Best Places to Rent

Greater Boston Area

Massachusetts, New Hampshire

Average Rent

$2,868

Rent Comparison

3.1% Higher

than state average

Cost of Living

83.7% Higher

than national average

Population

5.06 Million

in 2022

Boston

Average Rent

$3,675

Population

639,172

# of Rentals

1,203

Houses Apartments

Dorchester

Average Rent

$2,567

Population

124,098

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Cambridge

Average Rent

$3,475

Population

116,237

# of Rentals

263

Houses Apartments

Lowell

Average Rent

$2,213

Population

109,958

# of Rentals

135

Houses Apartments

Quincy

Average Rent

$2,623

Population

99,437

# of Rentals

280

Houses Apartments

Brockton

Average Rent

$1,892

Population

97,747

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lynn

Average Rent

$2,366

Population

95,569

# of Rentals

204

Houses Apartments

Newton

Average Rent

$3,391

Population

86,796

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lawrence

Average Rent

$2,246

Population

80,035

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Framingham

Average Rent

$2,337

Population

74,650

# of Rentals

130

Houses Apartments

Somerville

Average Rent

$3,095

Population

73,538

# of Rentals

123

Houses Apartments

Plymouth

Average Rent

$2,729

Population

66,168

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Haverhill

Average Rent

$2,095

Population

65,644

# of Rentals

117

Houses Apartments

Waltham

Average Rent

$3,033

Population

61,931

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Malden

Average Rent

$2,841

Population

61,637

# of Rentals

106

Houses Apartments

Brookline

Average Rent

$3,090

Population

59,815

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Weymouth

Average Rent

$2,465

Population

59,016

# of Rentals

134

Houses Apartments

Medford

Average Rent

$3,137

Population

57,217

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Peabody

Average Rent

$2,442

Population

54,262

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Revere

Average Rent

$2,814

Population

53,623

# of Rentals

344

Houses Apartments

Methuen

Average Rent

$2,108

Population

52,170

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,625

Population

45,036

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Brighton

Average Rent

$3,208

Population

43,598

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Salem

Average Rent

$2,281

Population

42,908

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Everett

Average Rent

$2,897

Population

42,877

# of Rentals

252

Houses Apartments

Beverly

Average Rent

$2,695

Population

42,837

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Woburn

Average Rent

$2,770

Population

42,780

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Billerica

Average Rent

$2,486

Population

41,745

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Marlborough

Average Rent

$2,701

Population

41,497

# of Rentals

162

Houses Apartments

East Boston

Average Rent

$2,612

Population

40,626

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Braintree

Average Rent

$2,750

Population

39,049

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Andover

Average Rent

$2,543

Population

38,170

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Chelmsford

Average Rent

$2,472

Population

36,795

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

South Boston

Average Rent

$2,320

Population

36,103

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Natick

Average Rent

$2,420

Population

36,006

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Chelsea

Average Rent

$2,645

Population

35,885

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lexington

Average Rent

$3,101

Population

34,891

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Jamaica Plain

Average Rent

$3,170

Population

34,557

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Watertown

Average Rent

$3,220

Population

34,449

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Dover

Average Rent

$2,205

Population

33,997

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Randolph

Average Rent

$2,268

Population

33,934

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Derry

Average Rent

$2,115

Population

33,587

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Franklin

Average Rent

$2,171

Population

32,903

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Needham

Average Rent

$3,439

Population

32,691

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

North Andover

Average Rent

$2,613

Population

32,343

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Dracut

Average Rent

$1,615

Population

32,275

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Salem

Average Rent

$2,672

Population

31,620

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Tewksbury

Average Rent

$2,526

Population

31,126

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Norwood

Average Rent

$2,334

Population

30,236

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Stoughton

Average Rent

$2,423

Population

29,087

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Bridgewater

Average Rent

$2,258

Population

29,042

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Melrose

Average Rent

$2,659

Population

28,984

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Danvers

Average Rent

$2,467

Population

28,944

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Wellesley

Average Rent

$3,964

Population

28,921

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Saugus

Average Rent

$2,668

Population

28,766

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Walpole

Average Rent

$2,595

Population

28,516

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Milton

Average Rent

$3,252

Population

28,049

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Londonderry

Average Rent

$2,468

Population

27,623

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Roslindale

Average Rent

$2,860

Population

26,737

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Wakefield

Average Rent

$3,052

Population

26,635

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

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

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