Lower Allston

Boston, MA

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Lower Allston - Boston, MA Area Guide

The residential heart of Harvard University

College Town University River Public Transportation Great Location

Lower Allston is Boston’s student centric neighborhood partially encompassing the Harvard University campus. Soldiers Field Stadium, surrounding sports and recreation facilities, and the Harvard Business School are all situated in Lower Allston. The other parts of Lower Allston are a mix of residential and commercial. A variety of rental options suited for both students and professionals line the streets while coffee shops, restaurants, pizzerias, neighborhood markets, and other businesses are scattered around the neighborhood. For students and staff, the commute to the center of campus is only a few minutes’ walk or drive across Anderson Memorial Bridge, and the journey to Downtown Boston is less than 30 minutes by car or train.

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

70 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

50 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Exceptionally Bikeable

Bikeability

90 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

70 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

100 / 100

Exceptional Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

90 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

40 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Moderately Noisy

Quiet Score

40 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Longfellow National Historic Site
  • Harvard Museum of Natural History
  • Mineralogical and Geological Museum
  • John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
  • Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Airports

  • General Edward Lawrence Logan International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.