Best Places to Rent

Greater Boston Area

Massachusetts, New Hampshire

Average Rent

$2,870

Rent Comparison

2.3% Higher

than state average

Cost of Living

78.2% Higher

than national average

Population

4.89 Million

in 2022

Boston

Average Rent

$3,593

Population

639,172

# of Rentals

1,128

Houses Apartments

Dorchester

Average Rent

$2,834

Population

124,098

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Cambridge

Average Rent

$3,309

Population

116,237

# of Rentals

315

Houses Apartments

Lowell

Average Rent

$2,084

Population

109,958

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Quincy

Average Rent

$2,588

Population

99,437

# of Rentals

266

Houses Apartments

Brockton

Average Rent

$1,767

Population

97,747

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lynn

Average Rent

$2,527

Population

95,569

# of Rentals

192

Houses Apartments

Newton

Average Rent

$3,531

Population

86,796

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lawrence

Average Rent

$2,211

Population

80,035

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Framingham

Average Rent

$2,368

Population

74,650

# of Rentals

107

Houses Apartments

Somerville

Average Rent

$3,275

Population

73,538

# of Rentals

104

Houses Apartments

Plymouth

Average Rent

$2,724

Population

66,168

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Haverhill

Average Rent

$2,411

Population

65,644

# of Rentals

125

Houses Apartments

Waltham

Average Rent

$2,958

Population

61,931

# of Rentals

188

Houses Apartments

Malden

Average Rent

$2,729

Population

61,637

# of Rentals

110

Houses Apartments

Brookline

Average Rent

$2,925

Population

59,815

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Weymouth

Average Rent

$2,395

Population

59,016

# of Rentals

131

Houses Apartments

Medford

Average Rent

$3,160

Population

57,217

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Peabody

Average Rent

$2,402

Population

54,262

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Revere

Average Rent

$2,910

Population

53,623

# of Rentals

300

Houses Apartments

Methuen

Average Rent

$2,161

Population

52,170

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,136

Population

45,036

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Brighton

Average Rent

$3,313

Population

43,598

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Salem

Average Rent

$2,457

Population

42,908

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Everett

Average Rent

$2,937

Population

42,877

# of Rentals

286

Houses Apartments

Beverly

Average Rent

$2,707

Population

42,837

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Woburn

Average Rent

$2,697

Population

42,780

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Billerica

Average Rent

$2,409

Population

41,745

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Marlborough

Average Rent

$2,819

Population

41,497

# of Rentals

200

Houses Apartments

East Boston

Average Rent

$2,833

Population

40,626

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Braintree

Average Rent

$2,706

Population

39,049

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Andover

Average Rent

$2,445

Population

38,170

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Chelmsford

Average Rent

$2,458

Population

36,795

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

South Boston

Average Rent

$3,130

Population

36,103

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Natick

Average Rent

$2,881

Population

36,006

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Chelsea

Average Rent

$2,540

Population

35,885

# of Rentals

128

Houses Apartments

Lexington

Average Rent

$2,947

Population

34,891

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Jamaica Plain

Average Rent

$2,860

Population

34,557

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Watertown

Average Rent

$3,269

Population

34,449

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Dover

Average Rent

$2,022

Population

33,997

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Randolph

Average Rent

$2,297

Population

33,934

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Derry

Average Rent

$1,865

Population

33,587

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Franklin

Average Rent

$2,254

Population

32,903

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Needham

Average Rent

$3,146

Population

32,691

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

North Andover

Average Rent

$2,515

Population

32,343

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Dracut

Average Rent

$1,912

Population

32,275

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Salem

Average Rent

$2,578

Population

31,620

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Tewksbury

Average Rent

$2,266

Population

31,126

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Norwood

Average Rent

$2,456

Population

30,236

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Stoughton

Average Rent

$2,463

Population

29,087

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Bridgewater

Average Rent

$2,329

Population

29,042

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Melrose

Average Rent

$2,712

Population

28,984

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Danvers

Average Rent

$2,522

Population

28,944

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Wellesley

Average Rent

$3,692

Population

28,921

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Saugus

Average Rent

$2,577

Population

28,766

# of Rentals

189

Houses Apartments

Walpole

Average Rent

$2,463

Population

28,516

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Londonderry

Average Rent

$2,468

Population

27,623

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Mattapan

Average Rent

$2,452

Population

26,996

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Roslindale

Average Rent

$2,288

Population

26,737

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Wakefield

Average Rent

$2,789

Population

26,635

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Average Rent is calculated by averaging the monthly rent of 1 bedroom apartments.

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