West Street-River Street

Hyde Park, MA

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West Street-River Street - Hyde Park, MA Area Guide

West Street - River Street’s green spaces are like little oases outside the big city

Beach Bike-Friendly Restaurants Airport Public Transit Massachusetts

The Neponset River Reservation expands along the southeastern border of the West Street – River Street neighborhood. It’s a great local green space with a beach and two-mile bike trail called Quincy RiverWalk – the perfect little oasis in such a large city!

And speaking of green spaces, residents enjoy having the George Wright Golf Course, Ross Playground, and Sherrin Woods nearby. You’ll find everything from cafes to fast-causal restaurants down the road in Hyde Park. You’re just nine miles outside of downtown Boston, and 14 miles from the international airport. Public transit stops are plentiful and can take you nearly anywhere you need to go in Boston.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in West Street-River Street is $1,927 for one bedroom, and $2,349 for two bedrooms. Apartment rent in West Street-River Street has increased by 1.3% in the past year.

  • 1 BR

  • 615 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,927/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 765 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,349/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

50 / 100

Fairly Drivable

Drivability

50 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

50 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

40 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

100 / 100

Good Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

70 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Few to No Nightlife Options Nearby

Nightlife

10 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Mass Audubon's Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Stony Brook Reservation
  • Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
  • Franklin Park Zoo
  • Brook Farm Historic Site

Military Bases

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.