Best Places to Rent

Greater Boston Area

Massachusetts, New Hampshire

Average Rent

$2,805

Rent Comparison

2.2% Higher

than state average

Cost of Living

78.0% Higher

than national average

Population

4.89 Million

in 2022

Boston

Average Rent

$3,503

Population

639,172

# of Rentals

1,062

Houses Apartments

Dorchester

Average Rent

$2,794

Population

124,098

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Cambridge

Average Rent

$3,255

Population

116,237

# of Rentals

325

Houses Apartments

Lowell

Average Rent

$2,035

Population

109,958

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Quincy

Average Rent

$2,488

Population

99,437

# of Rentals

261

Houses Apartments

Brockton

Average Rent

$1,850

Population

97,747

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lynn

Average Rent

$2,494

Population

95,569

# of Rentals

203

Houses Apartments

Newton

Average Rent

$3,406

Population

86,796

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lawrence

Average Rent

$2,145

Population

80,035

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Framingham

Average Rent

$2,412

Population

74,650

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Somerville

Average Rent

$3,338

Population

73,538

# of Rentals

108

Houses Apartments

Plymouth

Average Rent

$2,542

Population

66,168

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Haverhill

Average Rent

$2,289

Population

65,644

# of Rentals

134

Houses Apartments

Waltham

Average Rent

$2,866

Population

61,931

# of Rentals

179

Houses Apartments

Malden

Average Rent

$2,749

Population

61,637

# of Rentals

116

Houses Apartments

Brookline

Average Rent

$3,060

Population

59,815

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Weymouth

Average Rent

$2,466

Population

59,016

# of Rentals

153

Houses Apartments

Medford

Average Rent

$3,054

Population

57,217

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Peabody

Average Rent

$2,388

Population

54,262

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Revere

Average Rent

$2,820

Population

53,623

# of Rentals

352

Houses Apartments

Methuen

Average Rent

$2,161

Population

52,170

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,573

Population

45,036

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Brighton

Average Rent

$3,306

Population

43,598

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Salem

Average Rent

$2,414

Population

42,908

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Everett

Average Rent

$2,936

Population

42,877

# of Rentals

298

Houses Apartments

Beverly

Average Rent

$2,684

Population

42,837

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Woburn

Average Rent

$2,595

Population

42,780

# of Rentals

101

Houses Apartments

Billerica

Average Rent

$2,416

Population

41,745

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Marlborough

Average Rent

$2,733

Population

41,497

# of Rentals

203

Houses Apartments

East Boston

Average Rent

$2,868

Population

40,626

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Braintree

Average Rent

$2,563

Population

39,049

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Andover

Average Rent

$2,385

Population

38,170

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Chelmsford

Average Rent

$2,397

Population

36,795

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Natick

Average Rent

$2,816

Population

36,006

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Chelsea

Average Rent

$2,508

Population

35,885

# of Rentals

135

Houses Apartments

Lexington

Average Rent

$3,047

Population

34,891

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Jamaica Plain

Average Rent

$2,956

Population

34,557

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Watertown

Average Rent

$2,946

Population

34,449

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Dover

Average Rent

$2,531

Population

33,997

# of Rentals

118

Houses Apartments

Randolph

Average Rent

$2,327

Population

33,934

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Derry

Average Rent

$1,772

Population

33,587

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Franklin

Average Rent

$2,058

Population

32,903

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Needham

Average Rent

$3,237

Population

32,691

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

North Andover

Average Rent

$2,498

Population

32,343

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Dracut

Average Rent

$1,817

Population

32,275

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Salem

Average Rent

$2,376

Population

31,620

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Gloucester

Average Rent

$2,455

Population

31,419

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Tewksbury

Average Rent

$2,318

Population

31,126

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Norwood

Average Rent

$2,426

Population

30,236

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Stoughton

Average Rent

$2,417

Population

29,087

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Bridgewater

Average Rent

$2,650

Population

29,042

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Melrose

Average Rent

$2,701

Population

28,984

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Danvers

Average Rent

$2,416

Population

28,944

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Wellesley

Average Rent

$3,524

Population

28,921

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Saugus

Average Rent

$2,636

Population

28,766

# of Rentals

155

Houses Apartments

Walpole

Average Rent

$2,345

Population

28,516

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Londonderry

Average Rent

$2,538

Population

27,623

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Mattapan

Average Rent

$2,460

Population

26,996

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Roslindale

Average Rent

$2,423

Population

26,737

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Wakefield

Average Rent

$2,879

Population

26,635

# of Rentals

118

Houses Apartments

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

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