Best Places to Rent

Greater Boston Area

Massachusetts, New Hampshire

Average Rent

$2,800

Rent Comparison

2.5% Higher

than state average

Cost of Living

80.4% Higher

than national average

Population

4.89 Million

in 2022

Boston

Average Rent

$3,496

Population

639,172

# of Rentals

1,153

Houses Apartments

Dorchester

Average Rent

$2,814

Population

124,098

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Cambridge

Average Rent

$3,186

Population

116,237

# of Rentals

309

Houses Apartments

Lowell

Average Rent

$2,099

Population

109,958

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Quincy

Average Rent

$2,509

Population

99,437

# of Rentals

248

Houses Apartments

Brockton

Average Rent

$1,833

Population

97,747

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lynn

Average Rent

$2,491

Population

95,569

# of Rentals

198

Houses Apartments

Newton

Average Rent

$3,375

Population

86,796

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lawrence

Average Rent

$2,192

Population

80,035

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Framingham

Average Rent

$2,404

Population

74,650

# of Rentals

107

Houses Apartments

Somerville

Average Rent

$3,227

Population

73,538

# of Rentals

126

Houses Apartments

Plymouth

Average Rent

$2,570

Population

66,168

# of Rentals

108

Houses Apartments

Haverhill

Average Rent

$2,312

Population

65,644

# of Rentals

147

Houses Apartments

Waltham

Average Rent

$2,851

Population

61,931

# of Rentals

179

Houses Apartments

Malden

Average Rent

$2,723

Population

61,637

# of Rentals

121

Houses Apartments

Brookline

Average Rent

$3,077

Population

59,815

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Weymouth

Average Rent

$2,453

Population

59,016

# of Rentals

135

Houses Apartments

Medford

Average Rent

$2,998

Population

57,217

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Peabody

Average Rent

$2,417

Population

54,262

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Revere

Average Rent

$2,760

Population

53,623

# of Rentals

386

Houses Apartments

Methuen

Average Rent

$2,107

Population

52,170

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,494

Population

45,036

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Brighton

Average Rent

$3,330

Population

43,598

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Salem

Average Rent

$2,179

Population

42,908

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Everett

Average Rent

$2,904

Population

42,877

# of Rentals

304

Houses Apartments

Beverly

Average Rent

$2,677

Population

42,837

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Woburn

Average Rent

$2,581

Population

42,780

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Billerica

Average Rent

$2,545

Population

41,745

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Marlborough

Average Rent

$2,720

Population

41,497

# of Rentals

203

Houses Apartments

East Boston

Average Rent

$3,042

Population

40,626

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Braintree

Average Rent

$2,658

Population

39,049

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Andover

Average Rent

$2,358

Population

38,170

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Chelmsford

Average Rent

$2,466

Population

36,795

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Natick

Average Rent

$2,690

Population

36,006

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Chelsea

Average Rent

$2,508

Population

35,885

# of Rentals

143

Houses Apartments

Lexington

Average Rent

$2,812

Population

34,891

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Jamaica Plain

Average Rent

$3,012

Population

34,557

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Watertown

Average Rent

$2,912

Population

34,449

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Dover

Average Rent

$2,246

Population

33,997

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Rochester

Average Rent

$1,884

Population

33,995

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Randolph

Average Rent

$2,333

Population

33,934

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Derry

Average Rent

$1,772

Population

33,587

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Franklin

Average Rent

$1,941

Population

32,903

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Needham

Average Rent

$3,089

Population

32,691

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

North Andover

Average Rent

$2,530

Population

32,343

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Dracut

Average Rent

$1,825

Population

32,275

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Salem

Average Rent

$2,493

Population

31,620

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Gloucester

Average Rent

$2,359

Population

31,419

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Tewksbury

Average Rent

$2,392

Population

31,126

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Norwood

Average Rent

$2,444

Population

30,236

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Stoughton

Average Rent

$2,401

Population

29,087

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Bridgewater

Average Rent

$2,501

Population

29,042

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Melrose

Average Rent

$2,595

Population

28,984

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Danvers

Average Rent

$2,474

Population

28,944

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Wellesley

Average Rent

$3,277

Population

28,921

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Saugus

Average Rent

$2,479

Population

28,766

# of Rentals

166

Houses Apartments

Walpole

Average Rent

$2,281

Population

28,516

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Londonderry

Average Rent

$2,507

Population

27,623

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Roslindale

Average Rent

$2,179

Population

26,737

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Wakefield

Average Rent

$2,841

Population

26,635

# of Rentals

115

Houses Apartments

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

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