Section 8 apartments near the MBTA Fairmount Line
The Fairmount Line is Boston's only urban commuter rail — runs from South Station through Roxbury, Dorchester, and Mattapan to Readville. Its 9 stops are inside city limits, and it serves the most voucher-relevant corridor of any Boston commuter rail line.
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.
General information, not legal advice. For help with a specific case, use HUD’s fair-housing resources.
2-bedroom HUD rent benchmarks along the line
| Neighborhood | ZIP | 2BR HUD benchmark / mo |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown Boston | 02110 | $4,510 |
| South End | 02118 | $3,040 |
| Dorchester | 02122 | $2,940 |
| Hyde Park | 02136 | $2,660 |
| Uphams Corner | 02125 | $2,650 |
| Codman Square | 02124 | $2,650 |
| Mattapan | 02126 | $2,650 |
Stations
- 1South Station— Downtown Boston
- 2Newmarket— South End
- 3Uphams Corner (CR)— Uphams Corner
- 4Four Corners/Geneva— Dorchester
- 5Talbot Avenue— Codman Square
- 6Morton Street— Mattapan
- 7Fairmount— Hyde Park
- 8Readville— Hyde Park
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 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 1
- 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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