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Welcome to Curbed Comparisons, a regular column that explores what one can rent or buy for a set dollar amount (or thereabouts) in the Boston area. Is one woman’s studio another woman’s townhouse? Let’s find out! Next up is $3,500 a month in rent in Boston.
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Unit 424 at 21 Wormwood Street is a one-bedroom, one-bathroom loft running to 1,350 square feet and with 11-foot ceilings. The rent covers one garaged parking space.
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The townhouse at 420 Medford Street is 1,291 square feet, and includes two bedrooms, one and a half bathrooms, and a deck. The rent also covers one parking space.
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Unit 2G at 270 Beacon Street is a 960-square-foot one-bedroom, one-bathroom with views of the Charles River Esplanade.
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The 1,150-square-foot Unit 309 at 2 West Sixth Street includes two bedrooms and one bathroom, and the rent covers a garaged parking space.
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We end with the townhouse at 13 Downer Court, a 1,657-square-footer with three bedrooms and two bathrooms—and two parking spaces. There’s also a patio.
Poll
Which home would you rent?
This poll is closed
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29%
Unit 424 at 21 Wormwood in Fort Point
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7%
420 Medford in Charlestown
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20%
Unit 2G at 270 Beacon in Back Bay
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22%
Unit 309 at 2 West Sixth in South Boston
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20%
13 Downer in Dorchester