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Best Places to Rent

Greater Boston Area

Massachusetts, New Hampshire

Average Rent

$2,864

Rent Comparison

2.5% 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

$3,522

Population

639,172

# of Rentals

1,145

Dorchester

Average Rent

$2,390

Population

124,098

# of Rentals

26

Cambridge

Average Rent

$3,359

Population

116,237

# of Rentals

399

Lowell

Average Rent

$2,220

Population

109,958

# of Rentals

112

Quincy

Average Rent

$2,605

Population

99,437

# of Rentals

281

Brockton

Average Rent

$1,917

Population

97,747

# of Rentals

30

Lynn

Average Rent

$2,464

Population

95,569

# of Rentals

193

Newton

Average Rent

$3,400

Population

86,796

# of Rentals

20

Lawrence

Average Rent

$2,224

Population

80,035

# of Rentals

76

Framingham

Average Rent

$2,333

Population

74,650

# of Rentals

146

Somerville

Average Rent

$3,383

Population

73,538

# of Rentals

138

Plymouth

Average Rent

$2,652

Population

66,168

# of Rentals

83

Haverhill

Average Rent

$2,301

Population

65,644

# of Rentals

133

Waltham

Average Rent

$2,984

Population

61,931

# of Rentals

113

Malden

Average Rent

$2,665

Population

61,637

# of Rentals

120

Brookline

Average Rent

$3,217

Population

59,815

# of Rentals

150

Weymouth

Average Rent

$2,493

Population

59,016

# of Rentals

164

Medford

Average Rent

$3,034

Population

57,217

# of Rentals

63

Peabody

Average Rent

$2,436

Population

54,262

# of Rentals

58

Revere

Average Rent

$2,786

Population

53,623

# of Rentals

332

Methuen

Average Rent

$2,132

Population

52,170

# of Rentals

26

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,776

Population

45,036

# of Rentals

16

Brighton

Average Rent

$3,379

Population

43,598

# of Rentals

84

Salem

Average Rent

$2,214

Population

42,908

# of Rentals

77

Everett

Average Rent

$2,927

Population

42,877

# of Rentals

281

Beverly

Average Rent

$2,768

Population

42,837

# of Rentals

60

Woburn

Average Rent

$2,668

Population

42,780

# of Rentals

103

Billerica

Average Rent

$2,496

Population

41,745

# of Rentals

15

Marlborough

Average Rent

$2,721

Population

41,497

# of Rentals

177

East Boston

Average Rent

$3,055

Population

40,626

# of Rentals

13

Braintree

Average Rent

$2,837

Population

39,049

# of Rentals

29

Andover

Average Rent

$2,427

Population

38,170

# of Rentals

35

Chelmsford

Average Rent

$2,458

Population

36,795

# of Rentals

24

South Boston

Average Rent

$3,116

Population

36,103

# of Rentals

6

Natick

Average Rent

$2,643

Population

36,006

# of Rentals

64

Chelsea

Average Rent

$2,542

Population

35,885

# of Rentals

114

Lexington

Average Rent

$2,899

Population

34,891

# of Rentals

11

Jamaica Plain

Average Rent

$3,169

Population

34,557

# of Rentals

19

Watertown

Average Rent

$3,015

Population

34,449

# of Rentals

60

Dover

Average Rent

$2,375

Population

33,997

# of Rentals

78

Rochester

Average Rent

$1,724

Population

33,995

# of Rentals

5

Randolph

Average Rent

$2,152

Population

33,934

# of Rentals

29

Derry

Average Rent

$2,688

Population

33,587

# of Rentals

12

Franklin

Average Rent

$2,282

Population

32,903

# of Rentals

66

Needham

Average Rent

$3,254

Population

32,691

# of Rentals

43

North Andover

Average Rent

$2,709

Population

32,343

# of Rentals

22

Dracut

Average Rent

$1,499

Population

32,275

# of Rentals

47

Salem

Average Rent

$2,833

Population

31,620

# of Rentals

105

Tewksbury

Average Rent

$2,456

Population

31,126

# of Rentals

37

Norwood

Average Rent

$2,278

Population

30,236

# of Rentals

47

Stoughton

Average Rent

$2,432

Population

29,087

# of Rentals

13

Bridgewater

Average Rent

$2,523

Population

29,042

# of Rentals

23

Melrose

Average Rent

$2,745

Population

28,984

# of Rentals

21

Danvers

Average Rent

$2,430

Population

28,944

# of Rentals

9

Wellesley

Average Rent

$3,458

Population

28,921

# of Rentals

16

Saugus

Average Rent

$2,489

Population

28,766

# of Rentals

151

Walpole

Average Rent

$2,611

Population

28,516

# of Rentals

14

Londonderry

Average Rent

$2,555

Population

27,623

# of Rentals

30

Wakefield

Average Rent

$3,117

Population

26,635

# of Rentals

158

Burlington

Average Rent

$2,732

Population

26,249

# of Rentals

55

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.