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Medford, Massachusetts
Renting out property in Medford
A two- and three-family city between Somerville and the northern suburbs, reshaped by the Green Line Extension reaching Medford/Tufts.
Medford’s housing stock
- Two-families and triple-deckers throughout South Medford and Medford Square
- Single-family homes in the Lawrence Estates and Wellington areas
- Newer apartment buildings around Wellington and Station Landing
Who rents in Medford
Tufts graduate students and staff near the Hillside, professionals along the new Green Line stations, and long-settled families elsewhere in the city. Two distinct rental submarkets inside one city.
What makes Medford different to manage
Which submarket a unit sits in matters more here than in most cities — a South Medford unit near Tufts is a different product, on a different calendar, from a West Medford single-family. Pricing a Medford property off a city-wide figure is how owners leave money on the table or sit vacant.
Common questions about Medford
Rental registration and inspection requirements are set by each municipality and change from time to time, and we have not independently confirmed Medford's current rule — so we are not going to state one here. Confirm it with the City of Medford Building Department. Livo Properties handles registration and inspection scheduling for the properties it manages, including confirming what the city currently requires.
Two-families and triple-deckers throughout South Medford and Medford Square; Single-family homes in the Lawrence Estates and Wellington areas; Newer apartment buildings around Wellington and Station Landing. In practice a two- and three-family city between Somerville and the northern suburbs, reshaped by the Green Line Extension reaching Medford/Tufts.
Tufts graduate students and staff near the Hillside, professionals along the new Green Line stations, and long-settled families elsewhere in the city. Two distinct rental submarkets inside one city.
Which submarket a unit sits in matters more here than in most cities — a South Medford unit near Tufts is a different product, on a different calendar, from a West Medford single-family. Pricing a Medford property off a city-wide figure is how owners leave money on the table or sit vacant.
All of it — including Medford Square, South Medford, West Medford, Wellington, Tufts / Hillside and Fulton Heights. Livo Properties manages residential rental property across Greater Boston, so a portfolio spread over several cities is handled by the same team on the same statement.
MBTA Green Line Extension at Medford/Tufts and Ball Square; Orange Line at Wellington; Lowell commuter rail at West Medford. Transit access is one of the strongest drivers of what a unit achieves, and it is a factor in every rental analysis we produce.
Areas near Medford we manage
Property management in Somerville
One of the most densely populated cities in New England, built almost entirely of two- and three-family houses, and reshaped by the Green Line Extension.
Somerville guide
Property management in Malden
An Orange Line city with one of the most diverse populations in the state and rents well below the inner-core band.
Malden guide
Property management in Everett
A small, dense city immediately north of Boston, made up overwhelmingly of two- and three-family houses, and one of the fastest-changing rental markets we cover.
Everett guideThinking about renting out a Medford property?
Start with a conversation and a written quote. Clients then get a written rental analysis: what the unit should ask, what it needs before it goes to market, and how quickly it is likely to lease in Medford.