Best Places to Rent

Massachusetts

Massachusetts, New Hampshire

Average Rent

$2,904

Rent Comparison

3.0% Higher

than state average

Cost of Living

83.5% Higher

than national average

Population

5.06 Million

in 2022

Boston

Average Rent

$3,698

Population

639,172

# of Rentals

1,347

Houses Apartments

Dorchester

Average Rent

$2,369

Population

124,098

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Cambridge

Average Rent

$3,323

Population

116,237

# of Rentals

318

Houses Apartments

Lowell

Average Rent

$2,228

Population

109,958

# of Rentals

116

Houses Apartments

Quincy

Average Rent

$2,641

Population

99,437

# of Rentals

271

Houses Apartments

Brockton

Average Rent

$1,927

Population

97,747

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lynn

Average Rent

$2,365

Population

95,569

# of Rentals

230

Houses Apartments

Newton

Average Rent

$3,538

Population

86,796

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lawrence

Average Rent

$2,271

Population

80,035

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Framingham

Average Rent

$2,200

Population

74,650

# of Rentals

176

Houses Apartments

Somerville

Average Rent

$3,406

Population

73,538

# of Rentals

133

Houses Apartments

Plymouth

Average Rent

$2,726

Population

66,168

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Haverhill

Average Rent

$2,243

Population

65,644

# of Rentals

115

Houses Apartments

Waltham

Average Rent

$2,977

Population

61,931

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Malden

Average Rent

$2,773

Population

61,637

# of Rentals

114

Houses Apartments

Brookline

Average Rent

$3,358

Population

59,815

# of Rentals

108

Houses Apartments

Weymouth

Average Rent

$2,376

Population

59,016

# of Rentals

137

Houses Apartments

Medford

Average Rent

$3,021

Population

57,217

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Peabody

Average Rent

$2,429

Population

54,262

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Revere

Average Rent

$2,840

Population

53,623

# of Rentals

329

Houses Apartments

Methuen

Average Rent

$2,066

Population

52,170

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,552

Population

45,036

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Brighton

Average Rent

$3,362

Population

43,598

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Salem

Average Rent

$2,246

Population

42,908

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Everett

Average Rent

$2,905

Population

42,877

# of Rentals

236

Houses Apartments

Beverly

Average Rent

$2,837

Population

42,837

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Woburn

Average Rent

$2,729

Population

42,780

# of Rentals

114

Houses Apartments

Billerica

Average Rent

$2,606

Population

41,745

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Marlborough

Average Rent

$2,799

Population

41,497

# of Rentals

208

Houses Apartments

East Boston

Average Rent

$3,382

Population

40,626

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Braintree

Average Rent

$2,800

Population

39,049

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Andover

Average Rent

$2,580

Population

38,170

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Chelmsford

Average Rent

$2,513

Population

36,795

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

South Boston

Average Rent

$3,140

Population

36,103

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Natick

Average Rent

$2,610

Population

36,006

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Chelsea

Average Rent

$2,639

Population

35,885

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lexington

Average Rent

$2,979

Population

34,891

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Jamaica Plain

Average Rent

$3,198

Population

34,557

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Watertown

Average Rent

$3,449

Population

34,449

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Dover

Average Rent

$2,154

Population

33,997

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Randolph

Average Rent

$2,230

Population

33,934

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Derry

Average Rent

$2,062

Population

33,587

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Franklin

Average Rent

$2,249

Population

32,903

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Needham

Average Rent

$3,396

Population

32,691

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

North Andover

Average Rent

$2,579

Population

32,343

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Dracut

Average Rent

$1,488

Population

32,275

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Salem

Average Rent

$2,794

Population

31,620

# of Rentals

108

Houses Apartments

Tewksbury

Average Rent

$2,390

Population

31,126

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Norwood

Average Rent

$2,297

Population

30,236

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Stoughton

Average Rent

$2,391

Population

29,087

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Bridgewater

Average Rent

$2,352

Population

29,042

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Melrose

Average Rent

$2,870

Population

28,984

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Danvers

Average Rent

$2,535

Population

28,944

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Wellesley

Average Rent

$3,623

Population

28,921

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Saugus

Average Rent

$2,698

Population

28,766

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Walpole

Average Rent

$2,609

Population

28,516

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Milton

Average Rent

$3,275

Population

28,049

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Londonderry

Average Rent

$2,458

Population

27,623

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Roslindale

Average Rent

$2,177

Population

26,737

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Wakefield

Average Rent

$3,022

Population

26,635

# of Rentals

101

Houses Apartments

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

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