Allston/Brighton MA 02134/02135
Allston is an officially recognized neighborhood within the City of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was named after the American painter and poet Washington Allston. It comprises the land covered by the zip code 02134. For the most part, Allston is administered collectively with the adjacent neighborhood of Brighton. The two are often referred to together as “Allston–Brighton”.
Housing stock varies but largely consists of brick apartment buildings, especially on Commonwealth Avenue and the streets directly off it, while areas further down Brighton Avenue, close to Brighton, are largely dotted with wooden triple-deckers. Lower Allston, across the Massachusetts Turnpike from the southern portion of Allston, consists of mostly 1890–1920s single-family and multi-family Victorian homes.
Students from Boston University and Boston College live in this area. Apartment rents are much cheaper than those in the city center and next to the school, and the apartment conditions are pretty good. Allston has the green line B of the subway, and there are 57 and 66 lines. Metro Green Lines B, C, D pass through Brighton District. Brighton has many Catholic schools, and the famous Boston College in the United States is in this area.
Fenway/Kenmore MA 02115/02215
Fenway–Kenmore is an officially recognized neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. This exciting area gained its fame from its biggest attraction, Fenway Park, the home ball park of the Boston Red Sox. Outside of baseball, the Fenway area also includes many colleges and universities, world-renowned medical research centers and hospitals, lively nightlife along Lansdowne Street, and the highest concentration of cultural institutions in the city from the Museum of Fine Arts and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum to Symphony Hall.
Most of the international students living here come from Northeastern University, Boston University, Berkeley School of Music, and various schools in the city center. Because the subway green lines B, C, D and orange lines all pass through this area, the transportation is very convenient. Therefore, the rent in this area is also relatively expensive.
Brookline MA 02445/02446
Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA. The town is also the birthplace of former US President J.F. Kennedy. The town is quiet and peaceful. Theaters and churches are located here, with a strong cultural atmosphere.
A large number of residential houses are planned for the city, and many students and visiting scholars from Harvard Medical School, Northeastern University, Boston University, and Boston College gather here.
There are various restaurants, supermarkets, and banks along with Brookline. The subway and buses run through the town and the transportation is convenient.
Cambridge MA 02138/02142
Cambridge is a city in Massachusetts, across the Charles River from Boston. It’s home to Harvard University. At the heart of campus, grassy Harvard Yard is anchored by the neoclassical Widener Library. Harvard Square has cafes, bars and bookstores. The Harvard Art Museums comprise the Fogg, Busch-Reisinger and Arthur M. Sackler collections. Southeast is the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Lesley University, and Hult International Business School are in Cambridge, as was Radcliffe College before it merged with Harvard. Kendall Square in Cambridge has been called “the most innovative square mile on the planet” due to the high concentration of successful startups that have emerged in the vicinity of the square since 2010.
renting in Boston
On-Campus housing
Dormitory (often abbreviated to Dorm), this kind of housing has a good security guarantee. The universities/colleges have done their best for the safety and daily life of students. The advantage of Dorm's proximity to the school also allows hard-working students to spend more time in the library. However, compared to off-campus rents, living in Dorm is more expensive, which means that the restrictions set by the school must be strictly followed. The inability to choose roommates on their own also makes many international students carefully consider whether they can accept cultural shock and differences in living habits with different roommates.
Off-campus apartment housing
Most of these housing are managed by real estate companies, so the students who choose this kind of listings do not need to worry too much about the maintenance of the infrastructure. The real estate company will not only clean up the rooms before the new tenants move in, but also provide free equipment maintenance and other services. For those who consider this type of housing, the biggest trouble is to purchase furniture. Apart from kitchen appliances and basic facilities, all other furniture needs to be purchased by themselves. In addition, the rental period of apartment houses most of them require a one-year lease.
Private property
Most of private property are houses. This type of housing rent is relatively cheap, and the lease period is much more flexible. Since most of these houses are taken care of by the landlord, the living experience is depending on the relationship between tenant and landlord. Enthusiastic landlords can help tenants solve many problems in their lives and even reduce rent moderately.