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Best Places to Rent

Greater Boston Area

Massachusetts, New Hampshire

Average Rent

$2,801

Rent Comparison

2.3% Higher

than state average

Cost of Living

78.0% Higher

than national average

Population

4.89 Million

in 2022

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area has a total population of 4,887,225. Use the map below to explore this metro’s top cities and compare key metrics to find the best place

Boston

Average Rent

$3,424

Population

639,172

# of Rentals

1,107

Dorchester

Average Rent

$2,789

Population

124,098

# of Rentals

47

Cambridge

Average Rent

$3,236

Population

116,237

# of Rentals

321

Lowell

Average Rent

$2,088

Population

109,958

# of Rentals

83

Quincy

Average Rent

$2,503

Population

99,437

# of Rentals

243

Brockton

Average Rent

$1,834

Population

97,747

# of Rentals

37

Lynn

Average Rent

$2,497

Population

95,569

# of Rentals

204

Newton

Average Rent

$3,344

Population

86,796

# of Rentals

14

Lawrence

Average Rent

$2,145

Population

80,035

# of Rentals

77

Framingham

Average Rent

$2,402

Population

74,650

# of Rentals

95

Somerville

Average Rent

$3,318

Population

73,538

# of Rentals

114

Plymouth

Average Rent

$2,623

Population

66,168

# of Rentals

93

Haverhill

Average Rent

$2,310

Population

65,644

# of Rentals

150

Waltham

Average Rent

$2,885

Population

61,931

# of Rentals

179

Malden

Average Rent

$2,748

Population

61,637

# of Rentals

113

Brookline

Average Rent

$3,068

Population

59,815

# of Rentals

60

Weymouth

Average Rent

$2,537

Population

59,016

# of Rentals

125

Medford

Average Rent

$3,072

Population

57,217

# of Rentals

76

Peabody

Average Rent

$2,398

Population

54,262

# of Rentals

63

Revere

Average Rent

$2,805

Population

53,623

# of Rentals

376

Methuen

Average Rent

$2,200

Population

52,170

# of Rentals

21

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,612

Population

45,036

# of Rentals

19

Brighton

Average Rent

$3,329

Population

43,598

# of Rentals

76

Salem

Average Rent

$2,463

Population

42,908

# of Rentals

50

Everett

Average Rent

$2,907

Population

42,877

# of Rentals

297

Beverly

Average Rent

$2,683

Population

42,837

# of Rentals

52

Woburn

Average Rent

$2,616

Population

42,780

# of Rentals

97

Billerica

Average Rent

$2,550

Population

41,745

# of Rentals

20

Marlborough

Average Rent

$2,711

Population

41,497

# of Rentals

215

East Boston

Average Rent

$2,927

Population

40,626

# of Rentals

17

Braintree

Average Rent

$2,532

Population

39,049

# of Rentals

30

Andover

Average Rent

$2,313

Population

38,170

# of Rentals

20

Chelmsford

Average Rent

$2,359

Population

36,795

# of Rentals

22

Natick

Average Rent

$2,746

Population

36,006

# of Rentals

55

Chelsea

Average Rent

$2,514

Population

35,885

# of Rentals

130

Lexington

Average Rent

$3,028

Population

34,891

# of Rentals

9

Jamaica Plain

Average Rent

$2,951

Population

34,557

# of Rentals

17

Watertown

Average Rent

$2,920

Population

34,449

# of Rentals

73

Dover

Average Rent

$2,509

Population

33,997

# of Rentals

116

Rochester

Average Rent

$1,901

Population

33,995

# of Rentals

5

Randolph

Average Rent

$2,324

Population

33,934

# of Rentals

46

Derry

Average Rent

$1,852

Population

33,587

# of Rentals

13

Franklin

Average Rent

$1,961

Population

32,903

# of Rentals

57

Needham

Average Rent

$3,244

Population

32,691

# of Rentals

33

North Andover

Average Rent

$2,583

Population

32,343

# of Rentals

24

Dracut

Average Rent

$1,838

Population

32,275

# of Rentals

5

Salem

Average Rent

$2,372

Population

31,620

# of Rentals

74

Gloucester

Average Rent

$2,396

Population

31,419

# of Rentals

14

Tewksbury

Average Rent

$2,317

Population

31,126

# of Rentals

22

Norwood

Average Rent

$2,414

Population

30,236

# of Rentals

46

Stoughton

Average Rent

$2,322

Population

29,087

# of Rentals

23

Bridgewater

Average Rent

$2,618

Population

29,042

# of Rentals

19

Melrose

Average Rent

$2,716

Population

28,984

# of Rentals

38

Danvers

Average Rent

$2,499

Population

28,944

# of Rentals

5

Wellesley

Average Rent

$3,510

Population

28,921

# of Rentals

12

Saugus

Average Rent

$2,596

Population

28,766

# of Rentals

149

Walpole

Average Rent

$2,335

Population

28,516

# of Rentals

17

Londonderry

Average Rent

$2,516

Population

27,623

# of Rentals

22

Mattapan

Average Rent

$2,376

Population

26,996

# of Rentals

11

Roslindale

Average Rent

$2,431

Population

26,737

# of Rentals

38

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

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