r/bostonhousing↗
Boston Apartments: Listings, Rooms for Rent, Roommates + Sublets
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.
70k subscribers483 posts / mo in Sep 2026358 authors / mosince 2011
r/bostonhousing has 70k members (+35% over the last 12 months). It gets about 483 posts a month from 358 people. Top topics: Moving to Massachusetts, Roommates Renting and Lease Takeover Rooms.
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How r/bostonhousing has grown
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Topics and brands on r/bostonhousing
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Moving to Massachusetts3.0%
- Roommates Renting2.2%
- Lease Takeover Rooms1.8%
- Massachusetts Housing & Transit1.5%
- Rentals and Apartments1.0%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Zillow
- Apartments
- MassLegalHelp
- Realtor
- Matterport
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