Rents are 7% below what Everett's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $2,803 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in Everett usually run 1.2% below trend in January and 1.6% above it in July, about $78 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in Everett is 0% below its high of $2,803 in August 2026, at $2,803 as of September 2026.
Rent in Everett changed +2.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 89 Massachusetts cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.8%.
Rent in Everett is 29.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
30% of the median household income ($85,218) is $2,130 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a studio ($2,060); a 1-bedroom is $2,180.
Lynn, 7 miles away, rents for 16% less ($2,342/mo), about $5,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Everett. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Everett, MA is majority renter-occupied, 24.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Everett, MA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Everett, MA stood at $2,059 in 2021 and currently runs about $2,803, reflecting a 36.1% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $71,510 to $85,218 between 2021 and 2024, a 19.2% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 3.5% since 2021, moving from about 48,368 residents to roughly 50,045. Taken together, the five-year picture in Everett, MA reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Everett is $2,803/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,060/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,580/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,180/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,110/mo.
At 39% of local median household income ($85,218/yr), Everett ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.6% over the past year.
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At $2,803/mo, rent takes ~39% of Everett's median household income ($85,218/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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