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Massachusetts.

State average rent
$2,713/mo

114 cities tracked in Massachusetts. Most expensive: Lexington at $4,274/mo. Most affordable: Pittsfield at $1,546/mo.

Avg rent
$2,713/mo
Cities tracked
107
Most expensive
Lexington
$4,274/mo
Most affordable
Pittsfield
$1,546/mo

The Massachusetts rental market

Massachusetts tracks median rent across 107 cities, ranging from Pittsfield at $1,546/mo to Lexington at $4,274/mo. The state average of $2,713/mo runs about 38% above the national median of $1,965/mo.

Across Massachusetts cities, rents are rising, changing an average of +5.3% over the past year. 98 of 114 tracked cities are priced above the national median, while 16 fall below it. The largest rental markets are Boston, Worcester, Springfield.

114 cities
RankCityMedian rentYoY
1
Lexington
Pop. 34,295
$4,274/mo
2
Wellesley
Pop. 30,347
$3,868/mo
+26.9%
3
Winchester
Pop. 23,406
$3,776/mo
+21.1%
4
Newton
Pop. 89,044
$3,685/mo
+11.1%
5
Hingham
Pop. 5,130
$3,640/mo
+17.3%
6
Cambridge
Pop. 118,796
$3,598/mo
+6.7%
7
Somerville
Pop. 81,036
$3,589/mo
+9.4%
8
Concord
$3,570/mo
9
Brookline
Pop. 63,266
$3,523/mo
-13.0%
10
Boston
Pop. 666,442
$3,469/mo
-0.5%
11
Medford
Pop. 59,354
$3,419/mo
+8.8%
12
Burlington
Pop. 26,274
$3,328/mo
+6.0%
13
Belmont
Pop. 27,175
$3,249/mo
+10.3%
14
Dedham
Pop. 25,237
$3,226/mo
+11.3%
15
Wilmington
Pop. 23,336
$3,218/mo
16
Lynnfield
Pop. 13,064
$3,181/mo
17
Reading
Pop. 25,612
$3,162/mo
+0.5%
18
Needham
Pop. 32,459
$3,155/mo
-6.7%
19
Westwood
$3,130/mo
20
Watertown
Pop. 35,543
$3,124/mo
+4.0%
21
Hopkinton
Pop. 3,426
$3,102/mo
+11.8%
22
Stoneham
Pop. 23,355
$3,086/mo
+6.6%
23
Westford
$3,063/mo
+11.4%
24
Arlington
Pop. 46,350
$3,043/mo
+13.8%
25
Waltham
Pop. 64,902
$3,042/mo
+2.4%
26
Hanover
$3,042/mo
27
Melrose
Pop. 29,650
$3,026/mo
+16.6%
28
Sharon
Pop. 6,232
$3,016/mo
+11.9%
29
Saugus
Pop. 28,773
$2,996/mo
-3.0%
30
Braintree
Pop. 38,899
$2,987/mo
+5.7%
31
Bridgewater
Pop. 28,471
$2,978/mo
+14.2%
32
Marshfield
Pop. 5,161
$2,956/mo
33
Barnstable
Pop. 49,568
$2,932/mo
+19.7%
34
Walpole
Pop. 6,461
$2,912/mo
+1.9%
35
Canton
$2,909/mo
+8.8%
36
Marblehead
Pop. 20,413
$2,900/mo
+0.3%
37
Norton
$2,894/mo
38
Newburyport
Pop. 18,652
$2,886/mo
-0.7%
39
Foxborough
Pop. 6,251
$2,873/mo
40
Bedford
$2,863/mo
-4.4%
41
Danvers
Pop. 28,098
$2,849/mo
+5.1%
42
North Andover
$2,846/mo
+4.6%
43
Lunenburg
Pop. 2,057
$2,834/mo
44
Maynard
Pop. 10,712
$2,833/mo
+12.6%
45
Revere
Pop. 60,012
$2,826/mo
+6.9%
46
Wakefield
Pop. 27,793
$2,824/mo
+8.5%
47
Kingston
Pop. 5,910
$2,820/mo
48
Littleton
$2,819/mo
49
Everett
Pop. 50,045
$2,815/mo
+5.1%
50
Peabody
Pop. 54,695
$2,812/mo
+2.8%
51
Malden
Pop. 65,906
$2,803/mo
+5.1%
52
Andover
Pop. 9,451
$2,793/mo
+5.2%
53
Plymouth
Pop. 7,918
$2,788/mo
+2.0%
54
Tewksbury
$2,781/mo
+6.7%
55
Woburn
Pop. 41,939
$2,780/mo
+2.0%
56
Ashland
$2,777/mo
57
Beverly
Pop. 42,665
$2,773/mo
+6.4%
58
Natick
$2,765/mo
+5.8%
59
Swampscott
Pop. 15,277
$2,764/mo
60
Quincy
Pop. 102,114
$2,750/mo
+4.3%
61
Salem
Pop. 44,795
$2,742/mo
+5.2%
62
Billerica
$2,741/mo
+3.2%
63
Chelmsford
$2,680/mo
+1.4%
64
Westborough
Pop. 4,699
$2,674/mo
-0.7%
65
Marlborough
Pop. 41,647
$2,668/mo
+5.5%
66
Franklin
Pop. 33,154
$2,631/mo
+4.7%
67
Chelsea
Pop. 39,908
$2,628/mo
+4.9%
68
Randolph
Pop. 34,878
$2,627/mo
+7.1%
69
Mansfield
$2,602/mo
+11.1%
70
Norwood
Pop. 31,542
$2,601/mo
-3.9%
71
Bellingham
Pop. 5,325
$2,584/mo
+5.5%
72
Gloucester
Pop. 30,075
$2,574/mo
+1.0%
73
Winthrop
Pop. 18,759
$2,563/mo
+5.0%
74
Methuen
Pop. 53,475
$2,507/mo
+3.5%
75
Weymouth
Pop. 58,505
$2,501/mo
+4.4%
76
Stoughton
$2,490/mo
+3.1%
77
Northampton
Pop. 30,962
$2,477/mo
+17.8%
78
Hudson
Pop. 15,719
$2,469/mo
-0.5%
79
Amesbury
Pop. 17,403
$2,453/mo
80
Milford
Pop. 27,731
$2,452/mo
-2.8%
81
Acton
$2,424/mo
82
Millbury
$2,410/mo
83
Brockton
Pop. 105,386
$2,406/mo
+12.1%
84
Ipswich
Pop. 4,924
$2,400/mo
85
Shrewsbury
$2,399/mo
-3.3%
86
Framingham
Pop. 72,399
$2,360/mo
+1.5%
87
Lawrence
Pop. 88,736
$2,347/mo
-0.5%
88
Haverhill
Pop. 67,698
$2,345/mo
+3.5%
89
Amherst
Pop. 38,182
$2,344/mo
-14.1%
90
North Attleboro
$2,343/mo
+6.3%
91
Dracut
$2,328/mo
92
Lowell
Pop. 118,368
$2,316/mo
+2.3%
93
Lynn
Pop. 101,709
$2,300/mo
+0.6%
94
Attleboro
Pop. 46,762
$2,225/mo
+5.3%
95
Worcester
Pop. 207,055
$2,164/mo
+2.5%
96
Clinton
Pop. 7,658
$2,137/mo
-8.4%
97
Taunton
Pop. 60,433
$2,124/mo
-0.9%
98
Plainville
$2,094/mo
99
Boxboro
$1,938/mo
100
Leominster
Pop. 43,909
$1,920/mo
+14.0%
101
New Bedford
Pop. 100,998
$1,916/mo
+3.4%
102
Spencer
Pop. 5,661
$1,898/mo
103
Webster
Pop. 12,228
$1,878/mo
104
Westfield
Pop. 40,378
$1,873/mo
-2.9%
105
Fall River
Pop. 94,082
$1,811/mo
+3.1%
106
Fairhaven
$1,800/mo
107
Fitchburg
Pop. 41,798
$1,799/mo
+6.8%
108
Holyoke
Pop. 37,813
$1,799/mo
109
Rockport
Pop. 4,704
$1,795/mo
110
Springfield
Pop. 154,749
$1,786/mo
+11.6%
111
Chicopee
Pop. 55,295
$1,635/mo
112
Gardner
Pop. 21,148
$1,603/mo
+13.6%
113
Pittsfield
Pop. 43,457
$1,546/mo
+5.9%
114
Ware
Pop. 6,369
$1,388/mo

Massachusetts rent questions

What is the average rent in Massachusetts?

The average median rent across 107 tracked cities in Massachusetts is $2,713/mo, about 38% above the national median of $1,965/mo.

Which Massachusetts city has the highest rent?

Lexington has the highest median rent in Massachusetts at $4,274/mo.

Which Massachusetts city has the most affordable rent?

Pittsfield is the most affordable tracked city in Massachusetts, with a median rent of $1,546/mo.

Are rents rising or falling in Massachusetts?

Across Massachusetts cities, median rents are rising, changing an average of +5.3% over the past year.

How does Massachusetts rent compare to the rest of the country?

98 of 114 tracked Massachusetts cities have a median rent above the national median of $1,965/mo, and 16 fall below it.

What are the largest rental markets in Massachusetts?

By population, the largest rental markets in Massachusetts are Boston, Worcester, Springfield. Each has its own rent data, trends, and ZIP-level breakdowns on RentDataNow.

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