Here’s what it cost to rent a one-bedroom in Boston in October
Dorchester and Roxbury saw the biggest dip in rent. Costs went up the most in Allston.
Many of Boston’s neighborhoods had flat or decreasing median rents in October, with the biggest dips in Dorchester and Roxbury, according to a report Zumper, an apartment-search website, released Tuesday.
Allston had the fastest-growing rent. According to the report, it increased 7.5 percent during the fall quarter, reaching a median cost of $2,150 for a one-bedroom. Dorchester saw a 12.2 percent decrease to $1,800, and Roxbury’s dropped by 11.5 percent to $1,600.
The least expensive places to rent in October were Mattapan ($1,570), Roslindale ($1,600), and Roxbury ($1,610). The most expensive were Downtown ($3,070), the South Boston Waterfront ($2,950), Chinatown ($2,910), and the Leather District ($2,910).
The report measured trends in the area by aggregating data from active listings to calculate the median asking rent.
Just last month, a Zumper report determined that Boston was the fifth most expensive rental market in the nation — the median cost of a one-bedroom reached $2,400, which was up 9.1 percent over last year.
Here’s a neighborhood-by-neighborhood breakdown of the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in October:
- Allston: $2,150
- Brighton: $1,800
- Back Bay: $2,800
- Bay Village: $2,700
- Beacon Hill: $2,450
- Charlestown: $2,500
- Chinatown: $2,910
- Dorchester: $1,800
- Downtown: $3,070
- East Boston: $1,750
- Fenway: $2,350
- Hyde Park: $1,650
- Jamaica Plain: $1,900
- Leather District: $2,910
- Longwood Medical Area: $2,175
- Mattapan: $1,570
- Mission Hill: $1,900
- North End: $2,300
- Roslindale: $1,600
- Roxbury: $1,610
- South Boston: $2,900
- South Boston Waterfront: $2,950
- South End: $2,700
- West End: $2,800
- West Roxbury: $1,810
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