Apartments For Rent in Cambridge, MA
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Use arrow keys to navigatePET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,337 - $6,244/mo
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1-2 BathsProto Kendall Square | 88 Ames St #513,
Cambridge, MA 02142
Use arrow keys to navigateSPECIAL OFFER$2,890 - $5,332/moFees may applyStudio-3 Beds1-2 BathsHanover Alewife | 130 Cambridgepark Dr #421,
Cambridge, MA 02140
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Use arrow keys to navigateSPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLYTotal price$2,633 - $6,307/moStudio-3 Beds1-2 BathsThe Laurent | 55 Wheeler St #C729,
Cambridge, MA 02138
Use arrow keys to navigateSPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,365 - $5,215/mo2-3 Beds2 BathsChurch Corner | 10 Magazine St #-1006,
Cambridge, MA 02139
Use arrow keys to navigatePET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,080 - $4,349/mo1-2 Beds1-2 BathsParkside Place | 700 Huron Ave #5C-U,
Cambridge, MA 02138
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NEW - 1 DAY AGOPET FRIENDLYTotal price$2,906 - $4,088/moStudio-2 Beds1-2 BathsLuxe at Alewife | 80 Cambridgepark Dr #461,
Cambridge, MA 02140
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SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLY$2,925 - $3,300/moFees may apply1 Bed1 BathThe Brook Luxury Apartments of Cambridge | 95 Fawcett St #412,
Cambridge, MA 02138
PET FRIENDLYTotal price$2,619 - $4,415/moStudio-3 Beds1-2 BathsTempo Cambridge | 203 Concord Tpke #1321,
Cambridge, MA 02140
PET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,125 - $3,750/mo1-2 Beds1 BathForest Court | 16-19A Forest St #19A44,
Cambridge, MA 02140
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SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLY$2,674 - $8,660/moFees may applyStudio-3 Beds1-2 BathsPark 151 | 151 N 1st St #909,
Cambridge, MA 02141
PET FRIENDLYTotal price$2,622 - $3,213/moStudio-1 Bed1 BathWalden Park | 205 Walden St #225-4J,
Cambridge, MA 02140
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SPECIAL OFFER$2,150 - $2,850/moFees may applyStudio-2 Beds1 BathHomer Apartments | 66 Homer Ave #106,
Cambridge, MA 02138
SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,091 - $5,548/moStudio-2 Beds0-2 BathsWatermark Kendall East | 250 Kendall St #1606,
Cambridge, MA 02142
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NEW - 2 DAYS AGOSPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLYTotal price$2,961 - $5,359/moStudio-2 Beds1-2 BathsFlats on First | 21 Charles St #617B,
Cambridge, MA 02141
PET FRIENDLYTotal price$2,962 - $4,514/moStudio-2 Beds1-2 BathsKBL | 129 Franklin St #KBL-0117,
Cambridge, MA 02139
NEW - 2 DAYS AGOPET FRIENDLYTotal price$4,147 - $7,927/moStudio-3 Beds1-2 BathsOne65 Main | 165 Main St #1707,
Cambridge, MA 02142
NEW - 1 DAY AGOPET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,456 - $4,618/mo1-2 Beds1-2 BathsCambridge Park Apartments | 30 Cambridge Park Dr #5110,
Cambridge, MA 02140
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PET FRIENDLYTotal price$2,600 - $3,250/mo1-3 Beds1-2 BathsBlair Pond Estates | 30 Normandy Ave #3B-1Ba-1000Sqft,
Cambridge, MA 02138
SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLY$3,333 - $4,899/moFees may applyStudio-2 Beds1-2 BathsChroma | 240 Sidney St #328,
Cambridge, MA 02139
SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,851 - $5,867/mo1-2 Beds1-2 BathsWatermark Kendall West | 350 3rd St #1612,
Cambridge, MA 02142
PET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,100 - $6,885/moStudio-3 Beds1-2 BathsTwenty20 | 20 Child St #Penthouse 07,
Cambridge, MA 02141
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SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLYTotal price$2,496 - $7,250/moStudio-3 Beds1-2 BathsElevate | 1 Leighton St #T1121,
Cambridge, MA 02141
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PET FRIENDLYTotal price$2,836 - $4,200/moStudio-2 Beds1-2 BathsVox on Two | 223 Concord Tpke #272,
Cambridge, MA 02140
PET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,034 - $4,735/moStudio-2 Beds1-2 BathsFuse Cambridge | 165 Cambridge Park Dr #449,
Cambridge, MA 02138
NEW - 1 DAY AGOSPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,030 - $6,165/moStudio-3 Beds1-2 BathsUrbane at Alewife | 50 Cambridgepark Dr #552,
Cambridge, MA 02140
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SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLYFURNISHED$3,150 - $3,400/moFees may apply1 Bed1 Bath115 Mt Auburn St. | 115 Mount Auburn St #12,
Cambridge, MA 02138
PET FRIENDLYTotal price$2,965 - $3,000/mo1 Bed1 Bath808-812 Memorial Drive II | 808-812 Memorial Dr #812-1004,
Cambridge, MA 02139
PET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,163 - $4,445/mo1-2 Beds1-2 BathsWindsor at Cambridge Park | 160 Cambridgepark Dr #501,
Cambridge, MA 02140
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PET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,675 - $4,735/mo1-2 bd1-2 baFuse Cambridge | 165 Cambridgepark Dr #550,
Cambridge, MA 02140
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PET FRIENDLYTotal price$4,250 - $4,500/mo2 bd2 ba7 Cameron Apartments | 7 Cameron Ave #102H,
Cambridge, MA 02140
INCOME RESTRICTED$2,856 - $3,822/moFees may apply1-3 bd1-2 baFresh Pond Apartments | 364 Rindge Ave #13J,
Cambridge, MA 02140
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- PET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,675 - $4,735/mo1-2 bd1-2 baFuse Cambridge | 165 Cambridgepark Dr #550,
Cambridge, MA 02140 
NEW - 2 DAYS AGOSPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLY$3,200 - $6,292/moFees may apply1-4 bd1-4 baLinea Cambridge Apartments | 1 Whittemore Ave #31,
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SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLYFURNISHEDTotal price$2,993 - $4,938/moStudio-2 bd1-2 baAVA North Point | 2 Leighton St #6b07722f9,
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- PET FRIENDLYTotal price$4,250 - $4,500/mo2 bd2 ba7 Cameron Apartments | 7 Cameron Ave #102H,
Cambridge, MA 02140
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- PET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,675 - $4,735/mo1-2 bd1-2 baFuse Cambridge | 165 Cambridgepark Dr #550,
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Cambridge, MA 02140 
SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLYTotal price$2,600 - $4,755/moStudio-3 bd1-2 ba100 Memorial Drive | 100 Memorial Dr #205C,
Cambridge, MA 02142
SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,390 - $4,595/moStudio-2 bd1-2 baLofts at Kendall Square | 249 3rd St #1-4508,
Cambridge, MA 02141
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- PET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,675 - $4,735/mo1-2 bd1-2 baFuse Cambridge | 165 Cambridgepark Dr #550,
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- PET FRIENDLYTotal price$4,250 - $4,500/mo2 bd2 ba7 Cameron Apartments | 7 Cameron Ave #102H,
Cambridge, MA 02140 - INCOME RESTRICTED$2,856 - $3,822/moFees may apply1-3 bd1-2 baFresh Pond Apartments | 364 Rindge Ave #13J,
Cambridge, MA 02140 - PET FRIENDLY
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- PET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,675 - $4,735/mo1-2 bd1-2 baFuse Cambridge | 165 Cambridgepark Dr #550,
Cambridge, MA 02140 - NEW - 2 DAYS AGOSPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLY$3,200 - $6,292/moFees may apply1-4 bd1-4 baLinea Cambridge Apartments | 1 Whittemore Ave #31,
Cambridge, MA 02140 - PET FRIENDLY
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- SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLYFURNISHEDTotal price$2,993 - $4,938/moStudio-2 bd1-2 baAVA North Point | 2 Leighton St #6b07722f9,
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- PET FRIENDLYTotal price$4,250 - $4,500/mo2 bd2 ba7 Cameron Apartments | 7 Cameron Ave #102H,
Cambridge, MA 02140
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- PET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,675 - $4,735/mo1-2 bd1-2 baFuse Cambridge | 165 Cambridgepark Dr #550,
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- PET FRIENDLYTotal price$4,250 - $4,500/mo2 bd2 ba7 Cameron Apartments | 7 Cameron Ave #102H,
Cambridge, MA 02140 - SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLYTotal price$2,600 - $4,755/moStudio-3 bd1-2 ba100 Memorial Drive | 100 Memorial Dr #205C,
Cambridge, MA 02142 - SPECIAL OFFERPET FRIENDLYTotal price$3,390 - $4,595/moStudio-2 bd1-2 baLofts at Kendall Square | 249 3rd St #1-4508,
Cambridge, MA 02141
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What Locals Say about Cambridge
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Cambridge buzzes with walkable charm, easy transit, leafy parks, and culture at your doorstep. People love the walkability, Red Line access, family parks, dog-friendly vibe, and eateries. They dislike pricey housing, scarce parking, rush-hour traffic, and occasional noisy construction.
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Types of apartment in Cambridge, MA
Cambridge, MA has many apartments in wood-frame triple-deckers, brick rowhouses, and low-rise brick buildings. In Mid-Cambridge, Riverside, and Cambridgeport, you often see porches, bay windows, clapboard siding, and small front stairs. Around Harvard Square and Porter Square, apartments can be in older Victorian and Colonial Revival houses split into several units. Near Kendall Square and East Cambridge, newer apartments are more common, with larger windows, elevators, and lobby entry instead of front stoops.In North Cambridge, West Cambridge, and parts of Inman Square, houses and smaller apartment buildings often sit on quieter side streets with narrow driveways and limited off-street parking. Many apartments have hardwood floors, radiator heat, and compact kitchens in older buildings. Newer units near Alewife can have central air, in-unit laundry, and bike storage, but they may trade porch space and original detail for simpler layouts. Basement apartments exist in several areas and can have lower ceilings or less natural light. Rent can vary with building age, transit access, and whether the unit is in a house or a larger apartment building.
Getting around Cambridge, MA
The MBTA subway covers much of Cambridge through the Red Line, with stations like Alewife, Porter, Harvard, Central, and Kendall/MIT. MBTA buses, the local bus service, fill in gaps across East Cambridge, Cambridgeport, and North Cambridge. Walking is practical in many areas, and biking is common on routes like Massachusetts Avenue and the Somerville Community Path connection. Driving can be slower on busy streets, and parking can be limited near squares and older apartments.Living in Cambridge, MA
Cambridge is known for bookstores, cafes, live music, and museums around Harvard Square, Central Square, and Kendall Square. You can catch a show at The Sinclair, browse Harvard Book Store, or use the paths along the Charles River near Magazine Beach. Work is centered in biotech, research, higher education, and software, with large job hubs near Kendall Square, MIT, Harvard, and Alewife. Many people rent near these areas to shorten the trip.Average Rent Trends in Cambridge, MA
Rent in Cambridge, MA varies by number of bedrooms and home type. Use these charts to quickly see how rent changes.
Average rent stayed about the same in Jun 2026 compared to the previous month. Rent previously peaked in May 2025.
| Month | Average rent |
|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | $3,600 |
| Aug 2025 | $3,500 |
| Sep 2025 | $3,400 |
| Oct 2025 | $3,350 |
| Nov 2025 | $3,260 |
| Dec 2025 | $3,245 |
| Jan 2026 | $3,200 |
| Feb 2026 | $3,283 |
| Mar 2026 | $3,410 |
| Apr 2026 | $3,600 |
| May 2026 | $3,700 |
| Jun 2026 | $3,700 |
Average Rent By Bedroom and Home Type
In June 2026, Apartments and Condos were the most affordable home type to rent compared with Townhomes and Houses.
| 1 bed | 2 beds | 3 beds | 4 beds | All | |
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| All home types | $2,985 | $3,750 | $4,400 | $5,240 | $3,700 |
| Townhomes | $2,950 | $3,700 | $4,215 | $5,500 | $4,300 |
| Apartments and Condos | $2,925 | $3,700 | $4,400 | $5,199 | $3,600 |
| Houses | $2,912 | $3,400 | $4,900 | $7,250 | $5,700 |
Frequently Asked Questions about Rentals in Cambridge, MA
- What is the average rent of an apartment in Cambridge, MA?The average rent of an apartment in Cambridge, MA is $3,516 per month. This is about 80% higher than the national average.
- What is the average rent of a house in Cambridge, MA?The average rent of a house in Cambridge, MA is $5,700 per month. This is about 192% higher than the national average.
- What is the average rent of a townhome in Cambridge, MA?The average rent of a townhome in Cambridge, MA is $4,300 per month. This is about 120% higher than the national average.
- When is the average rent cheapest in Cambridge, MA?In the last year, the average rent in Cambridge, MA was lowest in Jan 2025 when it was $3,200 per month.
- When is the average rent most expensive in Cambridge, MA?In the last year, the average rent in Cambridge, MA was highest in May 2025 when it was $3,725 per month.
- How does the rent of a 1 bedroom apartment compare to a studio apartment in Cambridge, MA?The average rent of a 1 bedroom apartment in Cambridge, MA is $2,985 per month. That is about $475 more than the cost of a studio apartment.
- How many available rental listings are in Cambridge, MA?There are 2,231 available rental listings in Cambridge, MA.
- What colleges and universities are in Cambridge, MA?Colleges and universities in Cambridge, MA include: Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- What are some neighborhoods in Cambridge, MA?Some neighborhoods in Cambridge, MA include: North Cambridge, Mid-Cambridge, Cambridgeport, Peabody, Riverside.
- What are some zip codes in Cambridge, MA?
- What are some cities near Cambridge, MA?Some nearby cities include: Somerville, Watertown, Medford, Belmont, Brookline. These cities may have more rental options to explore.