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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
Gardner, MA$1,565/mo9.2%very comfortable
Pittsfield, MA$1,592/mo9.3%very comfortable
Chicopee, MA$1,661/mo9.7%very comfortable
Ware, MA$1,750/mo10.3%very comfortable
Fitchburg, MA$1,784/mo10.5%very comfortable
Holyoke, MA$1,796/mo10.5%very comfortable
Springfield, MA$1,836/mo10.8%very comfortable
Fall River, MA$1,836/mo10.8%very comfortable
Leominster, MA$1,869/mo11%very comfortable
Westfield, MA$1,882/mo11%very comfortable
New Bedford, MA$1,897/mo11.1%very comfortable
Webster, MA$1,885/mo11.1%very comfortable
Spencer, MA$1,896/mo11.1%very comfortable
Boxboro, MA$1,938/mo11.4%very comfortable
Fairhaven, MA$1,950/mo11.4%very comfortable
Clinton, MA$2,077/mo12.2%very comfortable
Plainville, MA$2,111/mo12.4%very comfortable
Worcester, MA$2,161/mo12.7%very comfortable
Taunton, MA$2,158/mo12.7%very comfortable
North Attleboro, MA$2,212/mo13%very comfortable
Attleboro, MA$2,240/mo13.1%very comfortable
Dracut, MA$2,271/mo13.3%very comfortable
Lowell, MA$2,304/mo13.5%very comfortable
Lynn, MA$2,307/mo13.5%very comfortable
Shrewsbury, MA$2,303/mo13.5%very comfortable
Millbury, MA$2,317/mo13.6%very comfortable
Brockton, MA$2,334/mo13.7%very comfortable
Haverhill, MA$2,338/mo13.7%very comfortable
Framingham, MA$2,355/mo13.8%very comfortable
Lawrence, MA$2,379/mo13.9%very comfortable
Maynard, MA$2,384/mo14%very comfortable
Amesbury, MA$2,425/mo14.2%very comfortable
Milford, MA$2,436/mo14.3%very comfortable
Northampton, MA$2,454/mo14.4%very comfortable
Ipswich, MA$2,448/mo14.4%very comfortable
Methuen, MA$2,489/mo14.6%very comfortable
Amherst, MA$2,491/mo14.6%very comfortable
Hudson, MA$2,497/mo14.6%very comfortable
Weymouth, MA$2,500/mo14.7%very comfortable
Norwood, MA$2,519/mo14.8%very comfortable
Stoughton, MA$2,528/mo14.8%very comfortable
Bellingham, MA$2,571/mo15.1%very comfortable
Mansfield, MA$2,575/mo15.1%very comfortable
Acton, MA$2,599/mo15.2%very comfortable
Chelmsford, MA$2,590/mo15.2%very comfortable
Norton, MA$2,601/mo15.2%very comfortable
Randolph, MA$2,633/mo15.4%very comfortable
Chelsea, MA$2,643/mo15.5%very comfortable
Marlborough, MA$2,660/mo15.6%very comfortable
Westborough, MA$2,674/mo15.7%very comfortable
Gloucester, MA$2,709/mo15.9%very comfortable
Winthrop, MA$2,714/mo15.9%very comfortable
Littleton, MA$2,719/mo15.9%very comfortable
Salem, MA$2,730/mo16%very comfortable
Franklin, MA$2,747/mo16.1%very comfortable
Foxborough, MA$2,754/mo16.1%very comfortable
Beverly, MA$2,758/mo16.2%very comfortable
Kingston, MA$2,769/mo16.2%very comfortable
Billerica, MA$2,764/mo16.2%very comfortable
Quincy, MA$2,784/mo16.3%very comfortable
Everett, MA$2,788/mo16.3%very comfortable
Peabody, MA$2,823/mo16.5%very comfortable
Plymouth, MA$2,818/mo16.5%very comfortable
Revere, MA$2,828/mo16.6%very comfortable
Wakefield, MA$2,838/mo16.6%very comfortable
Walpole, MA$2,825/mo16.6%very comfortable
Marshfield, MA$2,825/mo16.6%very comfortable
Lunenburg, MA$2,834/mo16.6%very comfortable
Newburyport, MA$2,854/mo16.7%very comfortable
Ashland, MA$2,844/mo16.7%very comfortable
Natick, MA$2,857/mo16.7%very comfortable
North Andover, MA$2,851/mo16.7%very comfortable
Woburn, MA$2,870/mo16.8%very comfortable
Rockport, MA$2,858/mo16.8%very comfortable
Andover, MA$2,891/mo16.9%very comfortable
Danvers, MA$2,899/mo17%very comfortable
Canton, MA$2,905/mo17%very comfortable
Tewksbury, MA$2,904/mo17%very comfortable
Barnstable, MA$2,925/mo17.1%very comfortable
Bridgewater, MA$2,912/mo17.1%very comfortable
Malden, MA$2,933/mo17.2%very comfortable
Sharon, MA$2,946/mo17.3%very comfortable
Braintree, MA$2,975/mo17.4%very comfortable
Melrose, MA$2,969/mo17.4%very comfortable
Saugus, MA$2,990/mo17.5%very comfortable
Arlington, MA$2,998/mo17.6%very comfortable
Stoneham, MA$3,023/mo17.7%very comfortable
Swampscott, MA$3,021/mo17.7%very comfortable
Hanover, MA$3,023/mo17.7%very comfortable
Waltham, MA$3,045/mo17.9%very comfortable
Hopkinton, MA$3,047/mo17.9%very comfortable
Reading, MA$3,074/mo18%very comfortable
Westford, MA$3,065/mo18%very comfortable
Marblehead, MA$3,094/mo18.1%very comfortable
Bedford, MA$3,107/mo18.2%very comfortable
Dedham, MA$3,121/mo18.3%very comfortable
Westwood, MA$3,140/mo18.4%very comfortable
Watertown, MA$3,168/mo18.6%very comfortable
Wilmington, MA$3,169/mo18.6%very comfortable
Lynnfield, MA$3,188/mo18.7%very comfortable
Belmont, MA$3,223/mo18.9%very comfortable
Concord, MA$3,296/mo19.3%very comfortable
Needham, MA$3,379/mo19.8%very comfortable
Medford, MA$3,401/mo19.9%very comfortable
Burlington, MA$3,388/mo19.9%very comfortable
Boston, MA$3,414/mo20%affordable
Somerville, MA$3,497/mo20.5%affordable
Cambridge, MA$3,559/mo20.9%affordable
Newton, MA$3,567/mo20.9%affordable
Brookline, MA$3,568/mo20.9%affordable
Winchester, MA$3,857/mo22.6%affordable
Hingham, MA$3,970/mo23.3%affordable
Wellesley, MA$4,013/mo23.5%affordable
Lexington, MA$4,088/mo24%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).