Originally Posted by
axpmaluga
Thank you to everyone for your insight. I think based on feedback here and other places I'm going to refocus my efforts more towards Harvard Square-Porter Square. I really don't want to be much further from the city than that. It's good to know the info about Central Square before I got a place there. I'm in Boston every other week for work so I'll drive around those areas. Target date for the move right now is April 1 so hopefully I can get in right before the rush of June-Sept.
Your post does raise one issue - some crazy high % of rentals in Boston are September 1 - August 31. So, it can limit your ability to find places with start dates that don't mesh with that time frame.