Rent Affordability for A Customer Service Representative in Massachusetts
A typical customer service representative in Massachusetts earns about $49,196 a year, which supports approximately $1,230 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Massachusetts city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.
As of May 2026. 0 of 114 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 114 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ware, MA | $1,388/mo | 33.9% | stretched |
| Pittsfield, MA | $1,546/mo | 37.7% | stretched |
| Gardner, MA | $1,603/mo | 39.1% | stretched |
| Chicopee, MA | $1,635/mo | 39.9% | stretched |
| Springfield, MA | $1,786/mo | 43.6% | rent-burdened |
| Rockport, MA | $1,795/mo | 43.8% | rent-burdened |
| Fitchburg, MA | $1,799/mo | 43.9% | rent-burdened |
| Holyoke, MA | $1,799/mo | 43.9% | rent-burdened |
| Fairhaven, MA | $1,800/mo | 43.9% | rent-burdened |
| Fall River, MA | $1,811/mo | 44.2% | rent-burdened |
| Westfield, MA | $1,873/mo | 45.7% | rent-burdened |
| Webster, MA | $1,878/mo | 45.8% | rent-burdened |
| Spencer, MA | $1,898/mo | 46.3% | rent-burdened |
| New Bedford, MA | $1,916/mo | 46.7% | rent-burdened |
| Leominster, MA | $1,920/mo | 46.8% | rent-burdened |
| Boxboro, MA | $1,938/mo | 47.3% | rent-burdened |
| Plainville, MA | $2,094/mo | 51.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Taunton, MA | $2,124/mo | 51.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Clinton, MA | $2,137/mo | 52.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Worcester, MA | $2,164/mo | 52.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Attleboro, MA | $2,225/mo | 54.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Lynn, MA | $2,300/mo | 56.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Lowell, MA | $2,316/mo | 56.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Dracut, MA | $2,328/mo | 56.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Lawrence, MA | $2,347/mo | 57.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Haverhill, MA | $2,345/mo | 57.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Amherst, MA | $2,344/mo | 57.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| North Attleboro, MA | $2,343/mo | 57.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Framingham, MA | $2,360/mo | 57.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Ipswich, MA | $2,400/mo | 58.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Shrewsbury, MA | $2,399/mo | 58.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Brockton, MA | $2,406/mo | 58.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Millbury, MA | $2,410/mo | 58.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Acton, MA | $2,424/mo | 59.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Milford, MA | $2,452/mo | 59.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Amesbury, MA | $2,453/mo | 59.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hudson, MA | $2,469/mo | 60.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Northampton, MA | $2,477/mo | 60.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Stoughton, MA | $2,490/mo | 60.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Weymouth, MA | $2,501/mo | 61% | severely rent-burdened |
| Methuen, MA | $2,507/mo | 61.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Winthrop, MA | $2,563/mo | 62.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Gloucester, MA | $2,574/mo | 62.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Bellingham, MA | $2,584/mo | 63% | severely rent-burdened |
| Norwood, MA | $2,601/mo | 63.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Mansfield, MA | $2,602/mo | 63.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Chelsea, MA | $2,628/mo | 64.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Randolph, MA | $2,627/mo | 64.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Franklin, MA | $2,631/mo | 64.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Marlborough, MA | $2,668/mo | 65.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Westborough, MA | $2,674/mo | 65.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Chelmsford, MA | $2,680/mo | 65.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Salem, MA | $2,742/mo | 66.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Billerica, MA | $2,741/mo | 66.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Quincy, MA | $2,750/mo | 67.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Swampscott, MA | $2,764/mo | 67.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Natick, MA | $2,765/mo | 67.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Beverly, MA | $2,773/mo | 67.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Ashland, MA | $2,777/mo | 67.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Woburn, MA | $2,780/mo | 67.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Tewksbury, MA | $2,781/mo | 67.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Plymouth, MA | $2,788/mo | 68% | severely rent-burdened |
| Andover, MA | $2,793/mo | 68.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Malden, MA | $2,803/mo | 68.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Peabody, MA | $2,812/mo | 68.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Everett, MA | $2,815/mo | 68.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Kingston, MA | $2,820/mo | 68.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Littleton, MA | $2,819/mo | 68.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Revere, MA | $2,826/mo | 68.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Wakefield, MA | $2,824/mo | 68.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Maynard, MA | $2,833/mo | 69.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Lunenburg, MA | $2,834/mo | 69.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| North Andover, MA | $2,846/mo | 69.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Danvers, MA | $2,849/mo | 69.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Bedford, MA | $2,863/mo | 69.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Foxborough, MA | $2,873/mo | 70.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Newburyport, MA | $2,886/mo | 70.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Norton, MA | $2,894/mo | 70.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Marblehead, MA | $2,900/mo | 70.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Walpole, MA | $2,912/mo | 71% | severely rent-burdened |
| Canton, MA | $2,909/mo | 71% | severely rent-burdened |
| Barnstable, MA | $2,932/mo | 71.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Marshfield, MA | $2,956/mo | 72.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Bridgewater, MA | $2,978/mo | 72.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Braintree, MA | $2,987/mo | 72.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Saugus, MA | $2,996/mo | 73.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Sharon, MA | $3,016/mo | 73.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Melrose, MA | $3,026/mo | 73.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Waltham, MA | $3,042/mo | 74.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Arlington, MA | $3,043/mo | 74.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hanover, MA | $3,042/mo | 74.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Westford, MA | $3,063/mo | 74.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Stoneham, MA | $3,086/mo | 75.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hopkinton, MA | $3,102/mo | 75.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Watertown, MA | $3,124/mo | 76.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Westwood, MA | $3,130/mo | 76.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Needham, MA | $3,155/mo | 77% | severely rent-burdened |
| Reading, MA | $3,162/mo | 77.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Lynnfield, MA | $3,181/mo | 77.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Wilmington, MA | $3,218/mo | 78.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Dedham, MA | $3,226/mo | 78.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Belmont, MA | $3,249/mo | 79.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Burlington, MA | $3,328/mo | 81.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Medford, MA | $3,419/mo | 83.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Boston, MA | $3,469/mo | 84.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Brookline, MA | $3,523/mo | 85.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Concord, MA | $3,570/mo | 87.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Somerville, MA | $3,589/mo | 87.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Cambridge, MA | $3,598/mo | 87.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hingham, MA | $3,640/mo | 88.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Newton, MA | $3,685/mo | 89.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Winchester, MA | $3,776/mo | 92.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Wellesley, MA | $3,868/mo | 94.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Lexington, MA | $4,274/mo | 104.3% | severely rent-burdened |