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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
Pittsfield, MA$1,545/mo9.1%very comfortable
Holyoke, MA$1,663/mo9.7%very comfortable
Chicopee, MA$1,665/mo9.8%very comfortable
Gardner, MA$1,676/mo9.8%very comfortable
Ware, MA$1,750/mo10.3%very comfortable
New Bedford, MA$1,811/mo10.6%very comfortable
Springfield, MA$1,822/mo10.7%very comfortable
Spencer, MA$1,824/mo10.7%very comfortable
Webster, MA$1,837/mo10.8%very comfortable
Fitchburg, MA$1,859/mo10.9%very comfortable
Fall River, MA$1,888/mo11.1%very comfortable
Leominster, MA$1,885/mo11.1%very comfortable
Westfield, MA$1,950/mo11.4%very comfortable
Boxboro, MA$1,938/mo11.4%very comfortable
Clinton, MA$1,990/mo11.7%very comfortable
Taunton, MA$2,069/mo12.1%very comfortable
Fairhaven, MA$2,062/mo12.1%very comfortable
Worcester, MA$2,122/mo12.4%very comfortable
Dracut, MA$2,230/mo13.1%very comfortable
North Attleboro, MA$2,241/mo13.1%very comfortable
Lowell, MA$2,252/mo13.2%very comfortable
Haverhill, MA$2,258/mo13.2%very comfortable
Plainville, MA$2,273/mo13.3%very comfortable
Brockton, MA$2,289/mo13.4%very comfortable
Milford, MA$2,281/mo13.4%very comfortable
Framingham, MA$2,298/mo13.5%very comfortable
Northampton, MA$2,327/mo13.6%very comfortable
Lynn, MA$2,342/mo13.7%very comfortable
Methuen, MA$2,352/mo13.8%very comfortable
Shrewsbury, MA$2,350/mo13.8%very comfortable
Lawrence, MA$2,372/mo13.9%very comfortable
Attleboro, MA$2,366/mo13.9%very comfortable
Acton, MA$2,431/mo14.3%very comfortable
Maynard, MA$2,453/mo14.4%very comfortable
Millbury, MA$2,459/mo14.4%very comfortable
Amesbury, MA$2,500/mo14.7%very comfortable
Marshfield, MA$2,506/mo14.7%very comfortable
Stoughton, MA$2,516/mo14.7%very comfortable
Bellingham, MA$2,519/mo14.8%very comfortable
Westborough, MA$2,526/mo14.8%very comfortable
Franklin, MA$2,534/mo14.9%very comfortable
Littleton, MA$2,549/mo14.9%very comfortable
Weymouth, MA$2,553/mo15%very comfortable
Hudson, MA$2,558/mo15%very comfortable
Randolph, MA$2,582/mo15.1%very comfortable
Norwood, MA$2,579/mo15.1%very comfortable
Chelsea, MA$2,632/mo15.4%very comfortable
Mansfield, MA$2,630/mo15.4%very comfortable
Bridgewater, MA$2,650/mo15.5%very comfortable
Marlborough, MA$2,666/mo15.6%very comfortable
Foxborough, MA$2,655/mo15.6%very comfortable
Salem, MA$2,683/mo15.7%very comfortable
Gloucester, MA$2,678/mo15.7%very comfortable
Chelmsford, MA$2,677/mo15.7%very comfortable
Quincy, MA$2,712/mo15.9%very comfortable
Winthrop, MA$2,725/mo16%very comfortable
Kingston, MA$2,737/mo16%very comfortable
Beverly, MA$2,745/mo16.1%very comfortable
Rockport, MA$2,747/mo16.1%very comfortable
Billerica, MA$2,751/mo16.1%very comfortable
Revere, MA$2,764/mo16.2%very comfortable
Andover, MA$2,769/mo16.2%very comfortable
Walpole, MA$2,772/mo16.2%very comfortable
Ipswich, MA$2,764/mo16.2%very comfortable
Norton, MA$2,765/mo16.2%very comfortable
Everett, MA$2,803/mo16.4%very comfortable
Plymouth, MA$2,801/mo16.4%very comfortable
Ashland, MA$2,820/mo16.5%very comfortable
North Andover, MA$2,816/mo16.5%very comfortable
Peabody, MA$2,836/mo16.6%very comfortable
Danvers, MA$2,825/mo16.6%very comfortable
Wakefield, MA$2,827/mo16.6%very comfortable
Lunenburg, MA$2,834/mo16.6%very comfortable
Woburn, MA$2,844/mo16.7%very comfortable
Hopkinton, MA$2,842/mo16.7%very comfortable
Tewksbury, MA$2,864/mo16.8%very comfortable
Reading, MA$2,888/mo16.9%very comfortable
Hanover, MA$2,888/mo16.9%very comfortable
Barnstable, MA$2,894/mo17%very comfortable
Arlington, MA$2,925/mo17.1%very comfortable
Braintree, MA$2,920/mo17.1%very comfortable
Dedham, MA$2,913/mo17.1%very comfortable
Malden, MA$2,929/mo17.2%very comfortable
Waltham, MA$2,930/mo17.2%very comfortable
Natick, MA$2,944/mo17.3%very comfortable
Marblehead, MA$2,967/mo17.4%very comfortable
Lynnfield, MA$2,961/mo17.4%very comfortable
Amherst, MA$2,999/mo17.6%very comfortable
Canton, MA$3,008/mo17.6%very comfortable
Melrose, MA$3,031/mo17.8%very comfortable
Newburyport, MA$3,028/mo17.8%very comfortable
Saugus, MA$3,057/mo17.9%very comfortable
Belmont, MA$3,051/mo17.9%very comfortable
Stoneham, MA$3,055/mo17.9%very comfortable
Westford, MA$3,055/mo17.9%very comfortable
Watertown, MA$3,101/mo18.2%very comfortable
Sharon, MA$3,100/mo18.2%very comfortable
Concord, MA$3,122/mo18.3%very comfortable
Burlington, MA$3,153/mo18.5%very comfortable
Wilmington, MA$3,162/mo18.5%very comfortable
Bedford, MA$3,154/mo18.5%very comfortable
Winchester, MA$3,191/mo18.7%very comfortable
Boston, MA$3,271/mo19.2%very comfortable
Westwood, MA$3,318/mo19.5%very comfortable
Newton, MA$3,358/mo19.7%very comfortable
Somerville, MA$3,428/mo20.1%affordable
Cambridge, MA$3,438/mo20.2%affordable
Brookline, MA$3,488/mo20.4%affordable
Lexington, MA$3,522/mo20.6%affordable
Swampscott, MA$3,536/mo20.7%affordable
Medford, MA$3,626/mo21.3%affordable
Needham, MA$3,702/mo21.7%affordable
Hingham, MA$3,852/mo22.6%affordable
Wellesley, MA$4,030/mo23.6%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).