What $2,750 a month rents around Boston

Discover what the sum commands in neighborhoods such as South Boston, Dorchester, the South End, and Beacon Hill

By Tom Acitelli@tomacitelli Mar 30, 2020, 9:59am EDT

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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 $2,750 a month in different Boston neighborhoods.

South End

A small kitchen with a stove at the end of an L-shaped counter.

A narrow, empty living room with a fireplace and a bay window.

A bathroom with a cabinet above the toilet, which is next to the sink which is next to the shower.

A closet empty except for a square washer-dryer machine.

Unit 3 at 22 Yarmouth Street is a 700-square-foot one-bedroom, one-bathroom with its own washer-dryer.

Dorchester

A bathroom with a toilet next to a vanity next to a shower with a sliding door.

An empty room with a closed closet door.

The view toward a kitchen and its counter from a hallway.

Two decks and four bedrooms come with Unit 2 at 33 Wolcott Street, a renovated apartment for rent that runs to 1,400 square feet. There is also one bathroom.

South End

A bathroom with shower with a door next to the toilet, and there’s washer-dryer on the other side of the toilet.

A bedroom with a bed facing a dresser with a TV, and there’s a ceiling fan over the bed.

An open kitchen with a U-shaped counter.

A living room with a couch facing a stand with a TV, and there’s closed door behind the couch.

This is another apartment for rent in the South End, toward where the neighborhood meets Bay Village and Back Bay. Unit B at 70 Chandler Street is a 750-square-foot one-bedroom, one-bathroom with a washer-dryer and central air. It also has its own patio.

Beacon Hill

A living room with a couch facing two ottomans, and there are two windows behind the couch.

A small kitchen with a short row of countertop and fridge, as seen from over the kitchen’s island.

A roof deck with a table and chairs, and city buildings in the near distance.

Unit 5 at 59 Phillips Street comes complete with a wood-burning stove in the living room and access to a shared roof deck. The one-bedroom, one-bathroom is 500 square feet.

South Boston

A living room with a seating area and a table and chairs arranged around a TV.

An open kitchen with a U-shaped counter and stoops in front of one part of the counter.

We end where Southie starts to meet Dorchester. Unit 3A at 50 West Broadway comes fully furnished. It’s a one-bedroom, one-bathroom with 700 square feet and a washer-dryer.

Poll

Which $2,750 Boston spread would you rent?

This poll is closed

9%

Unit 3 at 22 Yarmouth in the South End

(4 votes)
9%

Unit 2 at 33 Wolcott in Dorchester

(4 votes)
38%

Unit B at 70 Chandler in the South End

(17 votes)
27%

Unit 5 at 59 Phillips in Beacon Hill

(12 votes)
15%

Unit 3A at 50 West Broadway in South Boston

(7 votes)

44 votes total Vote Now

What $2,750 a month rents around Boston

South End

Dorchester

South End

Beacon Hill

South Boston

Poll

Which $2,750 Boston spread would you rent?

9%

Unit 3 at 22 Yarmouth in the South End

9%

Unit 2 at 33 Wolcott in Dorchester

38%

Unit B at 70 Chandler in the South End

27%

Unit 5 at 59 Phillips in Beacon Hill

15%

Unit 3A at 50 West Broadway in South Boston

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