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Massachusetts Cities by Median Gross Rent

Median gross rent includes rent plus utilities paid by renters. It's the most direct measure of housing affordability for non-owners.

All 201 cities ranked by Median Gross Rent, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Cities Median Gross Rent ↓
1 Northwest Harwich CDP, Massachusetts $3,501
2 Hanscom AFB CDP, Massachusetts $3,501
3 Wellesley CDP, Massachusetts $2,849
4 Lexington CDP, Massachusetts $2,816
5 Brookline CDP, Massachusetts $2,804
6 Cambridge city, Massachusetts $2,742
7 The Pinehills CDP, Massachusetts $2,689
8 North Pembroke CDP, Massachusetts $2,620
9 Teaticket CDP, Massachusetts $2,604
10 Burlington CDP, Massachusetts $2,597
11 Nantucket CDP, Massachusetts $2,484
12 Medford city, Massachusetts $2,477
13 Sharon CDP, Massachusetts $2,469
14 Somerville city, Massachusetts $2,468
15 West Concord CDP, Massachusetts $2,444
16 Needham CDP, Massachusetts $2,412
17 Wilmington CDP, Massachusetts $2,412
18 Newton city, Massachusetts $2,388
19 Belmont CDP, Massachusetts $2,387
20 Marion Center CDP, Massachusetts $2,368
21 Watertown Town city, Massachusetts $2,357
22 Lynnfield CDP, Massachusetts $2,333
23 Lynnfield School District, Massachusetts $2,333
24 Winchester CDP, Massachusetts $2,271
25 Waltham city, Massachusetts $2,232
26 Swampscott CDP, Massachusetts $2,223
27 East Harwich CDP, Massachusetts $2,213
28 Woburn city, Massachusetts $2,190
29 South Duxbury CDP, Massachusetts $2,181
30 Boston city, Massachusetts $2,093
31 Malden city, Massachusetts $2,066
32 Dedham CDP, Massachusetts $2,058
33 Norwood CDP, Massachusetts $2,056
34 Randolph Town city, Massachusetts $2,049
35 Arlington CDP, Massachusetts $2,043
36 Danvers CDP, Massachusetts $2,004
37 Quincy city, Massachusetts $1,998
38 Bellingham CDP, Massachusetts $1,995
39 Everett city, Massachusetts $1,988
40 Norton School District, Massachusetts $1,986
41 Saugus CDP, Massachusetts $1,982
42 Bridgewater Town city, Massachusetts $1,976
43 Revere city, Massachusetts $1,966
44 Walpole CDP, Massachusetts $1,952
45 Melrose city, Massachusetts $1,933
46 Winthrop Town city, Massachusetts $1,909
47 Peabody city, Massachusetts $1,902
48 Hull CDP, Massachusetts $1,885
49 East Falmouth CDP, Massachusetts $1,884
50 Stoneham CDP, Massachusetts $1,878
51 Wakefield CDP, Massachusetts $1,872
52 Weymouth Town city, Massachusetts $1,861
53 Chelsea city, Massachusetts $1,859
54 North Lakeville CDP, Massachusetts $1,858
55 Franklin Town city, Massachusetts $1,856
56 Framingham city, Massachusetts $1,853
57 Rockport CDP, Massachusetts $1,848
58 Hopedale CDP, Massachusetts $1,844
59 Salem city, Massachusetts $1,800
60 Nahant CDP, Massachusetts $1,790
61 Forestdale CDP, Massachusetts $1,790
62 North Plymouth CDP, Massachusetts $1,787
63 Marblehead CDP, Massachusetts $1,769
64 Pinehurst CDP, Massachusetts $1,759
65 West Falmouth CDP, Massachusetts $1,756
66 Sagamore CDP, Massachusetts $1,752
67 Barnstable Town city, Massachusetts $1,751
68 Essex CDP, Massachusetts $1,750
69 Millis-Clicquot CDP, Massachusetts $1,744
70 Raynham Center CDP, Massachusetts $1,738
71 Salisbury CDP, Massachusetts $1,737
72 Sandwich CDP, Massachusetts $1,729
73 Monument Beach CDP, Massachusetts $1,723
74 Reading CDP, Massachusetts $1,722
75 Marlborough city, Massachusetts $1,721
76 Mattapoisett Center CDP, Massachusetts $1,708
77 Cochituate CDP, Massachusetts $1,705
78 Middleborough Center CDP, Massachusetts $1,705
79 Milford CDP, Massachusetts $1,702
80 Plymouth CDP, Massachusetts $1,701
81 White Island Shores CDP, Massachusetts $1,694
82 Beverly city, Massachusetts $1,683
83 Sturbridge CDP, Massachusetts $1,682
84 Maynard CDP, Massachusetts $1,678
85 Medfield CDP, Massachusetts $1,667
86 South Yarmouth CDP, Massachusetts $1,665
87 North Eastham CDP, Massachusetts $1,653
88 Longmeadow CDP, Massachusetts $1,650
89 Yarmouth Port CDP, Massachusetts $1,636
90 Devens CDP, Massachusetts $1,628
91 Haverhill city, Massachusetts $1,620
92 West Dennis CDP, Massachusetts $1,620
93 North Scituate CDP, Massachusetts $1,613
94 East Pepperell CDP, Massachusetts $1,612
95 Lynn city, Massachusetts $1,612
96 Methuen School District, Massachusetts $1,610
97 Methuen Town city, Massachusetts $1,610
98 Littleton Common CDP, Massachusetts $1,604
99 Lowell city, Massachusetts $1,603
100 Mansfield Center CDP, Massachusetts $1,601