Roommates and rooms for rent in Allston

Shared room rent in Allston runs about $900 – $1,300 per month. Vibe: Students, cheap, lively.

About Allston

Allston is triple-deckers packed between Comm Ave, Brighton Ave, and the Charles, and it's the densest roommate market in Boston. Four- and five-bedroom apartments are normal here, so the per-person rent stays low even when the total lease is expensive. Almost everything turns over on September 1.

Getting to work from Allston

The Green Line B branch runs down Comm Ave to downtown in about 30 minutes, and the 66 and 57 buses cover Harvard Square and Kenmore. Most Allston residents walk or bike to BU, and Harvard and MIT are both a short bus or bike ride.

Who shares apartments here

BU, Berklee, Harvard and BC students, recent grads, and service-industry and music-scene people — the median age here is genuinely early 20s.

The trade-off

It's loud, and the housing stock is old and often poorly maintained. Start looking in March or April for a September 1 lease; by July the good four-bedrooms are gone.

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