Cambridge, MA Zoning reforms 2025 multimarket
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5
Ṁ85
2030
60%
Cambridge's observed average rent well be lower than $3300, inflation adjusted, at mid 2030
58%
Cambridge population >125k mid 2030 (118k at start)
54%
Cambridge population >150k mid 2035 (118k at start)
50%
Cambridge's observed average rent well be lower than $3300, inflation adjusted, at mid 2035
50%
Cambridge population >145k mid 2030 (118k at start)
50%
Cambridge average rents rise to >4000,
50%
Burhan Azeem leaves the city council by mid 2030 (actually gone or announced)
50%
Cambridge significantly undoes / reverts the zoning changes
46%
Cambridge population >190k mid 2035 (118k at start)

Cambridge MA recently passed a large zoning update. It'd be interesting to track how this goes over time! An initial AI investigation doc is here: (from deep research)

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Suggest new markets in comments.

Links

  • Zillow's page of observed cambridge rents, as of 2025 at start of claim.

https://www.zillow.com/rental-manager/market-trends/cambridge-ma/

Terms

"Mid 2028" means midnight, June 30, 2028. I do this to avoid the new year's rush.

Resolutions

  • Complex resolutions will be handled w/common sense, and failing that, LLMs, failing that, a democratic attempt to get a fair judgment from someone disinterested.

  • All 'relative change' metrics are measured from 2/12/2025 or a reasonably close date.

  • All prices will be inflation adjusted (using USA national rate)

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