Rent Affordability for A Paramedic in Massachusetts

A typical paramedic in Massachusetts earns about $61,689 a year, which supports approximately $1,542 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. 0 of 114 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 114 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕	Median rent↕	% of income↑	Affordability
Gardner, MA	$1,565/mo	30.4%	stretched
Pittsfield, MA	$1,592/mo	31%	stretched
Chicopee, MA	$1,661/mo	32.3%	stretched
Ware, MA	$1,750/mo	34%	stretched
Fitchburg, MA	$1,784/mo	34.7%	stretched
Holyoke, MA	$1,796/mo	34.9%	stretched
Springfield, MA	$1,836/mo	35.7%	stretched
Fall River, MA	$1,836/mo	35.7%	stretched
Leominster, MA	$1,869/mo	36.4%	stretched
Westfield, MA	$1,882/mo	36.6%	stretched
Webster, MA	$1,885/mo	36.7%	stretched
New Bedford, MA	$1,897/mo	36.9%	stretched
Spencer, MA	$1,896/mo	36.9%	stretched
Boxboro, MA	$1,938/mo	37.7%	stretched
Fairhaven, MA	$1,950/mo	37.9%	stretched
Clinton, MA	$2,077/mo	40.4%	rent-burdened
Plainville, MA	$2,111/mo	41.1%	rent-burdened
Worcester, MA	$2,161/mo	42%	rent-burdened
Taunton, MA	$2,158/mo	42%	rent-burdened
North Attleboro, MA	$2,212/mo	43%	rent-burdened
Attleboro, MA	$2,240/mo	43.6%	rent-burdened
Dracut, MA	$2,271/mo	44.2%	rent-burdened
Lowell, MA	$2,304/mo	44.8%	rent-burdened
Shrewsbury, MA	$2,303/mo	44.8%	rent-burdened
Lynn, MA	$2,307/mo	44.9%	rent-burdened
Millbury, MA	$2,317/mo	45.1%	rent-burdened
Brockton, MA	$2,334/mo	45.4%	rent-burdened
Haverhill, MA	$2,338/mo	45.5%	rent-burdened
Framingham, MA	$2,355/mo	45.8%	rent-burdened
Lawrence, MA	$2,379/mo	46.3%	rent-burdened
Maynard, MA	$2,384/mo	46.4%	rent-burdened
Amesbury, MA	$2,425/mo	47.2%	rent-burdened
Milford, MA	$2,436/mo	47.4%	rent-burdened
Ipswich, MA	$2,448/mo	47.6%	rent-burdened
Northampton, MA	$2,454/mo	47.7%	rent-burdened
Methuen, MA	$2,489/mo	48.4%	rent-burdened
Amherst, MA	$2,491/mo	48.5%	rent-burdened
Weymouth, MA	$2,500/mo	48.6%	rent-burdened
Hudson, MA	$2,497/mo	48.6%	rent-burdened
Norwood, MA	$2,519/mo	49%	rent-burdened
Stoughton, MA	$2,528/mo	49.2%	rent-burdened
Bellingham, MA	$2,571/mo	50%	severely rent-burdened
Mansfield, MA	$2,575/mo	50.1%	severely rent-burdened
Chelmsford, MA	$2,590/mo	50.4%	severely rent-burdened
Acton, MA	$2,599/mo	50.6%	severely rent-burdened
Norton, MA	$2,601/mo	50.6%	severely rent-burdened
Randolph, MA	$2,633/mo	51.2%	severely rent-burdened
Chelsea, MA	$2,643/mo	51.4%	severely rent-burdened
Marlborough, MA	$2,660/mo	51.7%	severely rent-burdened
Westborough, MA	$2,674/mo	52%	severely rent-burdened
Gloucester, MA	$2,709/mo	52.7%	severely rent-burdened
Winthrop, MA	$2,714/mo	52.8%	severely rent-burdened
Littleton, MA	$2,719/mo	52.9%	severely rent-burdened
Salem, MA	$2,730/mo	53.1%	severely rent-burdened
Franklin, MA	$2,747/mo	53.4%	severely rent-burdened
Beverly, MA	$2,758/mo	53.6%	severely rent-burdened
Foxborough, MA	$2,754/mo	53.6%	severely rent-burdened
Billerica, MA	$2,764/mo	53.8%	severely rent-burdened
Kingston, MA	$2,769/mo	53.9%	severely rent-burdened
Quincy, MA	$2,784/mo	54.2%	severely rent-burdened
Everett, MA	$2,788/mo	54.2%	severely rent-burdened
Plymouth, MA	$2,818/mo	54.8%	severely rent-burdened
Peabody, MA	$2,823/mo	54.9%	severely rent-burdened
Revere, MA	$2,828/mo	55%	severely rent-burdened
Walpole, MA	$2,825/mo	55%	severely rent-burdened
Marshfield, MA	$2,825/mo	55%	severely rent-burdened
Lunenburg, MA	$2,834/mo	55.1%	severely rent-burdened
Wakefield, MA	$2,838/mo	55.2%	severely rent-burdened
Ashland, MA	$2,844/mo	55.3%	severely rent-burdened
Newburyport, MA	$2,854/mo	55.5%	severely rent-burdened
North Andover, MA	$2,851/mo	55.5%	severely rent-burdened
Rockport, MA	$2,858/mo	55.6%	severely rent-burdened
Natick, MA	$2,857/mo	55.6%	severely rent-burdened
Woburn, MA	$2,870/mo	55.8%	severely rent-burdened
Andover, MA	$2,891/mo	56.2%	severely rent-burdened
Danvers, MA	$2,899/mo	56.4%	severely rent-burdened
Canton, MA	$2,905/mo	56.5%	severely rent-burdened
Tewksbury, MA	$2,904/mo	56.5%	severely rent-burdened
Bridgewater, MA	$2,912/mo	56.6%	severely rent-burdened
Barnstable, MA	$2,925/mo	56.9%	severely rent-burdened
Malden, MA	$2,933/mo	57.1%	severely rent-burdened
Sharon, MA	$2,946/mo	57.3%	severely rent-burdened
Melrose, MA	$2,969/mo	57.8%	severely rent-burdened
Braintree, MA	$2,975/mo	57.9%	severely rent-burdened
Saugus, MA	$2,990/mo	58.2%	severely rent-burdened
Arlington, MA	$2,998/mo	58.3%	severely rent-burdened
Stoneham, MA	$3,023/mo	58.8%	severely rent-burdened
Swampscott, MA	$3,021/mo	58.8%	severely rent-burdened
Hanover, MA	$3,023/mo	58.8%	severely rent-burdened
Waltham, MA	$3,045/mo	59.2%	severely rent-burdened
Hopkinton, MA	$3,047/mo	59.3%	severely rent-burdened
Westford, MA	$3,065/mo	59.6%	severely rent-burdened
Reading, MA	$3,074/mo	59.8%	severely rent-burdened
Marblehead, MA	$3,094/mo	60.2%	severely rent-burdened
Bedford, MA	$3,107/mo	60.4%	severely rent-burdened
Dedham, MA	$3,121/mo	60.7%	severely rent-burdened
Westwood, MA	$3,140/mo	61.1%	severely rent-burdened
Watertown, MA	$3,168/mo	61.6%	severely rent-burdened
Wilmington, MA	$3,169/mo	61.6%	severely rent-burdened
Lynnfield, MA	$3,188/mo	62%	severely rent-burdened
Belmont, MA	$3,223/mo	62.7%	severely rent-burdened
Concord, MA	$3,296/mo	64.1%	severely rent-burdened
Needham, MA	$3,379/mo	65.7%	severely rent-burdened
Burlington, MA	$3,388/mo	65.9%	severely rent-burdened
Medford, MA	$3,401/mo	66.2%	severely rent-burdened
Boston, MA	$3,414/mo	66.4%	severely rent-burdened
Somerville, MA	$3,497/mo	68%	severely rent-burdened
Cambridge, MA	$3,559/mo	69.2%	severely rent-burdened
Newton, MA	$3,567/mo	69.4%	severely rent-burdened
Brookline, MA	$3,568/mo	69.4%	severely rent-burdened
Winchester, MA	$3,857/mo	75%	severely rent-burdened
Hingham, MA	$3,970/mo	77.2%	severely rent-burdened
Wellesley, MA	$4,013/mo	78.1%	severely rent-burdened
Lexington, MA	$4,088/mo	79.5%	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).