3,577 Sq Ft $3,078/mo
- Riverside 4,424 Sq Ft $3,104/mo
- The Port 1,832 Sq Ft $3,150/mo
- West Cambridge 2,500 Sq Ft $3,159/mo
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