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Rent Affordability for A Lawyer in Massachusetts

A typical lawyer in Massachusetts earns about $204,705 a year, which supports approximately $5,118 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. 114 of 114 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 0 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Ware, MA$1,388/mo8.1%very comfortable
Pittsfield, MA$1,546/mo9.1%very comfortable
Gardner, MA$1,603/mo9.4%very comfortable
Chicopee, MA$1,635/mo9.6%very comfortable
Springfield, MA$1,786/mo10.5%very comfortable
Fitchburg, MA$1,799/mo10.5%very comfortable
Holyoke, MA$1,799/mo10.5%very comfortable
Rockport, MA$1,795/mo10.5%very comfortable
Fall River, MA$1,811/mo10.6%very comfortable
Fairhaven, MA$1,800/mo10.6%very comfortable
Westfield, MA$1,873/mo11%very comfortable
Webster, MA$1,878/mo11%very comfortable
Spencer, MA$1,898/mo11.1%very comfortable
New Bedford, MA$1,916/mo11.2%very comfortable
Leominster, MA$1,920/mo11.3%very comfortable
Boxboro, MA$1,938/mo11.4%very comfortable
Plainville, MA$2,094/mo12.3%very comfortable
Taunton, MA$2,124/mo12.5%very comfortable
Clinton, MA$2,137/mo12.5%very comfortable
Worcester, MA$2,164/mo12.7%very comfortable
Attleboro, MA$2,225/mo13%very comfortable
Lynn, MA$2,300/mo13.5%very comfortable
Lowell, MA$2,316/mo13.6%very comfortable
Dracut, MA$2,328/mo13.6%very comfortable
Haverhill, MA$2,345/mo13.7%very comfortable
Amherst, MA$2,344/mo13.7%very comfortable
North Attleboro, MA$2,343/mo13.7%very comfortable
Lawrence, MA$2,347/mo13.8%very comfortable
Framingham, MA$2,360/mo13.8%very comfortable
Brockton, MA$2,406/mo14.1%very comfortable
Ipswich, MA$2,400/mo14.1%very comfortable
Millbury, MA$2,410/mo14.1%very comfortable
Shrewsbury, MA$2,399/mo14.1%very comfortable
Acton, MA$2,424/mo14.2%very comfortable
Milford, MA$2,452/mo14.4%very comfortable
Amesbury, MA$2,453/mo14.4%very comfortable
Northampton, MA$2,477/mo14.5%very comfortable
Hudson, MA$2,469/mo14.5%very comfortable
Stoughton, MA$2,490/mo14.6%very comfortable
Weymouth, MA$2,501/mo14.7%very comfortable
Methuen, MA$2,507/mo14.7%very comfortable
Winthrop, MA$2,563/mo15%very comfortable
Gloucester, MA$2,574/mo15.1%very comfortable
Bellingham, MA$2,584/mo15.1%very comfortable
Norwood, MA$2,601/mo15.2%very comfortable
Mansfield, MA$2,602/mo15.3%very comfortable
Chelsea, MA$2,628/mo15.4%very comfortable
Randolph, MA$2,627/mo15.4%very comfortable
Franklin, MA$2,631/mo15.4%very comfortable
Marlborough, MA$2,668/mo15.6%very comfortable
Westborough, MA$2,674/mo15.7%very comfortable
Chelmsford, MA$2,680/mo15.7%very comfortable
Quincy, MA$2,750/mo16.1%very comfortable
Salem, MA$2,742/mo16.1%very comfortable
Billerica, MA$2,741/mo16.1%very comfortable
Swampscott, MA$2,764/mo16.2%very comfortable
Natick, MA$2,765/mo16.2%very comfortable
Beverly, MA$2,773/mo16.3%very comfortable
Woburn, MA$2,780/mo16.3%very comfortable
Plymouth, MA$2,788/mo16.3%very comfortable
Ashland, MA$2,777/mo16.3%very comfortable
Tewksbury, MA$2,781/mo16.3%very comfortable
Malden, MA$2,803/mo16.4%very comfortable
Andover, MA$2,793/mo16.4%very comfortable
Peabody, MA$2,812/mo16.5%very comfortable
Everett, MA$2,815/mo16.5%very comfortable
Kingston, MA$2,820/mo16.5%very comfortable
Littleton, MA$2,819/mo16.5%very comfortable
Revere, MA$2,826/mo16.6%very comfortable
Wakefield, MA$2,824/mo16.6%very comfortable
Maynard, MA$2,833/mo16.6%very comfortable
Lunenburg, MA$2,834/mo16.6%very comfortable
Danvers, MA$2,849/mo16.7%very comfortable
North Andover, MA$2,846/mo16.7%very comfortable
Foxborough, MA$2,873/mo16.8%very comfortable
Bedford, MA$2,863/mo16.8%very comfortable
Newburyport, MA$2,886/mo16.9%very comfortable
Marblehead, MA$2,900/mo17%very comfortable
Norton, MA$2,894/mo17%very comfortable
Walpole, MA$2,912/mo17.1%very comfortable
Canton, MA$2,909/mo17.1%very comfortable
Barnstable, MA$2,932/mo17.2%very comfortable
Marshfield, MA$2,956/mo17.3%very comfortable
Braintree, MA$2,987/mo17.5%very comfortable
Bridgewater, MA$2,978/mo17.5%very comfortable
Saugus, MA$2,996/mo17.6%very comfortable
Melrose, MA$3,026/mo17.7%very comfortable
Sharon, MA$3,016/mo17.7%very comfortable
Waltham, MA$3,042/mo17.8%very comfortable
Arlington, MA$3,043/mo17.8%very comfortable
Hanover, MA$3,042/mo17.8%very comfortable
Westford, MA$3,063/mo18%very comfortable
Stoneham, MA$3,086/mo18.1%very comfortable
Hopkinton, MA$3,102/mo18.2%very comfortable
Watertown, MA$3,124/mo18.3%very comfortable
Westwood, MA$3,130/mo18.3%very comfortable
Needham, MA$3,155/mo18.5%very comfortable
Reading, MA$3,162/mo18.5%very comfortable
Lynnfield, MA$3,181/mo18.6%very comfortable
Dedham, MA$3,226/mo18.9%very comfortable
Wilmington, MA$3,218/mo18.9%very comfortable
Belmont, MA$3,249/mo19%very comfortable
Burlington, MA$3,328/mo19.5%very comfortable
Medford, MA$3,419/mo20%affordable
Boston, MA$3,469/mo20.3%affordable
Brookline, MA$3,523/mo20.7%affordable
Concord, MA$3,570/mo20.9%affordable
Somerville, MA$3,589/mo21%affordable
Cambridge, MA$3,598/mo21.1%affordable
Hingham, MA$3,640/mo21.3%affordable
Newton, MA$3,685/mo21.6%affordable
Winchester, MA$3,776/mo22.1%affordable
Wellesley, MA$3,868/mo22.7%affordable
Lexington, MA$4,274/mo25.1%affordable
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).