Best Places to Rent

Greater Boston Area

Massachusetts, New Hampshire

Average Rent

$2,836

Rent Comparison

2.9% Higher

than state average

Cost of Living

83.6% Higher

than national average

Population

4.89 Million

in 2022

Boston

Average Rent

$3,523

Population

639,172

# of Rentals

1,183

Houses Apartments

Dorchester

Average Rent

$2,757

Population

124,098

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Cambridge

Average Rent

$3,337

Population

116,237

# of Rentals

351

Houses Apartments

Lowell

Average Rent

$2,189

Population

109,958

# of Rentals

109

Houses Apartments

Quincy

Average Rent

$2,579

Population

99,437

# of Rentals

255

Houses Apartments

Brockton

Average Rent

$1,905

Population

97,747

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lynn

Average Rent

$2,467

Population

95,569

# of Rentals

190

Houses Apartments

Newton

Average Rent

$3,386

Population

86,796

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lawrence

Average Rent

$2,186

Population

80,035

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Framingham

Average Rent

$2,315

Population

74,650

# of Rentals

151

Houses Apartments

Somerville

Average Rent

$3,363

Population

73,538

# of Rentals

132

Houses Apartments

Plymouth

Average Rent

$2,622

Population

66,168

# of Rentals

105

Houses Apartments

Haverhill

Average Rent

$2,325

Population

65,644

# of Rentals

131

Houses Apartments

Waltham

Average Rent

$2,845

Population

61,931

# of Rentals

135

Houses Apartments

Malden

Average Rent

$2,696

Population

61,637

# of Rentals

125

Houses Apartments

Brookline

Average Rent

$3,284

Population

59,815

# of Rentals

119

Houses Apartments

Weymouth

Average Rent

$2,420

Population

59,016

# of Rentals

176

Houses Apartments

Medford

Average Rent

$2,995

Population

57,217

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Peabody

Average Rent

$2,408

Population

54,262

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Revere

Average Rent

$2,738

Population

53,623

# of Rentals

328

Houses Apartments

Methuen

Average Rent

$2,195

Population

52,170

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,366

Population

45,036

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Brighton

Average Rent

$3,219

Population

43,598

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Salem

Average Rent

$2,164

Population

42,908

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Everett

Average Rent

$2,935

Population

42,877

# of Rentals

286

Houses Apartments

Beverly

Average Rent

$2,676

Population

42,837

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Woburn

Average Rent

$2,637

Population

42,780

# of Rentals

103

Houses Apartments

Billerica

Average Rent

$2,423

Population

41,745

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Marlborough

Average Rent

$2,723

Population

41,497

# of Rentals

195

Houses Apartments

East Boston

Average Rent

$3,201

Population

40,626

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Braintree

Average Rent

$2,800

Population

39,049

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Andover

Average Rent

$2,427

Population

38,170

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Chelmsford

Average Rent

$2,447

Population

36,795

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Natick

Average Rent

$2,531

Population

36,006

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Chelsea

Average Rent

$2,597

Population

35,885

# of Rentals

103

Houses Apartments

Lexington

Average Rent

$2,975

Population

34,891

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Jamaica Plain

Average Rent

$2,670

Population

34,557

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Watertown

Average Rent

$2,995

Population

34,449

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Dover

Average Rent

$2,423

Population

33,997

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Rochester

Average Rent

$1,732

Population

33,995

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Randolph

Average Rent

$2,159

Population

33,934

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Derry

Average Rent

$2,252

Population

33,587

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Franklin

Average Rent

$2,208

Population

32,903

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Needham

Average Rent

$3,226

Population

32,691

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

North Andover

Average Rent

$2,549

Population

32,343

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Dracut

Average Rent

$1,498

Population

32,275

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Salem

Average Rent

$2,619

Population

31,620

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Tewksbury

Average Rent

$2,272

Population

31,126

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Norwood

Average Rent

$2,256

Population

30,236

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Stoughton

Average Rent

$2,276

Population

29,087

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Bridgewater

Average Rent

$2,523

Population

29,042

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Melrose

Average Rent

$2,793

Population

28,984

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Wellesley

Average Rent

$3,365

Population

28,921

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Saugus

Average Rent

$2,493

Population

28,766

# of Rentals

160

Houses Apartments

Walpole

Average Rent

$2,375

Population

28,516

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Londonderry

Average Rent

$2,516

Population

27,623

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Wakefield

Average Rent

$3,075

Population

26,635

# of Rentals

127

Houses Apartments

Burlington

Average Rent

$2,679

Population

26,249

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Belmont

Average Rent

$3,773

Population

26,134

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Westford

Average Rent

$2,549

Population

26,127

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

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

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