Best Places to Rent

Greater Boston Area

Massachusetts, New Hampshire

Average Rent

$2,805

Rent Comparison

2.1% Higher

than state average

Cost of Living

80.4% Higher

than national average

Population

4.89 Million

in 2022

Boston

Average Rent

$3,519

Population

639,172

# of Rentals

1,126

Houses Apartments

Dorchester

Average Rent

$2,815

Population

124,098

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Cambridge

Average Rent

$3,273

Population

116,237

# of Rentals

311

Houses Apartments

Lowell

Average Rent

$2,129

Population

109,958

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Quincy

Average Rent

$2,570

Population

99,437

# of Rentals

271

Houses Apartments

Brockton

Average Rent

$1,857

Population

97,747

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lynn

Average Rent

$2,472

Population

95,569

# of Rentals

199

Houses Apartments

Newton

Average Rent

$3,623

Population

86,796

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lawrence

Average Rent

$2,180

Population

80,035

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Framingham

Average Rent

$2,315

Population

74,650

# of Rentals

137

Houses Apartments

Somerville

Average Rent

$3,297

Population

73,538

# of Rentals

109

Houses Apartments

Plymouth

Average Rent

$2,601

Population

66,168

# of Rentals

113

Houses Apartments

Haverhill

Average Rent

$2,286

Population

65,644

# of Rentals

138

Houses Apartments

Waltham

Average Rent

$2,892

Population

61,931

# of Rentals

148

Houses Apartments

Malden

Average Rent

$2,600

Population

61,637

# of Rentals

131

Houses Apartments

Brookline

Average Rent

$3,325

Population

59,815

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Weymouth

Average Rent

$2,476

Population

59,016

# of Rentals

157

Houses Apartments

Medford

Average Rent

$3,034

Population

57,217

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Peabody

Average Rent

$2,386

Population

54,262

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Revere

Average Rent

$2,809

Population

53,623

# of Rentals

394

Houses Apartments

Methuen

Average Rent

$2,123

Population

52,170

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,423

Population

45,036

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Brighton

Average Rent

$3,197

Population

43,598

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Salem

Average Rent

$2,177

Population

42,908

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Everett

Average Rent

$2,938

Population

42,877

# of Rentals

293

Houses Apartments

Beverly

Average Rent

$2,674

Population

42,837

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Woburn

Average Rent

$2,644

Population

42,780

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Billerica

Average Rent

$2,528

Population

41,745

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Marlborough

Average Rent

$2,716

Population

41,497

# of Rentals

204

Houses Apartments

East Boston

Average Rent

$3,053

Population

40,626

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Braintree

Average Rent

$2,692

Population

39,049

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Andover

Average Rent

$2,366

Population

38,170

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Chelmsford

Average Rent

$2,468

Population

36,795

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Natick

Average Rent

$2,642

Population

36,006

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Chelsea

Average Rent

$2,514

Population

35,885

# of Rentals

134

Houses Apartments

Lexington

Average Rent

$2,868

Population

34,891

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Jamaica Plain

Average Rent

$2,716

Population

34,557

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Watertown

Average Rent

$2,975

Population

34,449

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Dover

Average Rent

$2,465

Population

33,997

# of Rentals

111

Houses Apartments

Rochester

Average Rent

$1,801

Population

33,995

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Randolph

Average Rent

$2,301

Population

33,934

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Derry

Average Rent

$1,775

Population

33,587

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Franklin

Average Rent

$2,073

Population

32,903

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Needham

Average Rent

$3,287

Population

32,691

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

North Andover

Average Rent

$2,511

Population

32,343

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Dracut

Average Rent

$1,856

Population

32,275

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Salem

Average Rent

$2,516

Population

31,620

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Gloucester

Average Rent

$2,438

Population

31,419

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Tewksbury

Average Rent

$2,351

Population

31,126

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Norwood

Average Rent

$2,452

Population

30,236

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Stoughton

Average Rent

$2,312

Population

29,087

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Bridgewater

Average Rent

$2,454

Population

29,042

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Melrose

Average Rent

$2,715

Population

28,984

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Danvers

Average Rent

$2,420

Population

28,944

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Wellesley

Average Rent

$3,276

Population

28,921

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Saugus

Average Rent

$2,485

Population

28,766

# of Rentals

165

Houses Apartments

Walpole

Average Rent

$2,392

Population

28,516

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Londonderry

Average Rent

$2,415

Population

27,623

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Roslindale

Average Rent

$2,124

Population

26,737

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Wakefield

Average Rent

$2,893

Population

26,635

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

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

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