Boston Pads has the region’s largest real-time rental database with over 215,061 apartment listings. We have over 18,000 landlords and property owners that interact with leading brokerages and log in directly to our property owner portal to provide the most accurate snapshots of the market in each neighborhood. We use this information to constantly monitor rental data, including but not limited to: average rent prices, availability and vacancy rates, time on the market, broker fees, pet acceptance, and more. Our list of cheapest neighborhoods in Boston to rent is driven by real-time data that frequently changes. It is not uncommon to see significant changes in inventory and pricing within a week or less. It is not uncommon to see significant changes in inventory and pricing within a week or less.