At $4,950 a month, this apartment is below the typical rent for 4+ bedroom apartments and condos in Boston (about $6,380).
Typical $6,380This home $4,950
$4,600$8,500
From 68 apartments and condos with four or more bedrooms listed in Boston on RentalSource in October 2026: the scale holds eight in ten of them, and the shaded band the middle half.
$6,380Typical rent for 4+ bedroom apartments and condos in Boston
This home was last listed for rent on RentalSource from August to September 2026 for $5,200. Today's rent is $250 lower.
Rent history for this home, newest first
Date
Event
Rent
Change
October 28, 2026
Listed for rent
$4,950−4.8%
−4.8%
September 12, 2026
Listing removed
$5,200
August 15, 2026
Listed for rent
$5,200−13.3%
−13.3%
April 7, 2026
Listing removed
$6,000
December 19, 2025
Price change
$6,000+7.1%
+7.1%
December 18, 2025
Price change
$5,600−6.7%
−6.7%
January 25, 2025
Listing removed
$5,500
March 8, 2024
Listing removed
$5,300
March 7, 2023
Listing removed
$4,900
May 23, 2022
Listing removed
$4,500
These are listed prices. What renters actually paid may have been different.
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$198,000 /year
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