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Section 8 apartments near the MBTA Green Line E (Union Square / Medford)

The Green Line E branch runs from Union Square in Somerville and Medford/Tufts through downtown Boston and Symphony to Heath Street in Mission Hill. The Union Square + Medford segments are Boston's newest Green Line extension.

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.

Boston Fair Housing Commission

2-bedroom HUD rent benchmarks along the line

NeighborhoodZIP2BR HUD benchmark / mo
Downtown Boston02110$4,510
West End02114$4,380
Back Bay02116$4,130
Fenway02215$4,050
North End02113$3,820
Longwood Medical Area02115$3,600
Mission Hill02120$2,870

Stations

  1. 1Science Park— West End
  2. 2North Station— West End
  3. 3Haymarket— North End
  4. 4Government Center— Downtown Boston
  5. 5Park Street— Downtown Boston
  6. 6Arlington— Back Bay
  7. 7Copley— Back Bay
  8. 8Prudential— Back Bay
  9. 9Symphony— Fenway
  10. 10Northeastern— Fenway
  11. 11Museum of Fine Arts— Fenway
  12. 12Longwood Medical Area— Longwood Medical Area
  13. 13Brigham Circle— Mission Hill
  14. 14Fenwood Road— Mission Hill
  15. 15Mission Park— Mission Hill
  16. 16Riverway— Mission Hill
  17. 17Back of the Hill— Mission Hill
  18. 18Heath Street— Mission Hill

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Rental alerts for the Boston area

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