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. 112 of 114 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 2 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Ware, MA$1,388/mo10.8%very comfortable
Pittsfield, MA$1,546/mo12%very comfortable
Gardner, MA$1,603/mo12.5%very comfortable
Chicopee, MA$1,635/mo12.7%very comfortable
Springfield, MA$1,786/mo13.9%very comfortable
Fitchburg, MA$1,799/mo14%very comfortable
Holyoke, MA$1,799/mo14%very comfortable
Rockport, MA$1,795/mo14%very comfortable
Fairhaven, MA$1,800/mo14%very comfortable
Fall River, MA$1,811/mo14.1%very comfortable
Westfield, MA$1,873/mo14.6%very comfortable
Webster, MA$1,878/mo14.6%very comfortable
Spencer, MA$1,898/mo14.8%very comfortable
New Bedford, MA$1,916/mo14.9%very comfortable
Leominster, MA$1,920/mo15%very comfortable
Boxboro, MA$1,938/mo15.1%very comfortable
Plainville, MA$2,094/mo16.3%very comfortable
Taunton, MA$2,124/mo16.6%very comfortable
Clinton, MA$2,137/mo16.7%very comfortable
Worcester, MA$2,164/mo16.9%very comfortable
Attleboro, MA$2,225/mo17.3%very comfortable
Lynn, MA$2,300/mo17.9%very comfortable
Lowell, MA$2,316/mo18%very comfortable
Dracut, MA$2,328/mo18.1%very comfortable
Lawrence, MA$2,347/mo18.3%very comfortable
Haverhill, MA$2,345/mo18.3%very comfortable
Amherst, MA$2,344/mo18.3%very comfortable
North Attleboro, MA$2,343/mo18.3%very comfortable
Framingham, MA$2,360/mo18.4%very comfortable
Brockton, MA$2,406/mo18.7%very comfortable
Ipswich, MA$2,400/mo18.7%very comfortable
Shrewsbury, MA$2,399/mo18.7%very comfortable
Millbury, MA$2,410/mo18.8%very comfortable
Acton, MA$2,424/mo18.9%very comfortable
Milford, MA$2,452/mo19.1%very comfortable
Amesbury, MA$2,453/mo19.1%very comfortable
Hudson, MA$2,469/mo19.2%very comfortable
Northampton, MA$2,477/mo19.3%very comfortable
Stoughton, MA$2,490/mo19.4%very comfortable
Weymouth, MA$2,501/mo19.5%very comfortable
Methuen, MA$2,507/mo19.5%very comfortable
Winthrop, MA$2,563/mo20%very comfortable
Gloucester, MA$2,574/mo20.1%affordable
Bellingham, MA$2,584/mo20.1%affordable
Norwood, MA$2,601/mo20.3%affordable
Mansfield, MA$2,602/mo20.3%affordable
Chelsea, MA$2,628/mo20.5%affordable
Randolph, MA$2,627/mo20.5%affordable
Franklin, MA$2,631/mo20.5%affordable
Marlborough, MA$2,668/mo20.8%affordable
Westborough, MA$2,674/mo20.8%affordable
Chelmsford, MA$2,680/mo20.9%affordable
Quincy, MA$2,750/mo21.4%affordable
Salem, MA$2,742/mo21.4%affordable
Billerica, MA$2,741/mo21.4%affordable
Swampscott, MA$2,764/mo21.5%affordable
Natick, MA$2,765/mo21.5%affordable
Beverly, MA$2,773/mo21.6%affordable
Ashland, MA$2,777/mo21.6%affordable
Woburn, MA$2,780/mo21.7%affordable
Plymouth, MA$2,788/mo21.7%affordable
Tewksbury, MA$2,781/mo21.7%affordable
Malden, MA$2,803/mo21.8%affordable
Andover, MA$2,793/mo21.8%affordable
Peabody, MA$2,812/mo21.9%affordable
Everett, MA$2,815/mo21.9%affordable
Revere, MA$2,826/mo22%affordable
Wakefield, MA$2,824/mo22%affordable
Kingston, MA$2,820/mo22%affordable
Littleton, MA$2,819/mo22%affordable
Maynard, MA$2,833/mo22.1%affordable
Lunenburg, MA$2,834/mo22.1%affordable
Danvers, MA$2,849/mo22.2%affordable
North Andover, MA$2,846/mo22.2%affordable
Bedford, MA$2,863/mo22.3%affordable
Foxborough, MA$2,873/mo22.4%affordable
Newburyport, MA$2,886/mo22.5%affordable
Marblehead, MA$2,900/mo22.6%affordable
Norton, MA$2,894/mo22.6%affordable
Walpole, MA$2,912/mo22.7%affordable
Canton, MA$2,909/mo22.7%affordable
Barnstable, MA$2,932/mo22.8%affordable
Marshfield, MA$2,956/mo23%affordable
Bridgewater, MA$2,978/mo23.2%affordable
Braintree, MA$2,987/mo23.3%affordable
Saugus, MA$2,996/mo23.3%affordable
Sharon, MA$3,016/mo23.5%affordable
Melrose, MA$3,026/mo23.6%affordable
Waltham, MA$3,042/mo23.7%affordable
Arlington, MA$3,043/mo23.7%affordable
Hanover, MA$3,042/mo23.7%affordable
Westford, MA$3,063/mo23.9%affordable
Stoneham, MA$3,086/mo24%affordable
Hopkinton, MA$3,102/mo24.2%affordable
Watertown, MA$3,124/mo24.3%affordable
Westwood, MA$3,130/mo24.4%affordable
Needham, MA$3,155/mo24.6%affordable
Reading, MA$3,162/mo24.6%affordable
Lynnfield, MA$3,181/mo24.8%affordable
Dedham, MA$3,226/mo25.1%affordable
Wilmington, MA$3,218/mo25.1%affordable
Belmont, MA$3,249/mo25.3%affordable
Burlington, MA$3,328/mo25.9%affordable
Medford, MA$3,419/mo26.6%affordable
Boston, MA$3,469/mo27%affordable
Brookline, MA$3,523/mo27.5%affordable
Concord, MA$3,570/mo27.8%affordable
Cambridge, MA$3,598/mo28%affordable
Somerville, MA$3,589/mo28%affordable
Hingham, MA$3,640/mo28.4%affordable
Newton, MA$3,685/mo28.7%affordable
Winchester, MA$3,776/mo29.4%affordable
Wellesley, MA$3,868/mo30.1%stretched
Lexington, MA$4,274/mo33.3%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).