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Best Places to Rent

Greater Boston Area

Massachusetts, New Hampshire

Average Rent

$2,810

Rent Comparison

2.4% Higher

than state average

Cost of Living

78.0% 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

$3,511

Population

639,172

# of Rentals

1,064

Dorchester

Average Rent

$2,788

Population

124,098

# of Rentals

48

Cambridge

Average Rent

$3,258

Population

116,237

# of Rentals

332

Lowell

Average Rent

$2,037

Population

109,958

# of Rentals

92

Quincy

Average Rent

$2,489

Population

99,437

# of Rentals

266

Brockton

Average Rent

$1,850

Population

97,747

# of Rentals

38

Lynn

Average Rent

$2,467

Population

95,569

# of Rentals

201

Newton

Average Rent

$3,381

Population

86,796

# of Rentals

16

Lawrence

Average Rent

$2,111

Population

80,035

# of Rentals

77

Framingham

Average Rent

$2,408

Population

74,650

# of Rentals

92

Somerville

Average Rent

$3,358

Population

73,538

# of Rentals

108

Plymouth

Average Rent

$2,551

Population

66,168

# of Rentals

71

Haverhill

Average Rent

$2,288

Population

65,644

# of Rentals

134

Waltham

Average Rent

$2,870

Population

61,931

# of Rentals

181

Malden

Average Rent

$2,747

Population

61,637

# of Rentals

115

Brookline

Average Rent

$3,060

Population

59,815

# of Rentals

66

Weymouth

Average Rent

$2,455

Population

59,016

# of Rentals

149

Medford

Average Rent

$3,039

Population

57,217

# of Rentals

70

Peabody

Average Rent

$2,385

Population

54,262

# of Rentals

66

Revere

Average Rent

$2,835

Population

53,623

# of Rentals

353

Methuen

Average Rent

$2,186

Population

52,170

# of Rentals

22

Arlington

Average Rent

$2,533

Population

45,036

# of Rentals

22

Brighton

Average Rent

$3,321

Population

43,598

# of Rentals

81

Salem

Average Rent

$2,414

Population

42,908

# of Rentals

56

Everett

Average Rent

$2,944

Population

42,877

# of Rentals

302

Beverly

Average Rent

$2,670

Population

42,837

# of Rentals

45

Woburn

Average Rent

$2,599

Population

42,780

# of Rentals

98

Billerica

Average Rent

$2,468

Population

41,745

# of Rentals

23

Marlborough

Average Rent

$2,728

Population

41,497

# of Rentals

205

East Boston

Average Rent

$2,976

Population

40,626

# of Rentals

21

Braintree

Average Rent

$2,550

Population

39,049

# of Rentals

30

Andover

Average Rent

$2,390

Population

38,170

# of Rentals

22

Chelmsford

Average Rent

$2,410

Population

36,795

# of Rentals

26

Natick

Average Rent

$2,806

Population

36,006

# of Rentals

55

Chelsea

Average Rent

$2,515

Population

35,885

# of Rentals

127

Lexington

Average Rent

$2,975

Population

34,891

# of Rentals

8

Jamaica Plain

Average Rent

$2,960

Population

34,557

# of Rentals

16

Watertown

Average Rent

$2,953

Population

34,449

# of Rentals

68

Dover

Average Rent

$2,529

Population

33,997

# of Rentals

118

Randolph

Average Rent

$2,336

Population

33,934

# of Rentals

50

Derry

Average Rent

$1,765

Population

33,587

# of Rentals

11

Franklin

Average Rent

$2,180

Population

32,903

# of Rentals

58

Needham

Average Rent

$3,203

Population

32,691

# of Rentals

33

North Andover

Average Rent

$2,489

Population

32,343

# of Rentals

28

Dracut

Average Rent

$1,817

Population

32,275

# of Rentals

6

Salem

Average Rent

$2,364

Population

31,620

# of Rentals

53

Gloucester

Average Rent

$2,442

Population

31,419

# of Rentals

14

Tewksbury

Average Rent

$2,343

Population

31,126

# of Rentals

19

Norwood

Average Rent

$2,370

Population

30,236

# of Rentals

45

Stoughton

Average Rent

$2,433

Population

29,087

# of Rentals

23

Bridgewater

Average Rent

$2,595

Population

29,042

# of Rentals

18

Melrose

Average Rent

$2,744

Population

28,984

# of Rentals

39

Danvers

Average Rent

$2,402

Population

28,944

# of Rentals

7

Wellesley

Average Rent

$3,322

Population

28,921

# of Rentals

11

Saugus

Average Rent

$2,638

Population

28,766

# of Rentals

157

Walpole

Average Rent

$2,412

Population

28,516

# of Rentals

16

Londonderry

Average Rent

$2,535

Population

27,623

# of Rentals

21

Mattapan

Average Rent

$2,460

Population

26,996

# of Rentals

9

Roslindale

Average Rent

$2,425

Population

26,737

# of Rentals

37

Wakefield

Average Rent

$2,903

Population

26,635

# of Rentals

117

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

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