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Best Places to Rent

Greater Boston Area

Massachusetts, New Hampshire

Average Rent

$2,889

Rent Comparison

2.7% Higher

than state average

Cost of Living

83.6% 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

$3,577

Population

639,172

# of Rentals

1,254

Dorchester

Average Rent

$2,450

Population

124,098

# of Rentals

65

Cambridge

Average Rent

$3,340

Population

116,237

# of Rentals

364

Lowell

Average Rent

$2,205

Population

109,958

# of Rentals

109

Quincy

Average Rent

$2,631

Population

99,437

# of Rentals

267

Brockton

Average Rent

$1,895

Population

97,747

# of Rentals

30

Lynn

Average Rent

$2,440

Population

95,569

# of Rentals

184

Newton

Average Rent

$3,439

Population

86,796

# of Rentals

21

Lawrence

Average Rent

$2,256

Population

80,035

# of Rentals

79

Framingham

Average Rent

$2,255

Population

74,650

# of Rentals

157

Somerville

Average Rent

$3,400

Population

73,538

# of Rentals

146

Plymouth

Average Rent

$2,674

Population

66,168

# of Rentals

70

Haverhill

Average Rent

$2,221

Population

65,644

# of Rentals

122

Waltham

Average Rent

$2,987

Population

61,931

# of Rentals

124

Malden

Average Rent

$2,800

Population

61,637

# of Rentals

112

Brookline

Average Rent

$3,290

Population

59,815

# of Rentals

131

Weymouth

Average Rent

$2,585

Population

59,016

# of Rentals

130

Medford

Average Rent

$3,094

Population

57,217

# of Rentals

55

Peabody

Average Rent

$2,455

Population

54,262

# of Rentals

64

Revere

Average Rent

$2,864

Population

53,623

# of Rentals

319

Methuen

Average Rent

$2,094

Population

52,170

# of Rentals

25

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,630

Population

45,036

# of Rentals

32

Brighton

Average Rent

$3,318

Population

43,598

# of Rentals

77

Salem

Average Rent

$2,281

Population

42,908

# of Rentals

62

Everett

Average Rent

$2,901

Population

42,877

# of Rentals

241

Beverly

Average Rent

$2,761

Population

42,837

# of Rentals

55

Woburn

Average Rent

$2,694

Population

42,780

# of Rentals

89

Billerica

Average Rent

$2,507

Population

41,745

# of Rentals

18

Marlborough

Average Rent

$2,728

Population

41,497

# of Rentals

214

East Boston

Average Rent

$3,161

Population

40,626

# of Rentals

15

Braintree

Average Rent

$2,870

Population

39,049

# of Rentals

36

Andover

Average Rent

$2,455

Population

38,170

# of Rentals

23

Chelmsford

Average Rent

$2,477

Population

36,795

# of Rentals

21

South Boston

Average Rent

$3,110

Population

36,103

# of Rentals

10

Natick

Average Rent

$2,655

Population

36,006

# of Rentals

44

Chelsea

Average Rent

$2,610

Population

35,885

# of Rentals

71

Lexington

Average Rent

$2,982

Population

34,891

# of Rentals

11

Jamaica Plain

Average Rent

$3,315

Population

34,557

# of Rentals

19

Watertown

Average Rent

$3,244

Population

34,449

# of Rentals

81

Dover

Average Rent

$2,321

Population

33,997

# of Rentals

47

Randolph

Average Rent

$2,309

Population

33,934

# of Rentals

32

Derry

Average Rent

$2,268

Population

33,587

# of Rentals

16

Franklin

Average Rent

$2,310

Population

32,903

# of Rentals

62

Needham

Average Rent

$3,385

Population

32,691

# of Rentals

31

North Andover

Average Rent

$2,618

Population

32,343

# of Rentals

29

Dracut

Average Rent

$1,488

Population

32,275

# of Rentals

46

Salem

Average Rent

$2,862

Population

31,620

# of Rentals

105

Gloucester

Average Rent

$2,025

Population

31,419

# of Rentals

5

Tewksbury

Average Rent

$2,345

Population

31,126

# of Rentals

38

Norwood

Average Rent

$2,433

Population

30,236

# of Rentals

46

Stoughton

Average Rent

$2,360

Population

29,087

# of Rentals

21

Bridgewater

Average Rent

$2,409

Population

29,042

# of Rentals

27

Melrose

Average Rent

$2,682

Population

28,984

# of Rentals

14

Danvers

Average Rent

$2,495

Population

28,944

# of Rentals

16

Wellesley

Average Rent

$3,436

Population

28,921

# of Rentals

20

Saugus

Average Rent

$2,646

Population

28,766

# of Rentals

86

Walpole

Average Rent

$2,655

Population

28,516

# of Rentals

14

Londonderry

Average Rent

$2,445

Population

27,623

# of Rentals

57

Roslindale

Average Rent

$2,094

Population

26,737

# of Rentals

26

Wakefield

Average Rent

$3,042

Population

26,635

# of Rentals

137

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

Other Metros

This information is based on data collected by CoStar Group researchers.