Best Places to Rent

Greater Boston Area

Massachusetts, New Hampshire

Average Rent

$2,801

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

$3,474

Population

639,172

# of Rentals

1,160

Houses Apartments

Dorchester

Average Rent

$2,814

Population

124,098

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Cambridge

Average Rent

$3,229

Population

116,237

# of Rentals

324

Houses Apartments

Lowell

Average Rent

$2,090

Population

109,958

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Quincy

Average Rent

$2,526

Population

99,437

# of Rentals

246

Houses Apartments

Brockton

Average Rent

$1,833

Population

97,747

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lynn

Average Rent

$2,487

Population

95,569

# of Rentals

200

Houses Apartments

Newton

Average Rent

$3,375

Population

86,796

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lawrence

Average Rent

$2,193

Population

80,035

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Framingham

Average Rent

$2,404

Population

74,650

# of Rentals

107

Houses Apartments

Somerville

Average Rent

$3,229

Population

73,538

# of Rentals

130

Houses Apartments

Plymouth

Average Rent

$2,572

Population

66,168

# of Rentals

109

Houses Apartments

Haverhill

Average Rent

$2,329

Population

65,644

# of Rentals

150

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

116

Houses Apartments

Brookline

Average Rent

$3,069

Population

59,815

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Weymouth

Average Rent

$2,465

Population

59,016

# of Rentals

136

Houses Apartments

Medford

Average Rent

$2,999

Population

57,217

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Peabody

Average Rent

$2,423

Population

54,262

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Revere

Average Rent

$2,771

Population

53,623

# of Rentals

388

Houses Apartments

Methuen

Average Rent

$2,116

Population

52,170

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,470

Population

45,036

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Brighton

Average Rent

$3,330

Population

43,598

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Salem

Average Rent

$2,172

Population

42,908

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Everett

Average Rent

$2,919

Population

42,877

# of Rentals

298

Houses Apartments

Beverly

Average Rent

$2,677

Population

42,837

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Woburn

Average Rent

$2,573

Population

42,780

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Billerica

Average Rent

$2,548

Population

41,745

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Marlborough

Average Rent

$2,709

Population

41,497

# of Rentals

203

Houses Apartments

East Boston

Average Rent

$3,042

Population

40,626

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Braintree

Average Rent

$2,693

Population

39,049

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Andover

Average Rent

$2,370

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

$2,515

Population

35,885

# of Rentals

145

Houses Apartments

Lexington

Average Rent

$2,819

Population

34,891

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Jamaica Plain

Average Rent

$3,012

Population

34,557

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Watertown

Average Rent

$2,952

Population

34,449

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Dover

Average Rent

$2,278

Population

33,997

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Rochester

Average Rent

$1,833

Population

33,995

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Randolph

Average Rent

$2,333

Population

33,934

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Derry

Average Rent

$1,820

Population

33,587

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Franklin

Average Rent

$1,942

Population

32,903

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Needham

Average Rent

$3,072

Population

32,691

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

North Andover

Average Rent

$2,533

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

$2,331

Population

31,419

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Tewksbury

Average Rent

$2,389

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

$2,500

Population

29,042

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Melrose

Average Rent

$2,595

Population

28,984

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Danvers

Average Rent

$2,475

Population

28,944

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Wellesley

Average Rent

$3,285

Population

28,921

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Saugus

Average Rent

$2,479

Population

28,766

# of Rentals

168

Houses Apartments

Walpole

Average Rent

$2,284

Population

28,516

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Londonderry

Average Rent

$2,507

Population

27,623

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Roslindale

Average Rent

$2,192

Population

26,737

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Wakefield

Average Rent

$2,826

Population

26,635

# of Rentals

111

Houses Apartments

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

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