Roommates and rooms for rent in Somerville

Shared room rent in Somerville runs about $1,100 – $1,500 per month. Vibe: Hip, foodie, T-accessible.

About Somerville

Somerville is Davis, Union, Porter, and Ball Squares, and it's mostly two- and three-family houses with porches and small yards. Four-bedroom shares are common near Davis, which keeps per-person rent below Cambridge for comparable space.

Getting to work from Somerville

Red Line at Davis and Porter, plus the extended Green Line through Union Square and Gilman — the recent extension made this one of the best-connected neighborhoods in the region. Kendall Square is a 15-minute ride or a bike commute.

Who shares apartments here

Tufts grad students, engineers, teachers, restaurant and brewery workers, and a big cohort of thirty-somethings who moved here from Cambridge when rents climbed.

The trade-off

The Green Line extension pushed Union Square rents up quickly, so the old bargain is thinner than it was. Look toward Ball Square and Winter Hill for the remaining value.

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