Rent Affordability for A HVAC Technician in Massachusetts

A typical hvac technician in Massachusetts earns about $66,468 a year, which supports approximately $1,662 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. 1 of 114 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 113 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕	Median rent↕	% of income↑	Affordability
Pittsfield, MA	$1,545/mo	27.9%	affordable
Holyoke, MA	$1,663/mo	30%	stretched
Chicopee, MA	$1,665/mo	30.1%	stretched
Gardner, MA	$1,676/mo	30.3%	stretched
Ware, MA	$1,750/mo	31.6%	stretched
New Bedford, MA	$1,811/mo	32.7%	stretched
Springfield, MA	$1,822/mo	32.9%	stretched
Spencer, MA	$1,824/mo	32.9%	stretched
Webster, MA	$1,837/mo	33.2%	stretched
Fitchburg, MA	$1,859/mo	33.6%	stretched
Leominster, MA	$1,885/mo	34%	stretched
Fall River, MA	$1,888/mo	34.1%	stretched
Boxboro, MA	$1,938/mo	35%	stretched
Westfield, MA	$1,950/mo	35.2%	stretched
Clinton, MA	$1,990/mo	35.9%	stretched
Fairhaven, MA	$2,062/mo	37.2%	stretched
Taunton, MA	$2,069/mo	37.4%	stretched
Worcester, MA	$2,122/mo	38.3%	stretched
Dracut, MA	$2,230/mo	40.3%	rent-burdened
North Attleboro, MA	$2,241/mo	40.5%	rent-burdened
Lowell, MA	$2,252/mo	40.7%	rent-burdened
Haverhill, MA	$2,258/mo	40.8%	rent-burdened
Plainville, MA	$2,273/mo	41%	rent-burdened
Milford, MA	$2,281/mo	41.2%	rent-burdened
Brockton, MA	$2,289/mo	41.3%	rent-burdened
Framingham, MA	$2,298/mo	41.5%	rent-burdened
Northampton, MA	$2,327/mo	42%	rent-burdened
Lynn, MA	$2,342/mo	42.3%	rent-burdened
Shrewsbury, MA	$2,350/mo	42.4%	rent-burdened
Methuen, MA	$2,352/mo	42.5%	rent-burdened
Attleboro, MA	$2,366/mo	42.7%	rent-burdened
Lawrence, MA	$2,372/mo	42.8%	rent-burdened
Acton, MA	$2,431/mo	43.9%	rent-burdened
Maynard, MA	$2,453/mo	44.3%	rent-burdened
Millbury, MA	$2,459/mo	44.4%	rent-burdened
Amesbury, MA	$2,500/mo	45.1%	rent-burdened
Marshfield, MA	$2,506/mo	45.2%	rent-burdened
Stoughton, MA	$2,516/mo	45.4%	rent-burdened
Bellingham, MA	$2,519/mo	45.5%	rent-burdened
Westborough, MA	$2,526/mo	45.6%	rent-burdened
Franklin, MA	$2,534/mo	45.7%	rent-burdened
Littleton, MA	$2,549/mo	46%	rent-burdened
Weymouth, MA	$2,553/mo	46.1%	rent-burdened
Hudson, MA	$2,558/mo	46.2%	rent-burdened
Randolph, MA	$2,582/mo	46.6%	rent-burdened
Norwood, MA	$2,579/mo	46.6%	rent-burdened
Chelsea, MA	$2,632/mo	47.5%	rent-burdened
Mansfield, MA	$2,630/mo	47.5%	rent-burdened
Bridgewater, MA	$2,650/mo	47.8%	rent-burdened
Foxborough, MA	$2,655/mo	47.9%	rent-burdened
Marlborough, MA	$2,666/mo	48.1%	rent-burdened
Gloucester, MA	$2,678/mo	48.3%	rent-burdened
Chelmsford, MA	$2,677/mo	48.3%	rent-burdened
Salem, MA	$2,683/mo	48.4%	rent-burdened
Quincy, MA	$2,712/mo	49%	rent-burdened
Winthrop, MA	$2,725/mo	49.2%	rent-burdened
Kingston, MA	$2,737/mo	49.4%	rent-burdened
Beverly, MA	$2,745/mo	49.6%	rent-burdened
Rockport, MA	$2,747/mo	49.6%	rent-burdened
Billerica, MA	$2,751/mo	49.7%	rent-burdened
Revere, MA	$2,764/mo	49.9%	rent-burdened
Ipswich, MA	$2,764/mo	49.9%	rent-burdened
Norton, MA	$2,765/mo	49.9%	rent-burdened
Andover, MA	$2,769/mo	50%	rent-burdened
Walpole, MA	$2,772/mo	50%	severely rent-burdened
Everett, MA	$2,803/mo	50.6%	severely rent-burdened
Plymouth, MA	$2,801/mo	50.6%	severely rent-burdened
North Andover, MA	$2,816/mo	50.8%	severely rent-burdened
Ashland, MA	$2,820/mo	50.9%	severely rent-burdened
Danvers, MA	$2,825/mo	51%	severely rent-burdened
Wakefield, MA	$2,827/mo	51%	severely rent-burdened
Peabody, MA	$2,836/mo	51.2%	severely rent-burdened
Lunenburg, MA	$2,834/mo	51.2%	severely rent-burdened
Woburn, MA	$2,844/mo	51.3%	severely rent-burdened
Hopkinton, MA	$2,842/mo	51.3%	severely rent-burdened
Tewksbury, MA	$2,864/mo	51.7%	severely rent-burdened
Reading, MA	$2,888/mo	52.1%	severely rent-burdened
Hanover, MA	$2,888/mo	52.1%	severely rent-burdened
Barnstable, MA	$2,894/mo	52.2%	severely rent-burdened
Dedham, MA	$2,913/mo	52.6%	severely rent-burdened
Braintree, MA	$2,920/mo	52.7%	severely rent-burdened
Arlington, MA	$2,925/mo	52.8%	severely rent-burdened
Malden, MA	$2,929/mo	52.9%	severely rent-burdened
Waltham, MA	$2,930/mo	52.9%	severely rent-burdened
Natick, MA	$2,944/mo	53.2%	severely rent-burdened
Lynnfield, MA	$2,961/mo	53.5%	severely rent-burdened
Marblehead, MA	$2,967/mo	53.6%	severely rent-burdened
Amherst, MA	$2,999/mo	54.1%	severely rent-burdened
Canton, MA	$3,008/mo	54.3%	severely rent-burdened
Melrose, MA	$3,031/mo	54.7%	severely rent-burdened
Newburyport, MA	$3,028/mo	54.7%	severely rent-burdened
Belmont, MA	$3,051/mo	55.1%	severely rent-burdened
Saugus, MA	$3,057/mo	55.2%	severely rent-burdened
Stoneham, MA	$3,055/mo	55.2%	severely rent-burdened
Westford, MA	$3,055/mo	55.2%	severely rent-burdened
Watertown, MA	$3,101/mo	56%	severely rent-burdened
Sharon, MA	$3,100/mo	56%	severely rent-burdened
Concord, MA	$3,122/mo	56.4%	severely rent-burdened
Burlington, MA	$3,153/mo	56.9%	severely rent-burdened
Bedford, MA	$3,154/mo	56.9%	severely rent-burdened
Wilmington, MA	$3,162/mo	57.1%	severely rent-burdened
Winchester, MA	$3,191/mo	57.6%	severely rent-burdened
Boston, MA	$3,271/mo	59.1%	severely rent-burdened
Westwood, MA	$3,318/mo	59.9%	severely rent-burdened
Newton, MA	$3,358/mo	60.6%	severely rent-burdened
Somerville, MA	$3,428/mo	61.9%	severely rent-burdened
Cambridge, MA	$3,438/mo	62.1%	severely rent-burdened
Brookline, MA	$3,488/mo	63%	severely rent-burdened
Lexington, MA	$3,522/mo	63.6%	severely rent-burdened
Swampscott, MA	$3,536/mo	63.8%	severely rent-burdened
Medford, MA	$3,626/mo	65.5%	severely rent-burdened
Needham, MA	$3,702/mo	66.8%	severely rent-burdened
Hingham, MA	$3,852/mo	69.5%	severely rent-burdened
Wellesley, MA	$4,030/mo	72.8%	severely rent-burdened

Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for Massachusetts. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).