r/bostonhousing is a subreddit with 69k members. The community frequently discusses rent, sublet, apartment, room, and boston, and they frequently recommend/review apartments, apartment complexes, and apartment recommendations, and the most common flair used is looking for, room for rent, advice needed, apartment listing, and sublet available.
r/bostonhousing is a great resource for anyone looking for Boston apartments, rooms for rent in Boston, roommates in Boston, sublets in Boston and advice about moving to Boston + the surrounding area — including Cambridge, Somerville and Brookline.
Popular Topics in r/bostonhousing
#1
Rent
119 posts
#2
Sublet
103 posts
#3
Apartment
102 posts
#4
Room
94 posts
#5
Boston
92 posts
#6
Available
83 posts
#7
Looking
83 posts
#8
Lease
50 posts
#9
January
38 posts
#10
Private
34 posts
Products Discussed in r/bostonhousing
Apartments
2 reviews
#1
Charlestown Apartment
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Cambridge
4.0★ from 1 review
Apartment Complexes
1 review
#1
One North
4.0★ from 1 review
Apartment Recommendations
1 review
#1
Brighton
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/bostonhousing
#1
Looking For
: "Place for rent for the rest of September? Urgent."
53 posts
#2
Room for Rent
: "Somervile room for rent 875$ 4B/2B"
49 posts
#3
Advice Needed
: "Massachusetts has a 30-day grace period on late rent, and most Boston leases get it wrong"
44 posts
#4
Apartment Listing
: "Small House in Winthrop! ($2300)"
34 posts
#5
Sublet Available
: "Lease Takeover in JP | 2 bed/1 bath w/ Parking (Whole Apartment) | $2,500/mo"
5 posts
#6
Venting/Frustration post
: "What’s up with all these apartments have 9,999 square feet? It’s super annoying and frankly shady."
3 posts
Member Growth in r/bostonhousing
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+18k members(36.6%)
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Last updated: September 18, 2026