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. 3 of 114 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 111 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕	Median rent↕	% of income↑	Affordability
Gardner, MA	$1,565/mo	28.3%	affordable
Pittsfield, MA	$1,592/mo	28.7%	affordable
Chicopee, MA	$1,661/mo	30%	affordable
Ware, MA	$1,750/mo	31.6%	stretched
Fitchburg, MA	$1,784/mo	32.2%	stretched
Holyoke, MA	$1,796/mo	32.4%	stretched
Springfield, MA	$1,836/mo	33.1%	stretched
Fall River, MA	$1,836/mo	33.1%	stretched
Leominster, MA	$1,869/mo	33.7%	stretched
Westfield, MA	$1,882/mo	34%	stretched
Webster, MA	$1,885/mo	34%	stretched
New Bedford, MA	$1,897/mo	34.2%	stretched
Spencer, MA	$1,896/mo	34.2%	stretched
Boxboro, MA	$1,938/mo	35%	stretched
Fairhaven, MA	$1,950/mo	35.2%	stretched
Clinton, MA	$2,077/mo	37.5%	stretched
Plainville, MA	$2,111/mo	38.1%	stretched
Worcester, MA	$2,161/mo	39%	stretched
Taunton, MA	$2,158/mo	39%	stretched
North Attleboro, MA	$2,212/mo	39.9%	stretched
Attleboro, MA	$2,240/mo	40.4%	rent-burdened
Dracut, MA	$2,271/mo	41%	rent-burdened
Lowell, MA	$2,304/mo	41.6%	rent-burdened
Shrewsbury, MA	$2,303/mo	41.6%	rent-burdened
Lynn, MA	$2,307/mo	41.7%	rent-burdened
Millbury, MA	$2,317/mo	41.8%	rent-burdened
Brockton, MA	$2,334/mo	42.1%	rent-burdened
Haverhill, MA	$2,338/mo	42.2%	rent-burdened
Framingham, MA	$2,355/mo	42.5%	rent-burdened
Lawrence, MA	$2,379/mo	42.9%	rent-burdened
Maynard, MA	$2,384/mo	43%	rent-burdened
Amesbury, MA	$2,425/mo	43.8%	rent-burdened
Milford, MA	$2,436/mo	44%	rent-burdened
Ipswich, MA	$2,448/mo	44.2%	rent-burdened
Northampton, MA	$2,454/mo	44.3%	rent-burdened
Methuen, MA	$2,489/mo	44.9%	rent-burdened
Amherst, MA	$2,491/mo	45%	rent-burdened
Weymouth, MA	$2,500/mo	45.1%	rent-burdened
Hudson, MA	$2,497/mo	45.1%	rent-burdened
Norwood, MA	$2,519/mo	45.5%	rent-burdened
Stoughton, MA	$2,528/mo	45.6%	rent-burdened
Bellingham, MA	$2,571/mo	46.4%	rent-burdened
Mansfield, MA	$2,575/mo	46.5%	rent-burdened
Chelmsford, MA	$2,590/mo	46.8%	rent-burdened
Acton, MA	$2,599/mo	46.9%	rent-burdened
Norton, MA	$2,601/mo	47%	rent-burdened
Randolph, MA	$2,633/mo	47.5%	rent-burdened
Chelsea, MA	$2,643/mo	47.7%	rent-burdened
Marlborough, MA	$2,660/mo	48%	rent-burdened
Westborough, MA	$2,674/mo	48.3%	rent-burdened
Gloucester, MA	$2,709/mo	48.9%	rent-burdened
Winthrop, MA	$2,714/mo	49%	rent-burdened
Littleton, MA	$2,719/mo	49.1%	rent-burdened
Salem, MA	$2,730/mo	49.3%	rent-burdened
Franklin, MA	$2,747/mo	49.6%	rent-burdened
Foxborough, MA	$2,754/mo	49.7%	rent-burdened
Beverly, MA	$2,758/mo	49.8%	rent-burdened
Billerica, MA	$2,764/mo	49.9%	rent-burdened
Kingston, MA	$2,769/mo	50%	rent-burdened
Quincy, MA	$2,784/mo	50.3%	severely rent-burdened
Everett, MA	$2,788/mo	50.3%	severely rent-burdened
Plymouth, MA	$2,818/mo	50.9%	severely rent-burdened
Peabody, MA	$2,823/mo	51%	severely rent-burdened
Walpole, MA	$2,825/mo	51%	severely rent-burdened
Marshfield, MA	$2,825/mo	51%	severely rent-burdened
Revere, MA	$2,828/mo	51.1%	severely rent-burdened
Wakefield, MA	$2,838/mo	51.2%	severely rent-burdened
Lunenburg, MA	$2,834/mo	51.2%	severely rent-burdened
Ashland, MA	$2,844/mo	51.3%	severely rent-burdened
Newburyport, MA	$2,854/mo	51.5%	severely rent-burdened
North Andover, MA	$2,851/mo	51.5%	severely rent-burdened
Rockport, MA	$2,858/mo	51.6%	severely rent-burdened
Natick, MA	$2,857/mo	51.6%	severely rent-burdened
Woburn, MA	$2,870/mo	51.8%	severely rent-burdened
Andover, MA	$2,891/mo	52.2%	severely rent-burdened
Danvers, MA	$2,899/mo	52.3%	severely rent-burdened
Canton, MA	$2,905/mo	52.4%	severely rent-burdened
Tewksbury, MA	$2,904/mo	52.4%	severely rent-burdened
Bridgewater, MA	$2,912/mo	52.6%	severely rent-burdened
Barnstable, MA	$2,925/mo	52.8%	severely rent-burdened
Malden, MA	$2,933/mo	53%	severely rent-burdened
Sharon, MA	$2,946/mo	53.2%	severely rent-burdened
Melrose, MA	$2,969/mo	53.6%	severely rent-burdened
Braintree, MA	$2,975/mo	53.7%	severely rent-burdened
Saugus, MA	$2,990/mo	54%	severely rent-burdened
Arlington, MA	$2,998/mo	54.1%	severely rent-burdened
Swampscott, MA	$3,021/mo	54.5%	severely rent-burdened
Stoneham, MA	$3,023/mo	54.6%	severely rent-burdened
Hanover, MA	$3,023/mo	54.6%	severely rent-burdened
Waltham, MA	$3,045/mo	55%	severely rent-burdened
Hopkinton, MA	$3,047/mo	55%	severely rent-burdened
Westford, MA	$3,065/mo	55.3%	severely rent-burdened
Reading, MA	$3,074/mo	55.5%	severely rent-burdened
Marblehead, MA	$3,094/mo	55.9%	severely rent-burdened
Bedford, MA	$3,107/mo	56.1%	severely rent-burdened
Dedham, MA	$3,121/mo	56.3%	severely rent-burdened
Westwood, MA	$3,140/mo	56.7%	severely rent-burdened
Watertown, MA	$3,168/mo	57.2%	severely rent-burdened
Wilmington, MA	$3,169/mo	57.2%	severely rent-burdened
Lynnfield, MA	$3,188/mo	57.6%	severely rent-burdened
Belmont, MA	$3,223/mo	58.2%	severely rent-burdened
Concord, MA	$3,296/mo	59.5%	severely rent-burdened
Needham, MA	$3,379/mo	61%	severely rent-burdened
Burlington, MA	$3,388/mo	61.2%	severely rent-burdened
Medford, MA	$3,401/mo	61.4%	severely rent-burdened
Boston, MA	$3,414/mo	61.6%	severely rent-burdened
Somerville, MA	$3,497/mo	63.1%	severely rent-burdened
Cambridge, MA	$3,559/mo	64.3%	severely rent-burdened
Newton, MA	$3,567/mo	64.4%	severely rent-burdened
Brookline, MA	$3,568/mo	64.4%	severely rent-burdened
Winchester, MA	$3,857/mo	69.6%	severely rent-burdened
Hingham, MA	$3,970/mo	71.7%	severely rent-burdened
Wellesley, MA	$4,013/mo	72.4%	severely rent-burdened
Lexington, MA	$4,088/mo	73.8%	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).