Average Rent in Oak Square (2026)

How much is rent in Oak Square?

Spot Easy's July 2026 index for Oak Square, against the Greater Boston average for each size: 2-bedrooms $3,028 (−$464), 3-bedrooms $3,495 (−$626), 4+ bedrooms $4,660 (−$650).

Is rent going up or down in Oak Square?

How Oak Square rent compares to Greater Boston

A 2-bedroom in Oak Square runs $464 less than the Greater Boston average of $3,492 — about 13% below it. Among the 19 Greater Boston areas we publish, that ranks Oak Square 17th most expensive for 2-bedrooms.

Budget toward the average. A 2-bedroom in Oak Square averages $3,028, while the more typical listing asks $3,000 — a handful of higher-end units pulls the average above what most listings actually ask.

When to start your Oak Square apartment search

Most Greater Boston leases turn over on September 1, and Oak Square is no exception. Inventory builds through late spring and early summer for fall move-ins, then tightens sharply in August as students and young professionals lock in leases. If you're targeting a September 1 start, the strongest selection is usually six to eight weeks out; for other move-in dates, listings refresh year-round but the best ones move within days. Spot Easy refreshes these Oak Square numbers every month so you can time your search to the live market.

A 2-bedroom in Oak Square runs $15 more than neighboring Brighton and $249 less than neighboring Allston.

Nearby neighborhoods: Brighton · Allston

Oak Square rent — frequently asked questions

What is the cheapest Greater Boston neighborhood for a 2-bedroom?

Of the 19 Greater Boston areas Spot Easy publishes, Dorchester has the lowest average asking rent for a 2-bedroom at $2,893 as of July 2026. Oak Square ranks 3rd cheapest, at $3,028.

What are these Oak Square rent figures based on?

Every Oak Square listing active on Spot Easy during July 2026 — not a sample, an estimate or a modeled figure. We take the average of advertised asking rents after removing duplicate postings of the same unit and excluding anything below $500 or above $20,000 a month. A bedroom size is published only where it has at least 20 active listings in the month, so a size with thin inventory is left blank rather than shown as a number we would not stand behind.

How does Spot Easy calculate Oak Square rent figures?

Average asking rent adds up the advertised price of every active listing and divides by how many there are, so a handful of higher-end units pulls it above what most listings actually ask. Spot Easy takes every listing active in Oak Square during July 2026, removes drafts, admin-removed listings and asking rents below $500 or above $20,000, de-duplicates by address and unit, and reports the average for each bedroom size with at least 20 listings. These are asking rents, not signed-lease prices.

How we calculate this

Each month Spot Easy snapshots every active listing across Greater Boston, excludes drafts, admin-removed listings, and asking rents below $500 or above $20,000, dedupes by address + unit, and normalizes bedroom counts into Studio / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4+. We require at least 20 active listings in a cell before publishing its average; thinner cells are suppressed. Figures are average asking rents, not signed-lease prices.

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