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Best Places to Rent

Greater Boston Area

Massachusetts, New Hampshire

Average Rent

$2,893

Rent Comparison

3.3% Higher

than state average

Cost of Living

83.7% 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

$3,765

Population

639,172

# of Rentals

1,165

Dorchester

Average Rent

$2,346

Population

124,098

# of Rentals

73

Cambridge

Average Rent

$3,453

Population

116,237

# of Rentals

246

Lowell

Average Rent

$2,184

Population

109,958

# of Rentals

114

Quincy

Average Rent

$2,627

Population

99,437

# of Rentals

270

Brockton

Average Rent

$1,902

Population

97,747

# of Rentals

25

Lynn

Average Rent

$2,352

Population

95,569

# of Rentals

214

Newton

Average Rent

$3,486

Population

86,796

# of Rentals

22

Lawrence

Average Rent

$2,250

Population

80,035

# of Rentals

86

Roxbury

Average Rent

$2,478

Population

74,706

# of Rentals

23

Framingham

Average Rent

$2,271

Population

74,650

# of Rentals

160

Somerville

Average Rent

$3,120

Population

73,538

# of Rentals

127

Plymouth

Average Rent

$2,720

Population

66,168

# of Rentals

59

Haverhill

Average Rent

$2,102

Population

65,644

# of Rentals

114

Waltham

Average Rent

$3,022

Population

61,931

# of Rentals

95

Malden

Average Rent

$2,894

Population

61,637

# of Rentals

104

Brookline

Average Rent

$3,107

Population

59,815

# of Rentals

70

Weymouth

Average Rent

$2,397

Population

59,016

# of Rentals

123

Medford

Average Rent

$3,140

Population

57,217

# of Rentals

37

Peabody

Average Rent

$2,451

Population

54,262

# of Rentals

72

Revere

Average Rent

$2,806

Population

53,623

# of Rentals

354

Methuen

Average Rent

$2,096

Population

52,170

# of Rentals

28

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,574

Population

45,036

# of Rentals

27

Brighton

Average Rent

$3,187

Population

43,598

# of Rentals

45

Salem

Average Rent

$2,295

Population

42,908

# of Rentals

58

Everett

Average Rent

$2,896

Population

42,877

# of Rentals

216

Beverly

Average Rent

$2,774

Population

42,837

# of Rentals

54

Woburn

Average Rent

$2,759

Population

42,780

# of Rentals

92

Billerica

Average Rent

$2,594

Population

41,745

# of Rentals

15

Marlborough

Average Rent

$2,696

Population

41,497

# of Rentals

165

East Boston

Average Rent

$2,474

Population

40,626

# of Rentals

28

Braintree

Average Rent

$2,818

Population

39,049

# of Rentals

27

Andover

Average Rent

$2,538

Population

38,170

# of Rentals

23

Chelmsford

Average Rent

$2,471

Population

36,795

# of Rentals

27

South Boston

Average Rent

$2,310

Population

36,103

# of Rentals

29

Natick

Average Rent

$2,383

Population

36,006

# of Rentals

37

Chelsea

Average Rent

$2,672

Population

35,885

# of Rentals

83

Lexington

Average Rent

$2,954

Population

34,891

# of Rentals

9

Jamaica Plain

Average Rent

$3,179

Population

34,557

# of Rentals

23

Watertown

Average Rent

$3,304

Population

34,449

# of Rentals

87

Dover

Average Rent

$2,300

Population

33,997

# of Rentals

27

Randolph

Average Rent

$2,271

Population

33,934

# of Rentals

33

Derry

Average Rent

$2,027

Population

33,587

# of Rentals

17

Franklin

Average Rent

$2,166

Population

32,903

# of Rentals

46

Needham

Average Rent

$3,436

Population

32,691

# of Rentals

37

North Andover

Average Rent

$2,644

Population

32,343

# of Rentals

25

Dracut

Average Rent

$1,615

Population

32,275

# of Rentals

13

Salem

Average Rent

$2,669

Population

31,620

# of Rentals

86

Tewksbury

Average Rent

$2,487

Population

31,126

# of Rentals

24

Norwood

Average Rent

$2,347

Population

30,236

# of Rentals

51

Stoughton

Average Rent

$2,444

Population

29,087

# of Rentals

36

Bridgewater

Average Rent

$2,193

Population

29,042

# of Rentals

23

Melrose

Average Rent

$2,575

Population

28,984

# of Rentals

16

Danvers

Average Rent

$2,498

Population

28,944

# of Rentals

11

Wellesley

Average Rent

$3,899

Population

28,921

# of Rentals

13

Saugus

Average Rent

$2,658

Population

28,766

# of Rentals

77

Walpole

Average Rent

$2,413

Population

28,516

# of Rentals

14

Milton

Average Rent

$3,252

Population

28,049

# of Rentals

47

Londonderry

Average Rent

$2,449

Population

27,623

# of Rentals

50

Roslindale

Average Rent

$2,522

Population

26,737

# of Rentals

42

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

Other Metros

This information is based on data collected by CoStar Group researchers.