What $2,250 a month rents in Boston

The sum can nab sizable spreads in neighborhoods such as Dorchester, Allston, and Roxbury—but in other places it’s a tight fit

By Tom Acitelli@tomacitelli Jan 28, 2020, 3:40pm EST

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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’s townhouse? Let’s find out! Next up is $2,250 a month in several Boston neighborhoods.

Beacon Hill

Part of a bathroom, with the sink visible and the curtain pulled across the shower.

A bedroom with a bed and a bench at the foot of the bed.

A small kitchen with short counters meeting at a right angle.

The end of a bed in a small bedroom with the sole window opened to its side.

Unit 6F at 21 Beacon Street, right near the Massachusetts State House, comes fully furnished. The 500-square-footer includes one bedroom and one bathroom. The $2,250 rent also covers wifi.

Dorchester

An empty living room with a bay window and a very shiny hardwood floor.

The doorway between that living room and another empty room.

A closeup of a kitchen counter with a sink and there’s cabinets above it.

A small bathroom with no curtain on the tub.

A private back porch comes with the 1,332-square-foot Unit 1 at 42 Mt. Ida Road in Dot’s Meeting House Hill area. The apartment also includes three bedrooms and one bathroom, and there’s laundry in the building.