Another Moving Question - Hopefully easy (Boston, Cambridge: rent, how much, neighborhood)

[msaRick]

I've been looking through the threads and thought that I would get a little more specific with the question.

I'm 28, will be making 60K a year before taxes and would like a place with some good local nightlife. I'll be renting and I can settle for a studio, although a 1B would be ideal; I could even settle for a roomate in a 2/3B My office will be downtown, but most of the time I will be commuting to client offices which will be scattered around Boston and the surrounding area. For this reason I will also have a car.

Soooo, what neighborhood? Do I use a broker?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Akhenaten]

How much money can you spend on rent per month?

Back Bay, Brookline and South End are expensive. Fenway is not too far behind but affordable if you get a studio.

There is also Jamaica Plain, parts of Cambridge, Allston/Brighton.

As far as nightlife goes, there is a lot of it. Being close to a T line always helps but as long as you're in or close to Boston-proper, there are always cab rides.