At $2,500 a month, this apartment is well below the typical rent for 2-bedroom apartments and condos in Cambridge (about $3,710).
Typical $3,710This home $2,500
$4,890
From 189 two-bedroom apartments and condos listed in Cambridge on RentalSource in October 2026: the scale holds eight in ten of them, and the shaded band the middle half.
$3,710Typical rent for 2-bedroom apartments and condos in Cambridge
This home was last listed for rent on RentalSource from September to October 2026 for $2,600. Today's rent is $100 lower.
Rent history for this home, newest first
Date
Event
Rent
Change
October 28, 2026
Listed for rent
$2,500−3.8%
−3.8%
October 5, 2026
Listing removed
$2,600
September 24, 2026
Listed for rent
$2,600−13.3%
−13.3%
June 13, 2026
Listing removed
$3,000
April 10, 2026
Listed for rent
$3,000+25.0%
+25.0%
February 5, 2022
Listing removed
$2,400
These are listed prices. What renters actually paid may have been different.
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