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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 $3,200 a month in rent in different Boston neighborhoods.
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Waterfront
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We start with a 933-square-foot condo for rent at the Harbor Towers complex. Unit 8G at 65 East India Row has one bedroom and one bathroom as well as central air and a balcony.
Back Bay
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Unit 2B at 234 Beacon Street is a 700-square-foot one-bedroom, one-bathroom with central air-conditioning and access to a shared roof deck.
Dorchester
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Two decks, front and back, as well as central air and in-unit laundry come with this two-bedroom, two-bathroom condo for rent. The $3,200 rent for the 1,100-square-foot Unit 3 at 6 Dorset Street includes a parking spot too.
South Boston
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Unit 7 at 134 West Ninth Street also comes with central air and in-unit laundry as well as a parking spot—garage in this case. The 710-square-footer has two bedrooms and one bathroom, and there are two outdoor spaces.
Charlestown
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We end right near the Bunker Hill Monument. Unit 1A at 66 Chestnut Street is an 820-square-foot condo for rent. It’s got two bedrooms and one bathroom, and includes access to a shared roof deck.
Poll
Which $3,200 Boston spread would you rent?
This poll is closed
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20%
Unit 8G at 65 East India on the Waterfront
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55%
Unit 2B at 234 Beacon in Back Bay
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10%
Unit 3 at 6 Dorset in Dorchester
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10%
Unit 7 at 134 West Ninth in Southie
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5%
Unit 1A at 66 Chestnut in Charlestown