Nice 2 bed in Back Bay

📍 281 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA 02116

📋 Property Overview

In Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, this home offers 2 bd, 1 ba. It measures 700 sq ft. Monthly rent is $3,415. Features in the home include cats allowed and on-site laundry. The building offers on-site laundry, pet friendly and cats allowed. Pets are allowed. The standard lease term is 12 months. Availability: Available Sep 1, 2026. The Walk Score here is 99, meaning most errands can be done on foot. Transit Score is 95. Rent sits 10% below the area median ($3,800).

🚶 Getting Around

• Walk Score99/100

  Walker's Paradise

• Transit Score95/100

  Rider's Paradise

💵 Costs & Lease

Lease length

12 months

Units available

1 unit

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

📐 Floor Plan Details

• 2BR/1BA2 bd · 1 ba · 700 sq ft$3,4151 unit available

🧾 Move-in Costs & Lease

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

Allowed

Limit

1 pet

✨ Features & Details

• Pet Friendly
• On-site laundry
• Cats allowed
• 700 sq ft

📊 Property Facts

Walk Score

99 · Walker's Paradise

Transit Score

95 · Rider's Paradise

🎓 Nearby Schools

• Snowden Int'L High School · 9-122/10 · 0.3 mi
• William Mckinley · 1-121/10 · 0.7 mi
• Boston Arts Academy · 9-122/10 · 0.7 mi
• Quincy Upper School · 6-122/10 · 0.8 mi
• Carter School · 7-121/10 · 0.8 mi
• Edward M. Kennedy Academy For Health Careers (Hora · 9-124/10 · 0.9 mi
• Hurley K-8 School · PK-85/10 · 0.9 mi
• Josiah Quincy Elementary School · PK-54/10 · 1.0 mi
• Community Charter School of Cambridge · 6-127/10 · 1.1 mi
• Fletcher/Maynard Academy · PK-55/10 · 1.2 mi

🏡 Floor Plans