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Best Places to Rent

Greater Boston Area

Massachusetts, New Hampshire

Average Rent

$2,860

Rent Comparison

2.5% Higher

than state average

Cost of Living

83.6% Higher

than national average

Population

5.06 Million

in 2022

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area has a total population of 5,061,694. Use the map below to explore this metro’s top cities and compare key metrics to find the best place

Boston

Average Rent

$3,481

Population

639,172

# of Rentals

1,167

Dorchester

Average Rent

$2,361

Population

124,098

# of Rentals

25

Cambridge

Average Rent

$3,360

Population

116,237

# of Rentals

397

Lowell

Average Rent

$2,230

Population

109,958

# of Rentals

110

Quincy

Average Rent

$2,550

Population

99,437

# of Rentals

302

Brockton

Average Rent

$1,917

Population

97,747

# of Rentals

30

Lynn

Average Rent

$2,463

Population

95,569

# of Rentals

192

Newton

Average Rent

$3,384

Population

86,796

# of Rentals

21

Lawrence

Average Rent

$2,222

Population

80,035

# of Rentals

79

Framingham

Average Rent

$2,340

Population

74,650

# of Rentals

146

Somerville

Average Rent

$3,390

Population

73,538

# of Rentals

136

Plymouth

Average Rent

$2,665

Population

66,168

# of Rentals

85

Haverhill

Average Rent

$2,301

Population

65,644

# of Rentals

131

Waltham

Average Rent

$3,012

Population

61,931

# of Rentals

107

Malden

Average Rent

$2,674

Population

61,637

# of Rentals

117

Brookline

Average Rent

$3,215

Population

59,815

# of Rentals

149

Weymouth

Average Rent

$2,513

Population

59,016

# of Rentals

167

Medford

Average Rent

$3,012

Population

57,217

# of Rentals

62

Peabody

Average Rent

$2,433

Population

54,262

# of Rentals

59

Revere

Average Rent

$2,794

Population

53,623

# of Rentals

333

Methuen

Average Rent

$2,119

Population

52,170

# of Rentals

27

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,760

Population

45,036

# of Rentals

17

Brighton

Average Rent

$3,385

Population

43,598

# of Rentals

84

Salem

Average Rent

$2,206

Population

42,908

# of Rentals

79

Everett

Average Rent

$2,931

Population

42,877

# of Rentals

272

Beverly

Average Rent

$2,767

Population

42,837

# of Rentals

57

Woburn

Average Rent

$2,661

Population

42,780

# of Rentals

104

Billerica

Average Rent

$2,498

Population

41,745

# of Rentals

18

Marlborough

Average Rent

$2,729

Population

41,497

# of Rentals

174

East Boston

Average Rent

$3,016

Population

40,626

# of Rentals

12

Braintree

Average Rent

$2,924

Population

39,049

# of Rentals

23

Andover

Average Rent

$2,406

Population

38,170

# of Rentals

35

Chelmsford

Average Rent

$2,456

Population

36,795

# of Rentals

24

South Boston

Average Rent

$3,116

Population

36,103

# of Rentals

6

Natick

Average Rent

$2,641

Population

36,006

# of Rentals

65

Chelsea

Average Rent

$2,548

Population

35,885

# of Rentals

123

Lexington

Average Rent

$2,933

Population

34,891

# of Rentals

9

Jamaica Plain

Average Rent

$3,168

Population

34,557

# of Rentals

19

Watertown

Average Rent

$3,197

Population

34,449

# of Rentals

63

Dover

Average Rent

$2,355

Population

33,997

# of Rentals

77

Rochester

Average Rent

$1,724

Population

33,995

# of Rentals

5

Randolph

Average Rent

$2,179

Population

33,934

# of Rentals

26

Derry

Average Rent

$2,688

Population

33,587

# of Rentals

12

Franklin

Average Rent

$2,263

Population

32,903

# of Rentals

66

Needham

Average Rent

$3,233

Population

32,691

# of Rentals

42

North Andover

Average Rent

$2,723

Population

32,343

# of Rentals

24

Dracut

Average Rent

$1,509

Population

32,275

# of Rentals

47

Salem

Average Rent

$2,860

Population

31,620

# of Rentals

101

Tewksbury

Average Rent

$2,444

Population

31,126

# of Rentals

36

Norwood

Average Rent

$2,344

Population

30,236

# of Rentals

42

Stoughton

Average Rent

$2,436

Population

29,087

# of Rentals

17

Bridgewater

Average Rent

$2,523

Population

29,042

# of Rentals

23

Melrose

Average Rent

$2,745

Population

28,984

# of Rentals

21

Danvers

Average Rent

$2,430

Population

28,944

# of Rentals

8

Wellesley

Average Rent

$3,452

Population

28,921

# of Rentals

16

Saugus

Average Rent

$2,488

Population

28,766

# of Rentals

149

Walpole

Average Rent

$2,611

Population

28,516

# of Rentals

14

Londonderry

Average Rent

$2,561

Population

27,623

# of Rentals

25

Wakefield

Average Rent

$3,128

Population

26,635

# of Rentals

158

Burlington

Average Rent

$2,751

Population

26,249

# of Rentals

56

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

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