Section 8 apartments near the MBTA Route 1
Route 1 runs along Massachusetts Avenue from Nubian Square in Roxbury through the South End, Back Bay, Cambridge (Central & Harvard), to Dudley. High-ridership bus connecting voucher-relevant Boston + Cambridge neighborhoods.
Voucher discrimination is illegal here
Under Boston’s Fair Housing Ordinance and Massachusetts state law, it is illegal for a landlord in Boston to refuse an applicant because they use a housing voucher. Boston’s ordinance predates state law and carries additional municipal enforcement by the Boston Fair Housing Commission.
2-bedroom Section 8 payment standards along the line
| Neighborhood | ZIP | 2BR payment standard / mo |
|---|---|---|
| Back Bay | 02116 | $4,170 |
| Kenmore | 02215 | $3,820 |
| South End | 02118 | $2,630 |
| Nubian Square | 02119 | $2,560 |
| Roxbury | 02119 | $2,560 |
Stations
- 1Nubian— Nubian Square
- 2Mass Ave & Melnea Cass— Roxbury
- 3Mass Ave & Newton Street— South End
- 4Mass Ave & Boylston— Back Bay
- 5Mass Ave & Beacon— Kenmore
Other lines in Boston
- MBTA Red Line
- MBTA Orange Line
- MBTA Blue Line
- MBTA Green Line B (Boston College)
- MBTA Green Line C (Cleveland Circle)
- MBTA Green Line D (Riverside)
- MBTA Green Line E (Union Square / Medford)
- MBTA Silver Line SL1 (Logan Airport)
- MBTA Silver Line SL2 (Design Center)
- MBTA Silver Line SL3 (Chelsea)
- MBTA Silver Line SL4 (South Station-Nubian)
- MBTA Silver Line SL5 (Downtown-Nubian)
- MBTA Newburyport / Rockport Line
- MBTA Fairmount Line
- MBTA Providence / Stoughton Line
- MBTA Franklin / Foxboro Line
- MBTA Framingham / Worcester Line
- MBTA Fitchburg / Wachusett Line
- MBTA Lowell Line
- MBTA Haverhill Line
- MBTA Middleborough / Lakeville Line
- MBTA Greenbush Line
- MBTA Kingston Line
- MBTA Needham Line
- MBTA Route 15
- MBTA Route 22
- MBTA Route 23
- MBTA Route 28
- MBTA Route 32
- MBTA Route 39
- MBTA Route 57
- MBTA Route 66
- MBTA Route 111
- MBTA Route 116
- MBTA Route 117
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