Best Places to Rent

Greater Boston Area

Massachusetts, New Hampshire

Average Rent

$2,885

Rent Comparison

2.6% Higher

than state average

Cost of Living

83.6% Higher

than national average

Population

5.06 Million

in 2022

Boston

Average Rent

$3,580

Population

639,172

# of Rentals

1,240

Houses Apartments

Dorchester

Average Rent

$2,460

Population

124,098

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Cambridge

Average Rent

$3,404

Population

116,237

# of Rentals

356

Houses Apartments

Lowell

Average Rent

$2,208

Population

109,958

# of Rentals

113

Houses Apartments

Quincy

Average Rent

$2,622

Population

99,437

# of Rentals

277

Houses Apartments

Brockton

Average Rent

$1,923

Population

97,747

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lynn

Average Rent

$2,443

Population

95,569

# of Rentals

186

Houses Apartments

Newton

Average Rent

$3,459

Population

86,796

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lawrence

Average Rent

$2,247

Population

80,035

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Framingham

Average Rent

$2,292

Population

74,650

# of Rentals

161

Houses Apartments

Somerville

Average Rent

$3,385

Population

73,538

# of Rentals

143

Houses Apartments

Plymouth

Average Rent

$2,675

Population

66,168

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Haverhill

Average Rent

$2,283

Population

65,644

# of Rentals

122

Houses Apartments

Waltham

Average Rent

$2,970

Population

61,931

# of Rentals

118

Houses Apartments

Malden

Average Rent

$2,743

Population

61,637

# of Rentals

113

Houses Apartments

Brookline

Average Rent

$3,297

Population

59,815

# of Rentals

136

Houses Apartments

Weymouth

Average Rent

$2,575

Population

59,016

# of Rentals

135

Houses Apartments

Medford

Average Rent

$3,037

Population

57,217

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Peabody

Average Rent

$2,448

Population

54,262

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Revere

Average Rent

$2,827

Population

53,623

# of Rentals

313

Houses Apartments

Methuen

Average Rent

$2,103

Population

52,170

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,573

Population

45,036

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Brighton

Average Rent

$3,326

Population

43,598

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Salem

Average Rent

$2,247

Population

42,908

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Everett

Average Rent

$2,889

Population

42,877

# of Rentals

236

Houses Apartments

Beverly

Average Rent

$2,722

Population

42,837

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Woburn

Average Rent

$2,684

Population

42,780

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Billerica

Average Rent

$2,635

Population

41,745

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Marlborough

Average Rent

$2,756

Population

41,497

# of Rentals

225

Houses Apartments

East Boston

Average Rent

$3,113

Population

40,626

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Braintree

Average Rent

$2,887

Population

39,049

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Andover

Average Rent

$2,385

Population

38,170

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Chelmsford

Average Rent

$2,428

Population

36,795

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

South Boston

Average Rent

$3,110

Population

36,103

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Natick

Average Rent

$2,583

Population

36,006

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Chelsea

Average Rent

$2,593

Population

35,885

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lexington

Average Rent

$2,957

Population

34,891

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Jamaica Plain

Average Rent

$3,520

Population

34,557

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Watertown

Average Rent

$3,259

Population

34,449

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Dover

Average Rent

$2,328

Population

33,997

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Randolph

Average Rent

$2,319

Population

33,934

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Derry

Average Rent

$2,331

Population

33,587

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Franklin

Average Rent

$2,327

Population

32,903

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Needham

Average Rent

$3,345

Population

32,691

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

North Andover

Average Rent

$2,643

Population

32,343

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Dracut

Average Rent

$1,496

Population

32,275

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Salem

Average Rent

$2,890

Population

31,620

# of Rentals

105

Houses Apartments

Gloucester

Average Rent

$2,048

Population

31,419

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Tewksbury

Average Rent

$2,404

Population

31,126

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Norwood

Average Rent

$2,413

Population

30,236

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Stoughton

Average Rent

$2,411

Population

29,087

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Bridgewater

Average Rent

$2,401

Population

29,042

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Melrose

Average Rent

$2,476

Population

28,984

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Danvers

Average Rent

$2,519

Population

28,944

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Wellesley

Average Rent

$3,636

Population

28,921

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Saugus

Average Rent

$2,638

Population

28,766

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Walpole

Average Rent

$2,531

Population

28,516

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Londonderry

Average Rent

$2,451

Population

27,623

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Roslindale

Average Rent

$2,112

Population

26,737

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Wakefield

Average Rent

$3,038

Population

26,635

# of Rentals

144

Houses Apartments

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

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