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Best Places to Rent

Greater Boston Area

Massachusetts, New Hampshire

Average Rent

$2,901

Rent Comparison

3.5% Higher

than state average

Cost of Living

83.7% Higher

than national average

Population

5.06 Million

in 2022

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area has a total population of 5,061,694. Use the map below to explore this metro’s top cities and compare key metrics to find the best place

Boston

Average Rent

$3,751

Population

639,172

# of Rentals

1,232

Dorchester

Average Rent

$2,356

Population

124,098

# of Rentals

72

Cambridge

Average Rent

$3,477

Population

116,237

# of Rentals

249

Lowell

Average Rent

$2,185

Population

109,958

# of Rentals

125

Quincy

Average Rent

$2,617

Population

99,437

# of Rentals

271

Brockton

Average Rent

$1,926

Population

97,747

# of Rentals

27

Lynn

Average Rent

$2,360

Population

95,569

# of Rentals

211

Newton

Average Rent

$3,570

Population

86,796

# of Rentals

22

Lawrence

Average Rent

$2,240

Population

80,035

# of Rentals

87

Framingham

Average Rent

$2,261

Population

74,650

# of Rentals

175

Somerville

Average Rent

$3,462

Population

73,538

# of Rentals

110

Plymouth

Average Rent

$2,701

Population

66,168

# of Rentals

66

Haverhill

Average Rent

$2,081

Population

65,644

# of Rentals

122

Waltham

Average Rent

$3,034

Population

61,931

# of Rentals

95

Malden

Average Rent

$2,843

Population

61,637

# of Rentals

104

Brookline

Average Rent

$3,136

Population

59,815

# of Rentals

77

Weymouth

Average Rent

$2,451

Population

59,016

# of Rentals

129

Medford

Average Rent

$3,030

Population

57,217

# of Rentals

38

Peabody

Average Rent

$2,434

Population

54,262

# of Rentals

76

Revere

Average Rent

$2,796

Population

53,623

# of Rentals

372

Methuen

Average Rent

$2,118

Population

52,170

# of Rentals

27

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,645

Population

45,036

# of Rentals

26

Brighton

Average Rent

$3,249

Population

43,598

# of Rentals

48

Salem

Average Rent

$2,266

Population

42,908

# of Rentals

58

Everett

Average Rent

$2,908

Population

42,877

# of Rentals

225

Beverly

Average Rent

$2,797

Population

42,837

# of Rentals

63

Woburn

Average Rent

$2,745

Population

42,780

# of Rentals

107

Billerica

Average Rent

$2,551

Population

41,745

# of Rentals

20

Marlborough

Average Rent

$2,752

Population

41,497

# of Rentals

171

East Boston

Average Rent

$2,377

Population

40,626

# of Rentals

26

Braintree

Average Rent

$2,796

Population

39,049

# of Rentals

23

Andover

Average Rent

$2,540

Population

38,170

# of Rentals

22

Chelmsford

Average Rent

$2,530

Population

36,795

# of Rentals

25

South Boston

Average Rent

$2,347

Population

36,103

# of Rentals

30

Natick

Average Rent

$2,536

Population

36,006

# of Rentals

34

Chelsea

Average Rent

$2,716

Population

35,885

# of Rentals

77

Lexington

Average Rent

$3,016

Population

34,891

# of Rentals

8

Jamaica Plain

Average Rent

$3,191

Population

34,557

# of Rentals

19

Watertown

Average Rent

$3,347

Population

34,449

# of Rentals

88

Dover

Average Rent

$2,040

Population

33,997

# of Rentals

24

Randolph

Average Rent

$2,274

Population

33,934

# of Rentals

27

Derry

Average Rent

$2,014

Population

33,587

# of Rentals

23

Franklin

Average Rent

$2,213

Population

32,903

# of Rentals

44

Needham

Average Rent

$3,398

Population

32,691

# of Rentals

40

North Andover

Average Rent

$2,658

Population

32,343

# of Rentals

21

Dracut

Average Rent

$1,615

Population

32,275

# of Rentals

13

Salem

Average Rent

$2,744

Population

31,620

# of Rentals

106

Tewksbury

Average Rent

$2,480

Population

31,126

# of Rentals

27

Norwood

Average Rent

$2,328

Population

30,236

# of Rentals

48

Stoughton

Average Rent

$2,479

Population

29,087

# of Rentals

30

Bridgewater

Average Rent

$2,233

Population

29,042

# of Rentals

22

Melrose

Average Rent

$2,414

Population

28,984

# of Rentals

15

Danvers

Average Rent

$2,550

Population

28,944

# of Rentals

11

Wellesley

Average Rent

$3,852

Population

28,921

# of Rentals

14

Saugus

Average Rent

$2,708

Population

28,766

# of Rentals

83

Walpole

Average Rent

$2,433

Population

28,516

# of Rentals

19

Milton

Average Rent

$3,252

Population

28,049

# of Rentals

47

Londonderry

Average Rent

$2,456

Population

27,623

# of Rentals

49

Roslindale

Average Rent

$2,505

Population

26,737

# of Rentals

43

Wakefield

Average Rent

$3,124

Population

26,635

# of Rentals

57

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

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