Five Three-Bedroom Apartments for Less Than $2,500 per Month

Including a unit on Tip Top Street.


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Apartment hunting in Boston is overwhelming for a whole slew of reasons—heavy competition, pricing, and spiraling out of control on Craigslist are just a few of them. So, for your convenience, we’re highlighting a few Zumper listings with one unique characteristic. This round, it’s places asking less than $2,500 per month—because who has more than $4,000 to drop on a rental, anyway?

Below, peruse five three-bedroom apartments for rent in Boston for less than $2,500 per month.

1. 130 Central Avenue, Hyde Park
Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 1
Rent: $2,200 per month

Located steps from a bus that zips to Forest Hills, this apartment in Hyde Park has been recently renovated. The sparkling unit is within walking distance to a grocery store and restaurants, and comes with a large shared yard.


2. 29 Tip Top Street #26, Brighton
Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 1
Rent: $2,100 per month

This Brighton three-bedroom brims with charm thanks to its original woodwork and built-ins. It boasts a huge kitchen, shining hardwoods, and a bright bay window.


3. 24 Germania Street #3, Jamaica Plain
Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 1
Rent: $2,500 per month

Mere steps from Sam Adams Brewery, this third-floor unit in Jamaica Plain is filled with light. The place offers an updated kitchen and bathroom, not to mention a small, shared outdoor space.


4. 52 Redlands Road #1, West Roxbury
Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 1
Rent: $2,200 per month

This first-floor apartment in West Roxbury is in impeccable condition, offering two levels, three bedrooms, a study, and a porch off the kitchen for dining al fresco. It’s also within walking distance to the Commuter Rail.


5. 151 Forest Hills Street #2, Jamaica Plain
Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 1
Rent: $2,400 per month

Not only is this apartment a few minutes’ from Green Street station and the shops and restaurants on Centre Street, but it offers the ultimate amenity for animal lovers: it’s cat-friendly. There’s in-building laundry, too, plus french doors that open to the living room.

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