Exactly this. I pay $1,500 per month for a spacious 1-bed, 1-bath in Quincy right on the border of Dorchester.

Not technically Boston, but I realize that my probability of finding another well-lit, 1-bed, 1-bath apartment with a big kitchen in this area for $1,500 is just absolutely not going to happen. Landlord hasn't raised my rent since I moved in a few years ago, so I consider myself just super, super lucky.