Fenway/Kenmore

Signature Boston
Home to the historic Fenway Park and the Boston Red Sox, Fenway is a great neighborhood for young people. In fact, the park was named after the neighborhood. It is also home to the arts, such as Berklee School of Arts. This community boasts plenty of eateries and bars surrounding the ballpark and has seen the recent growth in the number of new skyscrapers that benefit off of the nearby baseball business.

While Fenway-Kenmore is most known for Fenway Park, there are plenty of trendy options in this neighborhood. Kenmore Square is a hotspot for socializing. Lining Lansdowne street, different sports bars and clubs are always packed with students at happy hour. Cultural landmarks that are definitely worth a visit include the Museum of Fine Arts, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and Symphony Halls.

The restaurant and bar scene is a huge plus for residents of Fenway-Kenmore. Restaurants in the area include Au Bon Pain, Yard House, Sweet Cheeks Q, El Pelón Taqueria, Tasty Burger, and Eventide Fenway. Great bars offer plenty of options for a night out and include The Squealing Pig, Cask 'n Flagon, Bleacher Bar, Tony C's Sports Bar & Grill, and Baseball Tavern. Fenway-Kenmore is great for young professionals and students alike!
What Fenway/Kenmore Residents
Think About Their Apartments
overall
7.8
value
7.0
amenities
6.3
social
7.2
management
8.0
Median rents in Fenway/Kenmore
Studio
$
2,460
1 Bedroom
$
2,895
2 Bedroom
$
6,475

Living in
Fenway/Kenmore

Signature Neighborhood
Great Restaurants and Bars
Groceries
Fenway Park
Museum of Fine Arts
Back Bay Fens Park
Public Transit
Groceries
Fenway/Kenmore — 8.5/10 Rating (based on 32 neighborhood reviews)
Great neighborhood! There are plenty of shops and bars and restuarants nearby to explore. It is also very close to transit areas. It's generally quiet, except on game days at Fenway. On game days, the streets and roads become very crowded and can get loud. It's not very loud from my apartment, I don't notice it, but it can change depending on where you live. There are stores and markets for shopping and groceries within close walking distance. The location downtown is great for me.
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Our Lady’s Guild House
Fenway is a fun place to live as a young adult. There is a lot of great options for food, entertainment and shopping nearby. It is not necessarily a quiet place, but that aslo comes with the fun of always having something to do nearby. For the most part it is a safe place to live and convenient location.
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105 Peterborough St
The neighborhood has a target at 10 mins walk, dominos, USPS, and 2 other restaurants at 3 mins walk, questrom college at 7 mins walk, and two t-line stations at 6 mins walk. It safe around to go for jogging.
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14 Buswell
It has a residential feel even though it's right downtown. Everything you need is right in the neighborhood, including a grocery store, CVS, hardware store, liquor store, etc.
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Burbank Apartments
Great neighborhood!
Great people!
Great stores!
Close to food!
Close to the T!
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111 Norway St
Amazing food, close to target, museums (MFA and ISG), and the fens
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West Fens is, in my opinion, the best place to live in Boston. Pros: short commute downtown, plenty of transit options, lots to do (bars, restaurants, etc)., near plenty of stores (grocery store, TARGET!, Marshall's, etc.), quiet streets, and right next to the Fens for when you want your nature fix. I don't have any cons, personally. It's my ideal location.
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25 Queensberry St.
The Fenway area is a great place to live. You've got the green line (I know) right there that will take you pretty much anywhere. Lots of bars and restaurants and a grocery store as well. It's a good place for undergrads and I found it very enjoyable living there.
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1167 Boylston Street, Boston, MA
A lot of students are walking around day/night during weekdays and weekends so I’ve never felt unsafe walking by myself even late at night.
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58 Bay State Rd
Very safe place and you have accessibility to whatever you need
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580 Commonwealth Avenue
Generally safe and very close to public transportation
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580 Commonwealth Avenue
I feel super safe in this area at night. I feel so safe that I even walk with my AirPods in while I walk home from class at 9:30 at night.
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11 Aberdeen street
Safe neighborhood.
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The Viridian
Super safe to walk late at night
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Our Lady's Guild House
Walkable and central location!
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1163-1191 Boylston Street Apartments
Lots of restaurants
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580 Commonwealth Avenue
I love the Fenway neighborhood and truly believe that it is a very safe neighborhood with great access to resources, restaurants, bars, and many other things. There is a Star Market and Target within the neighborhood so I can easily find essentials I need in a hurry. I, along with others in the neighborhood, have frequently walked around Fenway at night/in the dark, and have never felt unsafe!
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29 Park Drive
being a block over from fenway park there is always something happening. it’s very exciting to be right in the middle of all the excitement but being down one block as to not have to hear it all the time. there are so many great bars in a walking distance and so many little restaurants that are tasty
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Fenmore Condominium
Such a great location near Northeastern and Berklee. So many food/ bar options and always lively at night which makes it a more safe location for young professionals/ students.
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Burbank Apartments
Fenway is the heart of entertainment in Boston. That was the draw for us to live here; however, it comes with the price of noise until the 10:30 pm ordinance.
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1330 Boylston
It is a good place. Easy to access also it has tons of cafes, groceries, and restaurant
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90 St. Mary's St
Love the neighborhood it’s right by Berklee but they are doing a lot of construction in the area. That’s probably my biggest complaint is the construction on the weekends and the lack of sunlight the apartment has for the price
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Condominium in Fenway, no formal name
I really love living in Fenway. It's a great, safe neighborhood with many food options and a lot of things to do. Also, it's really close to Longwood Medical Area where I work.
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204 Hemenway Street Apt 10
Extremely close to Berklee & Boston Conservatory. Lots of restaurants, walkable to grocery & pharmacy. Can be loud, & can be scary to walk alone at night due to dark park & history of assaults, as well as nightclub traffic from Machine.
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1191 Boylston St
Some construction with loud noises at all hours of the day, but generally a nice area.
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56 Queensberry St
great neighborhood, walking distance to so much and so much access to green/orange lines. Fenway,kenmore, south end, back bay, beacon hill at your fingertips
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Church Park Apartments
Mostly undergraduate students who will leave you alone. Lots of food and bars nearby and fenway park. Access to green line makes most of the city accessible
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829-833 Beacon St.
amazing and surrounded by cafes and bars
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1687 Commonwealth Ave
Excellent and walking distance from BU
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Apartment 16
Very secure and social
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580 Commonwealth Avenue
Very safe and happening.
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1163-1191 Boylston Street Apartments
It is crowded and noisy.
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Fenway Triangle Trilogy


Getting to Know
Fenway/Kenmore

Neighborhood Boundaries
East to West Boundaries: Riverway to Huntington Ave
North to South Boundaries: Charles River to Tremont St
dining
Boston Beer Works
Bukowski Tavern
Chicken Lou’s
College Pizza
Eastern Standard Kitchen and Drinks
Fin’s Sushi and Grill
The Lansdowne Pub
The Mission Bar & Grill
University Grill & Pizza
grocery
Shaws Supermarket
Stop & Shop
Target
Trader Joe’s
Whole Foods
convenience
CVS Pharmacy
CVS Pharmacy
fitness
Huntington Avenue YMCA
Leap Fitness
The Back Bay Fens
parks
Brookline Avenue Playground
Evans Way Park
coffee
Dunkin’ Donuts
Pavement Coffeehouse
Pavement Coffeehouse
bus
19/57/60 (bus)
CT3 (bus)
rail
Framingham-Worcester Line (rail)
Orange Line (metro)
parking
HILTON - Back Bay
Laz Parking Landmark Center

Best Apartments
in Fenway/Kenmore

The Bon
Studio $2,900
1 Bed $3,700
2 Beds $5,100

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1330 Boylston
1 Bed $2,947
2 Beds $4,918
3 Beds $10,032

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371 Commonwealth Avenue

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Burbank Apartments
Studio $1,716
1 Bed $2,435
2 Beds $3,445

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580 Commonwealth Avenue
Studio $1,315
1 Bed $1,645
The Harlo

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