Best Places to Rent

Greater Boston Area

Massachusetts, New Hampshire

Average Rent

$2,854

Rent Comparison

2.4% Higher

than state average

Cost of Living

83.6% Higher

than national average

Population

5.06 Million

in 2022

Boston

Average Rent

$3,522

Population

639,172

# of Rentals

1,160

Houses Apartments

Dorchester

Average Rent

$2,376

Population

124,098

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Cambridge

Average Rent

$3,332

Population

116,237

# of Rentals

408

Houses Apartments

Lowell

Average Rent

$2,235

Population

109,958

# of Rentals

107

Houses Apartments

Quincy

Average Rent

$2,607

Population

99,437

# of Rentals

282

Houses Apartments

Brockton

Average Rent

$1,924

Population

97,747

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lynn

Average Rent

$2,453

Population

95,569

# of Rentals

194

Houses Apartments

Newton

Average Rent

$3,457

Population

86,796

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Lawrence

Average Rent

$2,223

Population

80,035

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Framingham

Average Rent

$2,324

Population

74,650

# of Rentals

158

Houses Apartments

Somerville

Average Rent

$3,479

Population

73,538

# of Rentals

130

Houses Apartments

Plymouth

Average Rent

$2,626

Population

66,168

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Haverhill

Average Rent

$2,295

Population

65,644

# of Rentals

128

Houses Apartments

Waltham

Average Rent

$2,952

Population

61,931

# of Rentals

117

Houses Apartments

Malden

Average Rent

$2,673

Population

61,637

# of Rentals

127

Houses Apartments

Brookline

Average Rent

$3,211

Population

59,815

# of Rentals

151

Houses Apartments

Weymouth

Average Rent

$2,452

Population

59,016

# of Rentals

155

Houses Apartments

Medford

Average Rent

$3,030

Population

57,217

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Peabody

Average Rent

$2,450

Population

54,262

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Revere

Average Rent

$2,767

Population

53,623

# of Rentals

320

Houses Apartments

Methuen

Average Rent

$2,161

Population

52,170

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,713

Population

45,036

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Brighton

Average Rent

$3,303

Population

43,598

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Salem

Average Rent

$2,208

Population

42,908

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Everett

Average Rent

$2,913

Population

42,877

# of Rentals

275

Houses Apartments

Beverly

Average Rent

$2,634

Population

42,837

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Woburn

Average Rent

$2,667

Population

42,780

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Billerica

Average Rent

$2,584

Population

41,745

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Marlborough

Average Rent

$2,746

Population

41,497

# of Rentals

184

Houses Apartments

East Boston

Average Rent

$3,159

Population

40,626

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Braintree

Average Rent

$2,833

Population

39,049

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Andover

Average Rent

$2,428

Population

38,170

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Chelmsford

Average Rent

$2,423

Population

36,795

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Natick

Average Rent

$2,658

Population

36,006

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Chelsea

Average Rent

$2,560

Population

35,885

# of Rentals

112

Houses Apartments

Lexington

Average Rent

$2,936

Population

34,891

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Jamaica Plain

Average Rent

$3,078

Population

34,557

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Watertown

Average Rent

$2,984

Population

34,449

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Dover

Average Rent

$2,377

Population

33,997

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Rochester

Average Rent

$1,724

Population

33,995

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Randolph

Average Rent

$2,178

Population

33,934

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Derry

Average Rent

$2,695

Population

33,587

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Franklin

Average Rent

$2,109

Population

32,903

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Needham

Average Rent

$3,275

Population

32,691

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

North Andover

Average Rent

$2,663

Population

32,343

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Dracut

Average Rent

$1,519

Population

32,275

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Salem

Average Rent

$2,818

Population

31,620

# of Rentals

101

Houses Apartments

Tewksbury

Average Rent

$2,354

Population

31,126

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Norwood

Average Rent

$2,326

Population

30,236

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Stoughton

Average Rent

$2,471

Population

29,087

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Bridgewater

Average Rent

$2,522

Population

29,042

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Melrose

Average Rent

$2,623

Population

28,984

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Wellesley

Average Rent

$3,458

Population

28,921

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Saugus

Average Rent

$2,489

Population

28,766

# of Rentals

159

Houses Apartments

Walpole

Average Rent

$2,486

Population

28,516

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Londonderry

Average Rent

$2,559

Population

27,623

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Roslindale

Average Rent

$2,125

Population

26,737

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Wakefield

Average Rent

$3,113

Population

26,635

# of Rentals

164

Houses Apartments

Burlington

Average Rent

$2,759

Population

26,249

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

Belmont

Average Rent

$3,608

Population

26,134

# of Rentals

Houses Apartments

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

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