Where to live in near Tufts+Anybody Need a Roomie?

[isittoolate]

I don't know if any of you guys are familiar with Boston or the area near Tufts, but I am struggling to find good places to live. I plan on living with a roommate, but haven't found anyone yet. Regardless, I am planning on moving to Boston in either July or August before school starts in the Fall and am wondering if there are any affordable, nice areas to live. I have heard that Back Bay, Beacon Hill and Mission Hill are all good places to live, does anyone have any insight on these areas? I was hoping to spend no more than $1500, ideally I'd like to pay around $1200 a month. I have also seen that many apartments include several utilities such as heat, electricity and gas; are those worth the extra cost in rent? I would assume it would be nice to be able to crank up the heat in the winter without feeling it in the wallet.

Please let me know if you have any ideas for a good place to live, also definitely let me know if you would be interested in a roommate for the Fall.

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I'd stay away from Mission Hill, it's drunk undergrad central. Back Bay is nice, a little expensive, the South End is nice a tad cheaper than the Back Bay. Parts of Beacon Hill are ridiculously nice and other parts are run by slum lords. Other areas to look at: Bay Village, Chinatown, Kendall Square, Central Square, North End, Roxbury Crossing.

Many of the apartments that make you pay heat use electric heat, this will be expensive. Many of the places that have free heat use steam radiators, it will have a valve that lets you turn it on/off they provide ample heat.

 

[Schwanz]

What do you think about the Jamaica Plain area? I'm wondering if it would be a good spot if you lived by one of the orange line stops. Seems like you get a lot more for your money, and it looks like a good area to have a dog.

I'd stay away from Mission Hill, it's drunk undergrad central. Back Bay is nice, a little expensive, the South End is nice a tad cheaper than the Back Bay. Parts of Beacon Hill are ridiculously nice and other parts are run by slum lords. Other areas to look at: Bay Village, Chinatown, Kendall Square, Central Square, North End, Roxbury Crossing.

Many of the apartments that make you pay heat use electric heat, this will be expensive. Many of the places that have free heat use steam radiators, it will have a valve that lets you turn it on/off they provide ample heat.

 

[isittoolate]

I'd stay away from Mission Hill, it's drunk undergrad central. Back Bay is nice, a little expensive, the South End is nice a tad cheaper than the Back Bay. Parts of Beacon Hill are ridiculously nice and other parts are run by slum lords. Other areas to look at: Bay Village, Chinatown, Kendall Square, Central Square, North End, Roxbury Crossing.

Many of the apartments that make you pay heat use electric heat, this will be expensive. Many of the places that have free heat use steam radiators, it will have a valve that lets you turn it on/off they provide ample heat.

I had assumed that there was probably a reason that a lot of the apartments didn't include electricity, thanks for that piece of advice. Also the heads up on Mission Hill is much appreciated, I don't want to be around any more undergrad students, I've had enough of that as it is haha.

I will look definitely take a look at those other areas, just off hand though, are they fairly close to Tufts? I would like to keep my commute via public transport at below 20 minutes, is that possible with my price range if I have one other roommate?

 

[isittoolate]

Anybody still looking for housing for Tufts? My roommate and I have a sick place in Jamaica plain with our own patio and is a block wmaway from a whole foods, the orange line, and the Jamaica pond where a lot of people rub. The place is 20 minutes total comute to tufts with no transfers. The kitchen is really nice and the bedrooms are pretty spacious. I fell in love with the place as soon as I saw it. Please contact me if you are interested or want more details

 

[Slumber]

My sister used to live in a single bedroom apartment in Chinatown while she was in Tufts, it's very big apartment compare to what we have in NYC. The rent was $1100 a month. The building's very clean, has washing machines and an small elevator.

 

[HopefulDMD88]

+1 to Jamaica Plain. My wife and I live here for a great commute to both Tufts Dental and her residency in Longwood.

Great neighborhood, close to Forest Hills or other Orange Line stops. Also far enough removed from the city so that you can enjoy parks/ponds.

 

[Bottle]

I recommend Malden ! i lived in there and its calm and safe place. its in orange line too and probably cheaper than living in Boston itself. it takes about it takes about 20-25min to go from malden center to tufts station.

I would say go anywhere as long as you can ride the orange line. Boston has very nice metro and its clean.

---- i forgot to mention, avoid green line. its horrible and slow. and its not a metro, it feels like a bus toy.

Best lines in boston are orange and red. Blue is nice and fast but i always hear rumour about the safety in the blue line areas.


Good luck in Tufts ! 🙂

 

[NDPitch]

I've lived in the Boston area my entire life. When my plans were to attend Tufts earlier this year (before I got in elsewhere), I had no intention of living in Boston. It's way too expensive. I'd personally live somewhere along the orange line outside of the city. The money you can save by living somewhere farther from the city like Malden is worth it for me. I'd then just take the orange line to the Tufts Medical Center stop. You can get the student pricing for the T, and still come out ahead in monthly expenses.