<p>I bookmarked a very complete post about neighborhoods in DC. I’m looking for the same for a grad student at Northeastern. Money, of course, is an issue but not interested in unsafe or unsavory either. Any ideas specific and general would be great. Thanks!</p>
<p>Do you care how close or far? Do you mind needing to take the train? I think Fenway and the South End are great, because they’re good neighborhoods and they’re both just about a fifteen minute walk, but you’ll pay more for rent. I got really lucky living in Fenway for a year with a really good deal, and I loved that I could walk to class and walk to my co-op and to most places that I needed (hated the screaming mobs of Red Sox fans though), but the price was kind of an anomaly.</p>
<p>Mission Hill is also right by campus, and a lot of students live there. It’s a bit cheaper, and has a bit worse of a reputation, but I don’t think it’s really actually dangerous. I know a lot of people who have lived there and liked it. Jamaica Plain is a great and relatively cheap neighborhood, but not very walkable (right non the same train and bus line as NU though).</p>
<p>If you have a car, you can look into Allston and Brighton, but I wouldn’t want to commute on public transportation from there. I lived in Somerville for my last two years, where I moved for price and space, but it’s certainly not a neighborhood right by campus. If you like Cambridge, though, Harvard and Central squares are pretty convenient because there’s a bus that goes really close to campus. I guess it also depends on what you’re looking for in a neighborhood, how much you can pay, and how far you’re willing to commute.</p>
<p>Thanks! A commute on the T is certainly not out of the question and a fine trade off for lower rent in a fun and safe neighborhood.</p>
<p>DS lived in apartments as an NEU undergrad. Best one was in Jamaica Plain (JP). He was able to find a studio at just under a thousand a month. With roommates things are a bit cheaper. The commute was very manageable. After graduation he lived for a short time in Somerville. Much bigger place for your money there but it is a longer commute and he found it a pain. I would recommend JP then Mission Hill as a second option…</p>