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Massachusetts.

State average rent
$2,669/mo

114 cities tracked in Massachusetts. Most expensive: Wellesley at $3,830/mo. Most affordable: Pittsfield at $1,442/mo.

Avg rent
$2,669/mo
Cities tracked
107
Most expensive
Wellesley
$3,830/mo
Most affordable
Pittsfield
$1,442/mo

The Massachusetts rental market

Massachusetts tracks median rent across 107 cities, ranging from Pittsfield at $1,442/mo to Wellesley at $3,830/mo. The state average of $2,669/mo runs about 38% above the national median of $1,930/mo.

Across Massachusetts cities, rents are rising, changing an average of +3.9% over the past year. 100 of 114 tracked cities are priced above the national median, while 14 fall below it. The largest rental markets are Boston, Worcester, Springfield.

114 cities
CityMedian rentYoY
Acton
$2,390/mo
Amesbury
Pop. 17,403
$2,588/mo
Amherst
Pop. 38,182
$2,570/mo
-5.0%
Andover
Pop. 9,451
$2,692/mo
+2.3%
Arlington
Pop. 46,350
$2,917/mo
+9.5%
Ashland
$2,688/mo
Attleboro
Pop. 46,762
$2,259/mo
+6.8%
Barnstable
Pop. 49,568
$2,734/mo
+13.2%
Bedford
$2,870/mo
-1.9%
Bellingham
Pop. 5,325
$2,537/mo
+4.2%
Belmont
Pop. 27,175
$3,096/mo
+4.2%
Beverly
Pop. 42,665
$2,688/mo
+2.7%
Billerica
$2,695/mo
+1.1%
Boston
Pop. 666,442
$3,413/mo
-1.7%
Boxboro
$1,863/mo
Braintree
Pop. 38,899
$3,102/mo
+9.7%
Bridgewater
Pop. 28,471
$2,657/mo
+3.0%
Brockton
Pop. 105,386
$2,259/mo
+5.2%
Brookline
Pop. 63,266
$3,541/mo
-12.5%
Burlington
Pop. 26,274
$3,230/mo
+3.5%
Cambridge
Pop. 118,796
$3,584/mo
+6.4%
Canton
$2,794/mo
+5.5%
Chelmsford
$2,553/mo
-3.2%
Chelsea
Pop. 39,908
$2,619/mo
+5.3%
Chicopee
Pop. 55,295
$1,672/mo
Clinton
Pop. 7,658
$2,179/mo
-5.8%
Concord
$3,709/mo
Danvers
Pop. 28,098
$2,805/mo
+4.2%
Dedham
Pop. 25,237
$3,184/mo
+11.2%
Dracut
$2,464/mo
Everett
Pop. 50,045
$2,802/mo
+5.9%
Fairhaven
$1,800/mo
Fall River
Pop. 94,082
$1,821/mo
+3.8%
Fitchburg
Pop. 41,798
$1,847/mo
+11.0%
Foxborough
Pop. 6,251
$2,851/mo
Framingham
Pop. 72,399
$2,326/mo
-0.9%
Franklin
Pop. 33,154
$2,547/mo
+1.4%
Gardner
Pop. 21,148
$1,603/mo
+15.5%
Gloucester
Pop. 30,075
$2,595/mo
+1.7%
Hanover
$2,947/mo
Haverhill
Pop. 67,698
$2,272/mo
+0.6%
Hingham
Pop. 5,130
$3,230/mo
+4.4%
Holyoke
Pop. 37,813
$1,677/mo
Hopkinton
Pop. 3,426
$2,852/mo
+2.0%
Hudson
Pop. 15,719
$2,469/mo
-0.6%
Ipswich
Pop. 4,924
$2,400/mo
Kingston
Pop. 5,910
$2,597/mo
Lawrence
Pop. 88,736
$2,371/mo
+0.3%
Leominster
Pop. 43,909
$1,863/mo
+11.8%
Lexington
Pop. 34,295
$3,768/mo
Littleton
$3,241/mo
Lowell
Pop. 118,368
$2,281/mo
+2.5%
Lunenburg
Pop. 2,057
$2,834/mo
Lynn
Pop. 101,709
$2,356/mo
+2.9%
Lynnfield
Pop. 13,064
$3,108/mo
Malden
Pop. 65,906
$2,668/mo
+0.9%
Mansfield
$2,741/mo
+16.6%
Marblehead
Pop. 20,413
$2,917/mo
+2.8%
Marlborough
Pop. 41,647
$2,595/mo
+3.4%
Marshfield
Pop. 5,161
$2,591/mo
Maynard
Pop. 10,712
$2,681/mo
+8.5%
Medford
Pop. 59,354
$3,297/mo
+6.3%
Melrose
Pop. 29,650
$2,854/mo
+10.4%
Methuen
Pop. 53,475
$2,512/mo
+5.0%
Milford
Pop. 27,731
$2,481/mo
-1.5%
Millbury
$2,730/mo
Natick
$2,760/mo
+6.4%
Needham
Pop. 32,459
$3,428/mo
+0.3%
New Bedford
Pop. 100,998
$1,962/mo
+7.9%
Newburyport
Pop. 18,652
$3,028/mo
+6.7%
Newton
Pop. 89,044
$3,545/mo
+7.8%
North Andover
$2,723/mo
+1.9%
North Attleboro
$2,356/mo
+7.6%
Northampton
Pop. 30,962
$2,361/mo
+12.9%
Norton
$2,894/mo
Norwood
Pop. 31,542
$2,622/mo
-4.0%
Peabody
Pop. 54,695
$2,787/mo
+1.6%
Pittsfield
Pop. 43,457
$1,442/mo
+0.4%
Plainville
$1,992/mo
Plymouth
Pop. 7,918
$2,802/mo
+4.8%
Quincy
Pop. 102,114
$2,687/mo
+2.3%
Randolph
Pop. 34,878
$2,520/mo
+3.1%
Reading
Pop. 25,612
$3,310/mo
+5.3%
Revere
Pop. 60,012
$2,755/mo
+4.1%
Rockport
Pop. 4,704
$1,795/mo
Salem
Pop. 44,795
$2,624/mo
+1.1%
Saugus
Pop. 28,773
$2,896/mo
-5.7%
Sharon
Pop. 6,232
$2,735/mo
+1.2%
Shrewsbury
$2,395/mo
-3.4%
Somerville
Pop. 81,036
$3,661/mo
+11.9%
Spencer
Pop. 5,661
$1,838/mo
Springfield
Pop. 154,749
$1,703/mo
+6.6%
Stoneham
Pop. 23,355
$3,169/mo
+9.6%
Stoughton
$2,582/mo
+6.6%
Swampscott
Pop. 15,277
$2,710/mo
Taunton
Pop. 60,433
$1,981/mo
-7.3%
Tewksbury
$2,631/mo
+0.5%
Wakefield
Pop. 27,793
$2,792/mo
+7.6%
Walpole
Pop. 6,461
$2,813/mo
-0.9%
Waltham
Pop. 64,902
$3,106/mo
+5.2%
Ware
Pop. 6,369
$1,388/mo
Watertown
Pop. 35,543
$2,991/mo
+0.3%
Webster
Pop. 12,228
$1,705/mo
Wellesley
Pop. 30,347
$3,830/mo
+23.8%
Westborough
Pop. 4,699
$2,686/mo
+0.3%
Westfield
Pop. 40,378
$1,939/mo
+1.5%
Westford
$3,032/mo
+12.3%
Westwood
$3,342/mo
Weymouth
Pop. 58,505
$2,486/mo
+3.6%
Wilmington
Pop. 23,336
$3,234/mo
Winchester
Pop. 23,406
$3,123/mo
+3.0%
Winthrop
Pop. 18,759
$2,506/mo
+4.1%
Woburn
Pop. 41,939
$2,667/mo
-2.1%
Worcester
Pop. 207,055
$2,180/mo
+4.0%

Massachusetts rent questions

What is the average rent in Massachusetts?

The average median rent across 107 tracked cities in Massachusetts is $2,669/mo, about 38% above the national median of $1,930/mo.

Which Massachusetts city has the highest rent?

Wellesley has the highest median rent in Massachusetts at $3,830/mo.

Which Massachusetts city has the most affordable rent?

Pittsfield is the most affordable tracked city in Massachusetts, with a median rent of $1,442/mo.

Are rents rising or falling in Massachusetts?

Across Massachusetts cities, median rents are rising, changing an average of +3.9% over the past year.

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

100 of 114 tracked Massachusetts cities have a median rent above the national median of $1,930/mo, and 14 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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