The MIT Off-Campus Housing Service provides lists of temporary accommodations upon request. Generally apartment buildings contain studio to two bedroom units. Larger units are not common. Apartment buildings are most common in the more urban areas - Boston neighborhoods near downtown and parts of Cambridge. Houses Single, two and three family houses are all common housing types in metropolitan Boston.
Houses tend to contain larger units, usually two bedrooms or more.
Houses are more common in less urban areas such as Arlington, Somerville, Watertown, parts of Allston-Brighton and parts of Cambridge. Rooms for Rent Rooms in Boarding Houses or Private Homes Rooms in boarding houses or private homes are generally rented by the month, although some are available on a weekly basis. Tenants may or may not have cooking facilities, private entrance, or private bath. Room and Board in Exchange for Work Services such as child care, eldercare, tutoring, housekeeping, chauffeuring and general maintenance may be exchanged for room and board. Fifteen to twenty hours of work per week are generally required.