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FACULTY & STAFF HOUSING
Harvard faculty & staff housing
Find a home for your next chapter. Compare buying, renting, neighborhoods and your commute around the work location and routine that matter to you.
FACULTY & STAFF · Harvard
What would you like to work through?
Buy a homeCompare properties, ownership costs and your expected time here.Plan a rentalReview lease timing, move-in costs and the trip to work.Plan a relocationWork backward from your start date, arrival and housing needs.Compare areasCompare the actual address with your work routine.Compare monthly costsInclude housing, utilities, transport and one-time moving costs.Explore financingReview income documentation, occupancy and property with your assigned financing professional.
Start with your work location
Your building, worksite and schedule matter more than the distance to the center of campus. Compare the full trip at the times you expect to travel.
Find your worksite using official resources →Plan your move around your start date
- Confirm your start date and the building or worksite you will use most.
- Choose your expected length of stay and whether temporary accommodation is needed.
- Set a monthly housing and transport budget, plus moving and other one-time costs.
- Compare the actual door-to-door trip at the times you expect to travel.
- Review lease dates, deposits, utilities, parking, furnishing and household requirements.
- Confirm university housing or relocation-support eligibility directly with the responsible office before counting it in your budget.
- Bring your timing, budget and work location to the correctly assigned local professional.
Plan a rental around your work and timing
- Set the move-in date, expected lease length and need for temporary or furnished housing.
- Budget rent, utilities, internet, parking, transport and move-in cash separately.
- Review lease terms, renewal timing, deposits, pets and any household requirements.
- Check the actual trip from the address to your worksite before committing.
Confirm current availability and lease terms directly. These planning steps do not verify a property or an employee housing benefit.
Compare monthly housing cash needs
Enter the amounts you know for each option. Leave unknown amounts blank. Use the same length of stay; amounts you enter are planning assumptions.
Rental plan
Monthly cash needs: $0.00 entered subtotal · 6 unknown amounts
Period recurring cash needs a valid length of stay and all monthly amounts known or marked not applicable/included.
Ownership plan
Monthly cash needs: $0.00 entered subtotal · 6 unknown amounts
Period recurring cash needs a valid length of stay and all monthly amounts known or marked not applicable/included.
One-time expenses
Keep these expenses separate from recurring cash and refundable or committed funds.
Rental plan
One-time expenses: $0.00 entered subtotal · 4 unknown amounts
Ownership plan
One-time expenses: $0.00 entered subtotal · 4 unknown amounts
Refundable and committed cash
Deposits may be refundable. A down payment commits cash to equity. Neither is automatically a consumed expense.
Rental plan
Refundable or committed cash: $0.00 entered subtotal · 2 unknown amounts
Ownership plan
Refundable or committed cash: $0.00 entered subtotal · 2 unknown amounts
This compares cash needed, not net ownership cost. It does not estimate resale proceeds, appreciation, future equity, opportunity cost or tax benefits. Confirm any employee support before including it.
Areas to compare
Area descriptions are a starting point. Check the exact address and trip to the building where you will work.
Harvard Square
Harvard Square combines the university setting with bookstores, cafés, restaurants and theaters. Harvard Yard is in Cambridge, while other university destinations extend into Allston and beyond. Compare each home with the specific Harvard building you use.
Official area source ↗Official area source ↗Central Square
Central Square in Cambridge is included in Harvard Law School’s off-campus neighborhood guide. When comparing a home here, check the exact campus destination, current transport options and the parking terms that apply to that address.
Official area source ↗Porter Square
Harvard Law School’s off-campus guide includes Porter Square in Cambridge. Use the actual property address and your Harvard destination to compare the daily journey and confirm any parking arrangements with the property provider.
Official area source ↗Official worksite and housing resources
Check the responsible university office for current eligibility, terms and availability.
Harvard maps and directions ↗
Find your Harvard building and confirm whether your worksite is in Cambridge, Allston or Longwood.
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