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Boston's small apartments get smaller

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Boston&#x27;s tiny apartments are getting tinier.Why it matters: The average size of newly built apartments in Boston has shrunk 11% over time, data shows, even though <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="rents" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2025/01/29/apartment-rental-cost-market-affordability" data-vars-content-id="ece495fd-2079-47bc-ab0e-484d1d8ffdbc" data-vars-headline="Boston&#x27;s small apartments get smaller" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2025/01/29/apartment-rental-cost-market-affordability" target="_self">rents</a> have soared.