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Market Rents Asked and Minimum Incomes Required: 1996 to 2006

  1996 2001 2006 Increase
1996 to 2006
Apt. Size Typical
Rent Asked
Income
Required1
Typical
Rent Asked
Income
Required1
Typical
Rent Asked
Income
Required1
1 Bedroom Unit $913 $36,520 $1,470 $58,800 $1,600 $64,000 75%
2 Bedroom Unit $1,163 $46,520 $1,950 $78,000 $1,900 $76,000 63%
3 Bedroom Unit $1,405 $56,200 $2,390 $95,600 $2,300 $92,000 64%
HUD Est. Median
for Family of 4
-- $56,500 -- $70,000 -- $82,600 46%
 
1. Minimum incomes based on payment of 30% of pre-tax income for housing expenses.
 
Sources: Cambridge Community Development Department, 1996; Harvard Housing Office, 2001; Boston.com rental ads and associated realtor websites, March 6, 2006; Department of Housing and Urban Development, income limits, http://www.huduser.org/datasets/il.html, 2006.

Chart comparing rents charged in Cambridge in 1996, 2001 and 2006


Chart comparing income needed to afford market rate rents in Cambridge in 1996, 2001 and 2006

For More Information

For more information about socioeconomic and demographic statistics about Cambridge, please contact Cliff Cook, ccook@cambridgema.gov, Planning Information Manager, at 617/349-4656. The Community Development Department TTY line is 617/349-4621.

 

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