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Best Places to Rent

Greater Boston Area

Massachusetts, New Hampshire

Average Rent

$2,861

Rent Comparison

3.5% Higher

than state average

Cost of Living

83.7% 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

$3,583

Population

639,172

# of Rentals

1,154

Dorchester

Average Rent

$2,590

Population

124,098

# of Rentals

59

Cambridge

Average Rent

$3,480

Population

116,237

# of Rentals

256

Lowell

Average Rent

$2,215

Population

109,958

# of Rentals

132

Quincy

Average Rent

$2,601

Population

99,437

# of Rentals

294

Brockton

Average Rent

$1,926

Population

97,747

# of Rentals

28

Lynn

Average Rent

$2,369

Population

95,569

# of Rentals

208

Newton

Average Rent

$3,403

Population

86,796

# of Rentals

20

Lawrence

Average Rent

$2,251

Population

80,035

# of Rentals

85

Framingham

Average Rent

$2,335

Population

74,650

# of Rentals

133

Somerville

Average Rent

$3,072

Population

73,538

# of Rentals

125

Plymouth

Average Rent

$2,709

Population

66,168

# of Rentals

57

Haverhill

Average Rent

$2,087

Population

65,644

# of Rentals

115

Waltham

Average Rent

$2,995

Population

61,931

# of Rentals

95

Malden

Average Rent

$2,893

Population

61,637

# of Rentals

103

Brookline

Average Rent

$3,042

Population

59,815

# of Rentals

72

Weymouth

Average Rent

$2,447

Population

59,016

# of Rentals

140

Medford

Average Rent

$3,182

Population

57,217

# of Rentals

34

Peabody

Average Rent

$2,422

Population

54,262

# of Rentals

65

Revere

Average Rent

$2,810

Population

53,623

# of Rentals

351

Methuen

Average Rent

$2,105

Population

52,170

# of Rentals

30

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,554

Population

45,036

# of Rentals

24

Brighton

Average Rent

$3,203

Population

43,598

# of Rentals

41

Salem

Average Rent

$2,308

Population

42,908

# of Rentals

58

Everett

Average Rent

$2,896

Population

42,877

# of Rentals

244

Beverly

Average Rent

$2,944

Population

42,837

# of Rentals

46

Woburn

Average Rent

$2,757

Population

42,780

# of Rentals

97

Billerica

Average Rent

$2,515

Population

41,745

# of Rentals

17

Marlborough

Average Rent

$2,681

Population

41,497

# of Rentals

161

East Boston

Average Rent

$2,543

Population

40,626

# of Rentals

34

Braintree

Average Rent

$2,742

Population

39,049

# of Rentals

22

Andover

Average Rent

$2,564

Population

38,170

# of Rentals

22

Chelmsford

Average Rent

$2,485

Population

36,795

# of Rentals

27

South Boston

Average Rent

$2,289

Population

36,103

# of Rentals

28

Natick

Average Rent

$2,548

Population

36,006

# of Rentals

35

Chelsea

Average Rent

$2,672

Population

35,885

# of Rentals

88

Lexington

Average Rent

$3,274

Population

34,891

# of Rentals

6

Jamaica Plain

Average Rent

$3,145

Population

34,557

# of Rentals

19

Watertown

Average Rent

$3,236

Population

34,449

# of Rentals

94

Dover

Average Rent

$2,176

Population

33,997

# of Rentals

21

Randolph

Average Rent

$2,291

Population

33,934

# of Rentals

38

Derry

Average Rent

$2,452

Population

33,587

# of Rentals

19

Franklin

Average Rent

$2,143

Population

32,903

# of Rentals

51

Needham

Average Rent

$3,518

Population

32,691

# of Rentals

33

North Andover

Average Rent

$2,623

Population

32,343

# of Rentals

27

Dracut

Average Rent

$1,615

Population

32,275

# of Rentals

13

Salem

Average Rent

$2,696

Population

31,620

# of Rentals

83

Tewksbury

Average Rent

$2,517

Population

31,126

# of Rentals

25

Norwood

Average Rent

$2,329

Population

30,236

# of Rentals

49

Stoughton

Average Rent

$2,390

Population

29,087

# of Rentals

37

Bridgewater

Average Rent

$2,258

Population

29,042

# of Rentals

25

Melrose

Average Rent

$2,214

Population

28,984

# of Rentals

15

Danvers

Average Rent

$2,476

Population

28,944

# of Rentals

15

Wellesley

Average Rent

$3,976

Population

28,921

# of Rentals

12

Saugus

Average Rent

$2,658

Population

28,766

# of Rentals

77

Walpole

Average Rent

$2,464

Population

28,516

# of Rentals

14

Milton

Average Rent

$3,126

Population

28,049

# of Rentals

47

Londonderry

Average Rent

$2,457

Population

27,623

# of Rentals

52

Roslindale

Average Rent

$2,863

Population

26,737

# of Rentals

23

Wakefield

Average Rent

$2,975

Population

26,635

# of Rentals

47

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

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