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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 $375,000 in different Boston neighborhoods.
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Dorchester
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The 997-square-foot three-bedroom, one-bathroom Unit 1 at 20 Ripley Road also has central air and a washer-dryer. There’s also access to a back deck. The asking is $369,900, with an HOA of $171.
Brighton
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Unit 12A at 26 Commonwealth Terrace runs to 470 square feet, and includes one bedroom and one bathroom. The building has shared laundry; and there’s an in-ground swimming pool. The asking is $375,000 even, and the HOA is $363.
East Boston
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The paint, stove, and dishwasher are new in Unit 1 at 152 Leyden Street. The 775-square-foot one-bedroom, one-bathroom near the Orient Heights Blue Line stop is asking $374,900. The HOA is $150.
East Boston
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Staying in Eastie, this time on the waterfront, we find Unit 42 at 113 Sumner Street. It’s a 785-square-foot two-bedroom, one bathroom with central air and a washer-dryer. Income restrictions apply, though, as they often do with Boston condos this affordable. For instance, buyers must have under $100,000 in liquid assets, and it cannot be a one-owner household.
Hyde Park
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Unit A at 19A Business Terrace is a 1,458-square-foot condo with three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms; and is an excellent example of the sort of space buyers can get farther from Boston’s core (Hyde Park is the city’s southernmost neighborhood). The duplex is asking $369,900, with an HOA of $400.
Poll
Which $375,000 Boston spread would you buy?
This poll is closed
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32%
Unit 1 at 20 Ripley in Dorchester
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17%
Unit 12A at 26 Commonwealth in Brighton
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7%
Unit 1 at 152 Leyden in East Boston
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14%
Unit 42 at 113 Sumner in East Boston
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28%
Unit A at 19A Business in Hyde Park