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Boston
Massachusetts, United States · Population 675,647
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Late July: the five weeks before the September 1 lease turnover. The truck and the up-front cash lead; snow parking is out of season and comes back in November.
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MBTA Subway Status
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Don't Get Storrowed
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Move-in Cost Estimator
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When Is My Street Swept?
Search your street for its sweeping days and the next date — so you move your car before the tow, not after.
What's My Trash Day?
Search your address for the trash and recycling days the City has on file for it, the next collections, and the hours your barrels may be at the kerb.
Snow Emergencies & Your Car
What to do with your car in a Boston snow emergency — the parking ban, discounted resident garages, and the space-saver rules for your neighbourhood.
Is Your Apartment Warm Enough?
The temperature your landlord must legally keep your home at right now — check what you measured, and how to report it if it's too cold.
New to Boston? Start Here
Plain answers to the things newcomers ask most — moving, money, the T, trash, parking and schools.
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Changelog
- Town updateReordered the town page for moving season
- UpdatedCorrected three answers in the newcomer FAQ
- UpdatedCorrected the street-sweeping holiday list
- New toolShipped a trash and recycling day lookup
- New toolShipped a check for whether your apartment is legally warm enough
- Town updateAdded a sketch of the Charles River basin
- New toolCheck if your moving truck can use the parkways — don't get Storrowed
- New toolFind out when your street is swept — and when you'd be towed
- New toolBoston Harbor High Tides
- New toolShipped a newcomer FAQ
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