Rent Affordability for A Pharmacist in Massachusetts

A typical pharmacist in Massachusetts earns about $153,990 a year, which supports approximately $3,850 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. 110 of 114 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 4 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Gardner, MA$1,565/mo12.2%very comfortable
Pittsfield, MA$1,592/mo12.4%very comfortable
Chicopee, MA$1,661/mo12.9%very comfortable
Ware, MA$1,750/mo13.6%very comfortable
Fitchburg, MA$1,784/mo13.9%very comfortable
Holyoke, MA$1,796/mo14%very comfortable
Springfield, MA$1,836/mo14.3%very comfortable
Fall River, MA$1,836/mo14.3%very comfortable
Leominster, MA$1,869/mo14.6%very comfortable
Westfield, MA$1,882/mo14.7%very comfortable
Webster, MA$1,885/mo14.7%very comfortable
New Bedford, MA$1,897/mo14.8%very comfortable
Spencer, MA$1,896/mo14.8%very comfortable
Boxboro, MA$1,938/mo15.1%very comfortable
Fairhaven, MA$1,950/mo15.2%very comfortable
Clinton, MA$2,077/mo16.2%very comfortable
Plainville, MA$2,111/mo16.5%very comfortable
Worcester, MA$2,161/mo16.8%very comfortable
Taunton, MA$2,158/mo16.8%very comfortable
North Attleboro, MA$2,212/mo17.2%very comfortable
Attleboro, MA$2,240/mo17.5%very comfortable
Dracut, MA$2,271/mo17.7%very comfortable
Shrewsbury, MA$2,303/mo17.9%very comfortable
Lowell, MA$2,304/mo18%very comfortable
Lynn, MA$2,307/mo18%very comfortable
Millbury, MA$2,317/mo18.1%very comfortable
Brockton, MA$2,334/mo18.2%very comfortable
Haverhill, MA$2,338/mo18.2%very comfortable
Framingham, MA$2,355/mo18.4%very comfortable
Lawrence, MA$2,379/mo18.5%very comfortable
Maynard, MA$2,384/mo18.6%very comfortable
Amesbury, MA$2,425/mo18.9%very comfortable
Milford, MA$2,436/mo19%very comfortable
Northampton, MA$2,454/mo19.1%very comfortable
Ipswich, MA$2,448/mo19.1%very comfortable
Methuen, MA$2,489/mo19.4%very comfortable
Amherst, MA$2,491/mo19.4%very comfortable
Weymouth, MA$2,500/mo19.5%very comfortable
Hudson, MA$2,497/mo19.5%very comfortable
Norwood, MA$2,519/mo19.6%very comfortable
Stoughton, MA$2,528/mo19.7%very comfortable
Bellingham, MA$2,571/mo20%affordable
Mansfield, MA$2,575/mo20.1%affordable
Chelmsford, MA$2,590/mo20.2%affordable
Acton, MA$2,599/mo20.3%affordable
Norton, MA$2,601/mo20.3%affordable
Randolph, MA$2,633/mo20.5%affordable
Chelsea, MA$2,643/mo20.6%affordable
Marlborough, MA$2,660/mo20.7%affordable
Westborough, MA$2,674/mo20.8%affordable
Gloucester, MA$2,709/mo21.1%affordable
Winthrop, MA$2,714/mo21.1%affordable
Littleton, MA$2,719/mo21.2%affordable
Salem, MA$2,730/mo21.3%affordable
Franklin, MA$2,747/mo21.4%affordable
Beverly, MA$2,758/mo21.5%affordable
Foxborough, MA$2,754/mo21.5%affordable
Billerica, MA$2,764/mo21.5%affordable
Kingston, MA$2,769/mo21.6%affordable
Quincy, MA$2,784/mo21.7%affordable
Everett, MA$2,788/mo21.7%affordable
Revere, MA$2,828/mo22%affordable
Peabody, MA$2,823/mo22%affordable
Plymouth, MA$2,818/mo22%affordable
Walpole, MA$2,825/mo22%affordable
Marshfield, MA$2,825/mo22%affordable
Wakefield, MA$2,838/mo22.1%affordable
Lunenburg, MA$2,834/mo22.1%affordable
Newburyport, MA$2,854/mo22.2%affordable
Ashland, MA$2,844/mo22.2%affordable
North Andover, MA$2,851/mo22.2%affordable
Rockport, MA$2,858/mo22.3%affordable
Natick, MA$2,857/mo22.3%affordable
Woburn, MA$2,870/mo22.4%affordable
Andover, MA$2,891/mo22.5%affordable
Danvers, MA$2,899/mo22.6%affordable
Canton, MA$2,905/mo22.6%affordable
Tewksbury, MA$2,904/mo22.6%affordable
Bridgewater, MA$2,912/mo22.7%affordable
Barnstable, MA$2,925/mo22.8%affordable
Malden, MA$2,933/mo22.9%affordable
Sharon, MA$2,946/mo23%affordable
Melrose, MA$2,969/mo23.1%affordable
Braintree, MA$2,975/mo23.2%affordable
Saugus, MA$2,990/mo23.3%affordable
Arlington, MA$2,998/mo23.4%affordable
Swampscott, MA$3,021/mo23.5%affordable
Stoneham, MA$3,023/mo23.6%affordable
Hanover, MA$3,023/mo23.6%affordable
Waltham, MA$3,045/mo23.7%affordable
Hopkinton, MA$3,047/mo23.7%affordable
Westford, MA$3,065/mo23.9%affordable
Reading, MA$3,074/mo24%affordable
Marblehead, MA$3,094/mo24.1%affordable
Bedford, MA$3,107/mo24.2%affordable
Dedham, MA$3,121/mo24.3%affordable
Westwood, MA$3,140/mo24.5%affordable
Watertown, MA$3,168/mo24.7%affordable
Wilmington, MA$3,169/mo24.7%affordable
Lynnfield, MA$3,188/mo24.8%affordable
Belmont, MA$3,223/mo25.1%affordable
Concord, MA$3,296/mo25.7%affordable
Needham, MA$3,379/mo26.3%affordable
Burlington, MA$3,388/mo26.4%affordable
Medford, MA$3,401/mo26.5%affordable
Boston, MA$3,414/mo26.6%affordable
Somerville, MA$3,497/mo27.3%affordable
Cambridge, MA$3,559/mo27.7%affordable
Newton, MA$3,567/mo27.8%affordable
Brookline, MA$3,568/mo27.8%affordable
Winchester, MA$3,857/mo30.1%stretched
Hingham, MA$3,970/mo30.9%stretched
Wellesley, MA$4,013/mo31.3%stretched
Lexington, MA$4,088/mo31.9%stretched
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).