<p>Do you have any recommendations on apartment complexes in Cambridge near campus, or in a nice region adjacent to Cambridge, that have studios in the $1000-$1200 region? </p>
<p>I'm curious of your views on the different neighborhoods adjacent to Cambridge? I'd like to live somewhere within 1-2 miles of campus and where it is very friendly, safe to be outside, low car traffic, near parks, near a food cooperative, health conscious people, etc.</p>
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<p>There are a lot of neighborhoods in and around Cambridge that are near parks and food coops, and where there are health-conscious people. (They don’t call it the People’s Republic of Cambridge for nothing, after all.)</p>
<p>But there isn’t really anywhere within 1-2 miles of campus that has low car traffic. Harvard is in the middle of a major metropolitan area. Even the residential neighborhoods of Cambridge are rather busy.</p>
<p>For the most part, apartments in complexes are going to be more expensive than those located in houses and other buildings. You can check out [Harvard</a> Real Estate Services](<a href=“http://www.huhousing.harvard.edu/ProspectiveResidents/index.aspx]Harvard”>http://www.huhousing.harvard.edu/ProspectiveResidents/index.aspx) to see Harvard-owned apartment complexes, but they’re not cheap – a studio in the major Cambridge building, 10 Akron Street, starts at $1440/month. </p>
<p>The cheapest way to live in Cambridge/Somerville is to get an apartment in a house with roommates. Many of these houses are in nice neighborhoods with easy access to public transportation, and each roommate gets his/her own bedroom.</p>