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

Boston

Average Rent

$3,522

Population

639,172

# of Rentals

1,145

Houses Apartments

Dorchester

Average Rent

$2,347

Population

124,098

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Cambridge

Average Rent

$3,365

Population

116,237

# of Rentals

402

Houses Apartments

Lowell

Average Rent

$2,234

Population

109,958

# of Rentals

108

Houses Apartments

Quincy

Average Rent

$2,598

Population

99,437

# of Rentals

284

Houses Apartments

Brockton

Average Rent

$1,925

Population

97,747

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lynn

Average Rent

$2,451

Population

95,569

# of Rentals

196

Houses Apartments

Newton

Average Rent

$3,396

Population

86,796

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lawrence

Average Rent

$2,229

Population

80,035

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Framingham

Average Rent

$2,322

Population

74,650

# of Rentals

154

Houses Apartments

Somerville

Average Rent

$3,396

Population

73,538

# of Rentals

135

Houses Apartments

Plymouth

Average Rent

$2,663

Population

66,168

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Haverhill

Average Rent

$2,298

Population

65,644

# of Rentals

127

Houses Apartments

Waltham

Average Rent

$2,980

Population

61,931

# of Rentals

110

Houses Apartments

Malden

Average Rent

$2,635

Population

61,637

# of Rentals

123

Houses Apartments

Brookline

Average Rent

$3,218

Population

59,815

# of Rentals

154

Houses Apartments

Weymouth

Average Rent

$2,497

Population

59,016

# of Rentals

147

Houses Apartments

Medford

Average Rent

$3,027

Population

57,217

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Peabody

Average Rent

$2,441

Population

54,262

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Revere

Average Rent

$2,783

Population

53,623

# of Rentals

327

Houses Apartments

Methuen

Average Rent

$2,170

Population

52,170

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,761

Population

45,036

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Brighton

Average Rent

$3,307

Population

43,598

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Salem

Average Rent

$2,197

Population

42,908

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Everett

Average Rent

$2,927

Population

42,877

# of Rentals

278

Houses Apartments

Beverly

Average Rent

$2,687

Population

42,837

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Woburn

Average Rent

$2,669

Population

42,780

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Billerica

Average Rent

$2,485

Population

41,745

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Marlborough

Average Rent

$2,735

Population

41,497

# of Rentals

177

Houses Apartments

East Boston

Average Rent

$3,142

Population

40,626

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Braintree

Average Rent

$2,855

Population

39,049

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Andover

Average Rent

$2,422

Population

38,170

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Chelmsford

Average Rent

$2,424

Population

36,795

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

South Boston

Average Rent

$3,090

Population

36,103

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Natick

Average Rent

$2,652

Population

36,006

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Chelsea

Average Rent

$2,541

Population

35,885

# of Rentals

114

Houses Apartments

Lexington

Average Rent

$2,902

Population

34,891

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Jamaica Plain

Average Rent

$3,206

Population

34,557

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Watertown

Average Rent

$2,996

Population

34,449

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Dover

Average Rent

$2,364

Population

33,997

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Rochester

Average Rent

$1,724

Population

33,995

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Randolph

Average Rent

$2,172

Population

33,934

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Derry

Average Rent

$2,641

Population

33,587

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Franklin

Average Rent

$2,265

Population

32,903

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Needham

Average Rent

$3,292

Population

32,691

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

North Andover

Average Rent

$2,664

Population

32,343

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Dracut

Average Rent

$1,519

Population

32,275

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Salem

Average Rent

$2,833

Population

31,620

# of Rentals

101

Houses Apartments

Tewksbury

Average Rent

$2,346

Population

31,126

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Norwood

Average Rent

$2,308

Population

30,236

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Stoughton

Average Rent

$2,382

Population

29,087

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Bridgewater

Average Rent

$2,530

Population

29,042

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Melrose

Average Rent

$2,528

Population

28,984

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Danvers

Average Rent

$2,383

Population

28,944

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Wellesley

Average Rent

$3,473

Population

28,921

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Saugus

Average Rent

$2,496

Population

28,766

# of Rentals

151

Houses Apartments

Walpole

Average Rent

$2,555

Population

28,516

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Londonderry

Average Rent

$2,552

Population

27,623

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Wakefield

Average Rent

$3,122

Population

26,635

# of Rentals

158

Houses Apartments

Burlington

Average Rent

$2,755

Population

26,249

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

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

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