281 Harvard St

📍 281 Harvard Street, Cambridge, MA 02139

📋 Property Overview

Looking at 281 Harvard St in Mid-Cambridge, Cambridge, Massachusetts: 1 bd / 1 ba. The floor plan measures 1000 sq ft. Monthly rent is $2,520. Inside, the home includes dishwasher, recently renovated and hardwood floors. On site there is on-site laundry. Pets are not permitted at this property. The standard lease term is 12 months. Availability: Available Sep 1, 2026. The Walk Score here is 97, meaning most errands can be done on foot. Transit Score is 79. That is 27% below the local median of $3,450.

🚶 Getting Around

• Walk Score97/100

  Walker's Paradise

• Transit Score79/100

  Excellent Transit

💵 Costs & Lease

Deposit

$2,520

Lease length

12 months

Units available

1 unit

Amounts are as published by the source and may change. Confirm before applying.

📐 Floor Plan Details

• 1 Bed, 1.0 Bath1 bd · 1 ba$2,5201 unit available

🧾 Move-in Costs & Lease

Security deposit

$2,520

Lease length

12 months

Available

Available Sep 1, 2026

Application fee

$60 per applicant, paid to RivoRent

Property amounts are as published by the source and may change. Confirm before applying. The application fee is RivoRent's own and is the same on every listing.

🛡️ Renters Insurance — Estimated Cost

Based on what Massachusetts renters actually paid: NAIC industry data for 2023 (average HO-4 premium, 452,865 policy-years), adjusted to July 2026 with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics tenants' insurance index. It is a market average, not a price for this building and not a price for you.

Your own price depends most on your credit-based insurance score, your claims history and which carrier you choose. In published Ohio figures the same coverage ranges from $127 a year at excellent credit to $933 at poor credit. We do not ask for any of that, so we cannot narrow this for you.

✅ Who Qualifies

Must have 3x the rent in total household income (before taxes)

🐾 Pets

Pets

Not allowed

✨ Features & Details

• On-site laundry
• Hardwood floors
• Dishwasher
• Recently renovated
• 0 sq ft

📊 Property Facts

Walk Score

97 · Walker's Paradise

Transit Score

79 · Excellent Transit

🎓 Nearby Schools

• King Open · PK-54/10 · 0.1 mi
• Prospect Hill Academy Charter School · K-125/10 · 0.2 mi
• Cambridgeport · PK-55/10 · 0.3 mi
• Fletcher/Maynard Academy · PK-55/10 · 0.4 mi
• Martin Luther King, Jr. School · PK-58/10 · 0.5 mi
• The Amigos School · PK-87/10 · 0.5 mi
• Cambridge Rindge and Latin School · 9-125/10 · 0.5 mi
• Albert F. Argenziano School At Lincoln Park · PK-83/10 · 0.7 mi
• Kennedy-Longfellow School · PK-53/10 · 0.9 mi
• Community Charter School of Cambridge · 6-127/10 · 1.0 mi

🏡 Floor Plans