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Best Places to Rent

Greater Boston Area

Massachusetts, New Hampshire

Average Rent

$2,803

Rent Comparison

2.2% 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

$3,449

Population

639,172

# of Rentals

1,160

Dorchester

Average Rent

$2,789

Population

124,098

# of Rentals

47

Cambridge

Average Rent

$3,216

Population

116,237

# of Rentals

317

Lowell

Average Rent

$2,054

Population

109,958

# of Rentals

87

Quincy

Average Rent

$2,477

Population

99,437

# of Rentals

241

Brockton

Average Rent

$1,833

Population

97,747

# of Rentals

38

Lynn

Average Rent

$2,496

Population

95,569

# of Rentals

203

Newton

Average Rent

$3,403

Population

86,796

# of Rentals

14

Lawrence

Average Rent

$2,156

Population

80,035

# of Rentals

72

Framingham

Average Rent

$2,379

Population

74,650

# of Rentals

107

Somerville

Average Rent

$3,320

Population

73,538

# of Rentals

112

Plymouth

Average Rent

$2,621

Population

66,168

# of Rentals

96

Haverhill

Average Rent

$2,327

Population

65,644

# of Rentals

146

Waltham

Average Rent

$2,905

Population

61,931

# of Rentals

177

Malden

Average Rent

$2,743

Population

61,637

# of Rentals

127

Brookline

Average Rent

$3,070

Population

59,815

# of Rentals

61

Weymouth

Average Rent

$2,539

Population

59,016

# of Rentals

121

Medford

Average Rent

$3,100

Population

57,217

# of Rentals

69

Peabody

Average Rent

$2,397

Population

54,262

# of Rentals

62

Revere

Average Rent

$2,803

Population

53,623

# of Rentals

375

Methuen

Average Rent

$2,196

Population

52,170

# of Rentals

20

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,408

Population

45,036

# of Rentals

38

Brighton

Average Rent

$3,304

Population

43,598

# of Rentals

79

Salem

Average Rent

$2,183

Population

42,908

# of Rentals

86

Everett

Average Rent

$2,914

Population

42,877

# of Rentals

295

Beverly

Average Rent

$2,698

Population

42,837

# of Rentals

52

Woburn

Average Rent

$2,559

Population

42,780

# of Rentals

111

Billerica

Average Rent

$2,527

Population

41,745

# of Rentals

21

Marlborough

Average Rent

$2,749

Population

41,497

# of Rentals

205

East Boston

Average Rent

$2,992

Population

40,626

# of Rentals

19

Braintree

Average Rent

$2,536

Population

39,049

# of Rentals

30

Andover

Average Rent

$2,379

Population

38,170

# of Rentals

24

Chelmsford

Average Rent

$2,449

Population

36,795

# of Rentals

24

Natick

Average Rent

$2,513

Population

36,006

# of Rentals

83

Chelsea

Average Rent

$2,524

Population

35,885

# of Rentals

133

Lexington

Average Rent

$2,912

Population

34,891

# of Rentals

9

Jamaica Plain

Average Rent

$3,034

Population

34,557

# of Rentals

19

Watertown

Average Rent

$2,909

Population

34,449

# of Rentals

63

Dover

Average Rent

$2,520

Population

33,997

# of Rentals

113

Rochester

Average Rent

$1,901

Population

33,995

# of Rentals

5

Randolph

Average Rent

$2,315

Population

33,934

# of Rentals

44

Derry

Average Rent

$1,763

Population

33,587

# of Rentals

13

Franklin

Average Rent

$1,954

Population

32,903

# of Rentals

59

Needham

Average Rent

$3,269

Population

32,691

# of Rentals

29

North Andover

Average Rent

$2,531

Population

32,343

# of Rentals

27

Dracut

Average Rent

$1,838

Population

32,275

# of Rentals

5

Salem

Average Rent

$2,416

Population

31,620

# of Rentals

73

Gloucester

Average Rent

$2,305

Population

31,419

# of Rentals

11

Tewksbury

Average Rent

$2,288

Population

31,126

# of Rentals

22

Norwood

Average Rent

$2,447

Population

30,236

# of Rentals

43

Stoughton

Average Rent

$2,268

Population

29,087

# of Rentals

21

Bridgewater

Average Rent

$2,617

Population

29,042

# of Rentals

18

Melrose

Average Rent

$2,627

Population

28,984

# of Rentals

38

Danvers

Average Rent

$2,489

Population

28,944

# of Rentals

5

Wellesley

Average Rent

$3,421

Population

28,921

# of Rentals

13

Saugus

Average Rent

$2,464

Population

28,766

# of Rentals

66

Walpole

Average Rent

$2,382

Population

28,516

# of Rentals

18

Londonderry

Average Rent

$2,516

Population

27,623

# of Rentals

22

Roslindale

Average Rent

$2,154

Population

26,737

# of Rentals

26

Wakefield

Average Rent

$2,835

Population

26,635

# of Rentals

119

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

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