Best Places to Rent

Greater Boston Area

Massachusetts, New Hampshire

Average Rent

$2,787

Rent Comparison

2.1% Higher

than state average

Cost of Living

78.0% Higher

than national average

Population

4.89 Million

in 2022

Boston

Average Rent

$3,434

Population

639,172

# of Rentals

1,168

Houses Apartments

Dorchester

Average Rent

$2,777

Population

124,098

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Cambridge

Average Rent

$3,185

Population

116,237

# of Rentals

316

Houses Apartments

Lowell

Average Rent

$2,137

Population

109,958

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Quincy

Average Rent

$2,488

Population

99,437

# of Rentals

249

Houses Apartments

Brockton

Average Rent

$1,812

Population

97,747

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lynn

Average Rent

$2,499

Population

95,569

# of Rentals

204

Houses Apartments

Newton

Average Rent

$3,392

Population

86,796

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lawrence

Average Rent

$2,149

Population

80,035

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Framingham

Average Rent

$2,358

Population

74,650

# of Rentals

112

Houses Apartments

Somerville

Average Rent

$3,280

Population

73,538

# of Rentals

119

Houses Apartments

Plymouth

Average Rent

$2,618

Population

66,168

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Haverhill

Average Rent

$2,323

Population

65,644

# of Rentals

151

Houses Apartments

Waltham

Average Rent

$2,862

Population

61,931

# of Rentals

179

Houses Apartments

Malden

Average Rent

$2,697

Population

61,637

# of Rentals

133

Houses Apartments

Brookline

Average Rent

$3,080

Population

59,815

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Weymouth

Average Rent

$2,462

Population

59,016

# of Rentals

125

Houses Apartments

Medford

Average Rent

$3,041

Population

57,217

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Peabody

Average Rent

$2,386

Population

54,262

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Revere

Average Rent

$2,783

Population

53,623

# of Rentals

367

Houses Apartments

Methuen

Average Rent

$2,218

Population

52,170

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,528

Population

45,036

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Brighton

Average Rent

$3,298

Population

43,598

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Salem

Average Rent

$2,203

Population

42,908

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Everett

Average Rent

$2,923

Population

42,877

# of Rentals

294

Houses Apartments

Beverly

Average Rent

$2,686

Population

42,837

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Woburn

Average Rent

$2,567

Population

42,780

# of Rentals

114

Houses Apartments

Billerica

Average Rent

$2,496

Population

41,745

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Marlborough

Average Rent

$2,728

Population

41,497

# of Rentals

206

Houses Apartments

East Boston

Average Rent

$2,954

Population

40,626

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Braintree

Average Rent

$2,546

Population

39,049

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Andover

Average Rent

$2,353

Population

38,170

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Chelmsford

Average Rent

$2,470

Population

36,795

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Natick

Average Rent

$2,699

Population

36,006

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Chelsea

Average Rent

$2,533

Population

35,885

# of Rentals

139

Houses Apartments

Lexington

Average Rent

$2,891

Population

34,891

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Jamaica Plain

Average Rent

$3,052

Population

34,557

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Watertown

Average Rent

$2,858

Population

34,449

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Dover

Average Rent

$2,508

Population

33,997

# of Rentals

113

Houses Apartments

Rochester

Average Rent

$1,884

Population

33,995

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Randolph

Average Rent

$2,325

Population

33,934

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Derry

Average Rent

$1,754

Population

33,587

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Franklin

Average Rent

$1,944

Population

32,903

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Needham

Average Rent

$3,303

Population

32,691

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

North Andover

Average Rent

$2,503

Population

32,343

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Dracut

Average Rent

$1,838

Population

32,275

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Salem

Average Rent

$2,406

Population

31,620

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Gloucester

Average Rent

$2,317

Population

31,419

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Tewksbury

Average Rent

$2,382

Population

31,126

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Norwood

Average Rent

$2,505

Population

30,236

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Stoughton

Average Rent

$2,298

Population

29,087

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Bridgewater

Average Rent

$2,512

Population

29,042

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Melrose

Average Rent

$2,629

Population

28,984

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Danvers

Average Rent

$2,383

Population

28,944

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Wellesley

Average Rent

$3,161

Population

28,921

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Saugus

Average Rent

$2,474

Population

28,766

# of Rentals

173

Houses Apartments

Walpole

Average Rent

$2,333

Population

28,516

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Londonderry

Average Rent

$2,515

Population

27,623

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Roslindale

Average Rent

$2,160

Population

26,737

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Wakefield

Average Rent

$2,842

Population

26,635

# of Rentals

119

Houses Apartments

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

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