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Best Places to Rent

Greater Boston Area

Massachusetts, New Hampshire

Average Rent

$2,798

Rent Comparison

2.3% Higher

than state average

Cost of Living

80.4% Higher

than national average

Population

4.89 Million

in 2022

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area has a total population of 4,887,225. Use the map below to explore this metro’s top cities and compare key metrics to find the best place

Boston

Average Rent

$3,488

Population

639,172

# of Rentals

1,155

Dorchester

Average Rent

$2,814

Population

124,098

# of Rentals

53

Cambridge

Average Rent

$3,189

Population

116,237

# of Rentals

307

Lowell

Average Rent

$2,108

Population

109,958

# of Rentals

93

Quincy

Average Rent

$2,513

Population

99,437

# of Rentals

254

Brockton

Average Rent

$1,833

Population

97,747

# of Rentals

38

Lynn

Average Rent

$2,489

Population

95,569

# of Rentals

198

Newton

Average Rent

$3,298

Population

86,796

# of Rentals

14

Lawrence

Average Rent

$2,183

Population

80,035

# of Rentals

66

Framingham

Average Rent

$2,404

Population

74,650

# of Rentals

111

Somerville

Average Rent

$3,251

Population

73,538

# of Rentals

127

Plymouth

Average Rent

$2,630

Population

66,168

# of Rentals

103

Haverhill

Average Rent

$2,311

Population

65,644

# of Rentals

148

Waltham

Average Rent

$2,857

Population

61,931

# of Rentals

179

Malden

Average Rent

$2,725

Population

61,637

# of Rentals

118

Brookline

Average Rent

$3,077

Population

59,815

# of Rentals

58

Weymouth

Average Rent

$2,445

Population

59,016

# of Rentals

135

Medford

Average Rent

$2,995

Population

57,217

# of Rentals

81

Peabody

Average Rent

$2,414

Population

54,262

# of Rentals

70

Revere

Average Rent

$2,761

Population

53,623

# of Rentals

380

Methuen

Average Rent

$2,106

Population

52,170

# of Rentals

19

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,494

Population

45,036

# of Rentals

21

Brighton

Average Rent

$3,313

Population

43,598

# of Rentals

80

Salem

Average Rent

$2,182

Population

42,908

# of Rentals

94

Everett

Average Rent

$2,907

Population

42,877

# of Rentals

302

Beverly

Average Rent

$2,685

Population

42,837

# of Rentals

51

Woburn

Average Rent

$2,614

Population

42,780

# of Rentals

95

Billerica

Average Rent

$2,563

Population

41,745

# of Rentals

22

Marlborough

Average Rent

$2,723

Population

41,497

# of Rentals

205

East Boston

Average Rent

$3,042

Population

40,626

# of Rentals

19

Braintree

Average Rent

$2,641

Population

39,049

# of Rentals

29

Andover

Average Rent

$2,344

Population

38,170

# of Rentals

23

Chelmsford

Average Rent

$2,457

Population

36,795

# of Rentals

24

Natick

Average Rent

$2,678

Population

36,006

# of Rentals

59

Chelsea

Average Rent

$2,510

Population

35,885

# of Rentals

142

Lexington

Average Rent

$2,800

Population

34,891

# of Rentals

12

Jamaica Plain

Average Rent

$3,012

Population

34,557

# of Rentals

19

Watertown

Average Rent

$2,927

Population

34,449

# of Rentals

64

Dover

Average Rent

$2,251

Population

33,997

# of Rentals

39

Rochester

Average Rent

$1,872

Population

33,995

# of Rentals

7

Randolph

Average Rent

$2,345

Population

33,934

# of Rentals

42

Derry

Average Rent

$1,766

Population

33,587

# of Rentals

11

Franklin

Average Rent

$1,948

Population

32,903

# of Rentals

55

Needham

Average Rent

$3,091

Population

32,691

# of Rentals

30

North Andover

Average Rent

$2,516

Population

32,343

# of Rentals

29

Dracut

Average Rent

$1,858

Population

32,275

# of Rentals

5

Salem

Average Rent

$2,457

Population

31,620

# of Rentals

69

Gloucester

Average Rent

$2,359

Population

31,419

# of Rentals

12

Tewksbury

Average Rent

$2,397

Population

31,126

# of Rentals

23

Norwood

Average Rent

$2,461

Population

30,236

# of Rentals

40

Stoughton

Average Rent

$2,325

Population

29,087

# of Rentals

24

Bridgewater

Average Rent

$2,501

Population

29,042

# of Rentals

21

Melrose

Average Rent

$2,557

Population

28,984

# of Rentals

37

Danvers

Average Rent

$2,471

Population

28,944

# of Rentals

11

Wellesley

Average Rent

$3,265

Population

28,921

# of Rentals

13

Saugus

Average Rent

$2,474

Population

28,766

# of Rentals

165

Walpole

Average Rent

$2,289

Population

28,516

# of Rentals

16

Londonderry

Average Rent

$2,507

Population

27,623

# of Rentals

19

Roslindale

Average Rent

$2,150

Population

26,737

# of Rentals

25

Wakefield

Average Rent

$2,809

Population

26,635

# of Rentals

116

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.