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Highest median rent, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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Highest median rent by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000
01Lexington, MAMA34,295$2,891+124%
02Wellesley, MAMA30,347$2,886+171%
03Brookline, MAMA63,266$2,835+125%
04The Pinehills, MAMA5,282$2,819
05Cambridge, MAMA122,588$2,787+190%
06Burlington, MAMA26,274$2,718+156%
07Lynnfield, MAMA13,064$2,676+368%
08West Concord, MAMA5,876$2,675+122%
09Sharon, MAMA6,232$2,576+186%
10Belmont, MAMA27,175$2,527+121%
11Somerville, MAMA84,211$2,517+188%
12Medford, MAMA59,834$2,509+206%
13Watertown, MAMA35,710$2,502
14Needham, MAMA32,459$2,409+87%
15Wilmington, MAMA23,336$2,394+153%
16Newton, MAMA90,741$2,370+119%
17East Harwich, MAMA5,654$2,329+169%
18Swampscott, MAMA15,277$2,303+141%
19Winchester, MAMA23,406$2,279+121%
20Waltham, MAMA65,037$2,268+161%
21Saugus, MAMA28,773$2,241+205%
22Nantucket, MAMA10,017$2,228+126%
23Woburn, MAMA43,962$2,221+152%
24Malden, MAMA66,370$2,204+184%
25Walpole, MAMA6,461$2,184+174%
26Boston, MAMA672,973$2,147+167%
27Quincy, MAMA103,173$2,118+162%
28East Falmouth, MAMA6,245$2,116+164%
29Norwood, MAMA31,542$2,116+136%
30Randolph, MAMA34,948$2,103
31Bridgewater, MAMA29,309$2,092
32Arlington, MAMA46,350$2,082+123%
33Hull, MAMA10,138$2,081+147%
34Danvers, MAMA28,098$2,076+171%
35Everett, MAMA53,572$2,076+185%
36Revere, MAMA60,141$2,076+186%
37Winthrop, MAMA18,647$2,064
38Dedham, MAMA25,237$2,042+150%
39Stoneham, MAMA23,355$2,035+146%
40Framingham, MAMA73,021$2,033+143%
41Braintree, MAMA38,957$2,024
42Medfield, MAMA6,849$2,014+167%
43Bellingham, MAMA5,325$2,009+196%
44Reading, MAMA25,612$1,991+169%
45Melrose, MAMA29,597$1,970+159%
46Wakefield, MAMA27,793$1,958+146%
47Chelsea, MAMA40,130$1,956+181%
48Peabody, MAMA55,953$1,950+177%
49Pinehurst, MAMA6,845$1,946+159%
50Weymouth, MAMA59,759$1,941
51Barnstable, MAMA50,101$1,917
52Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,961$1,917+150%
53Franklin, MAMA33,955$1,899
54Milford, MAMA27,731$1,889+179%
55Marlborough, MAMA42,772$1,871+131%
56Salem, MAMA45,381$1,836+160%
57Plymouth, MAMA7,918$1,830+162%
58South Yarmouth, MAMA11,552$1,806+136%
59Maynard, MAMA10,712$1,800+147%
60Marshfield, MAMA5,161$1,773+208%
61Beverly, MAMA43,363$1,771+139%
62Salisbury, MAMA5,656$1,770+155%
63Marblehead, MAMA20,413$1,764+94%
64Andover, MAMA9,451$1,759+159%
65Methuen, MAMA54,584$1,749
66Foxborough, MAMA6,251$1,737+119%
67Middleborough Center, MAMA8,155$1,737+157%
68Abington, MAMA17,053$1,724+155%
69Lynn, MAMA104,236$1,722+183%
70Amesbury, MAMA17,588$1,683
71Longmeadow, MAMA15,696$1,682+466%
72Amherst, MAMA40,920$1,671
73Haverhill, MAMA68,361$1,668+153%
74Mansfield Center, MAMA7,222$1,664+137%
75North Westport, MAMA5,289$1,662+182%
76Lawrence, MAMA89,320$1,662+174%
77Brockton, MAMA106,134$1,641+163%
78Lowell, MAMA119,971$1,625+159%
79Kingston, MAMA5,910$1,603+118%
80North Scituate, MAMA6,492$1,595+272%
81Newburyport, MAMA19,148$1,592+108%
82Attleboro, MAMA47,447$1,590+161%
83Cochituate, MAMA6,471$1,582+99%
84Bliss Corner, MAMA5,405$1,538+224%
85North Attleborough, MAMA31,506$1,509
86Worcester, MAMA213,862$1,487+158%
87Milton, MAMA28,587$1,474+78%
88West Yarmouth, MAMA6,194$1,470+81%
89Northampton, MAMA31,047$1,439+122%
90Williamstown, MAMA5,070$1,424+175%
91Clinton, MAMA7,658$1,415+130%
92Gloucester, MAMA30,627$1,411+108%
93Hudson, MAMA15,719$1,397+123%
94Leominster, MAMA44,194$1,354+134%
95Taunton, MAMA62,522$1,324+130%
96Easthampton, MAMA15,851$1,292
97Somerset, MAMA18,298$1,271+111%
98Southbridge, MAMA18,105$1,256
99Agawam, MAMA28,783$1,256
100Fitchburg, MAMA42,136$1,222+120%
101Oxford, MAMA5,671$1,203+125%
102Hingham, MAMA5,130$1,202+85%
103Webster, MAMA12,228$1,198+136%
104Whitinsville, MAMA7,115$1,197+97%
105Chicopee, MAMA55,310$1,157+118%
106Fall River, MAMA95,298$1,155+170%
107Springfield, MAMA154,702$1,144+121%
108West Springfield, MAMA28,829$1,144
109New Bedford, MAMA101,834$1,137+150%
110Northborough, MAMA6,392$1,135+52%
111Pittsfield, MAMA42,909$1,134+125%
112Athol, MAMA8,801$1,120+140%
113Westfield, MAMA40,546$1,117+89%
114Gardner, MAMA21,483$1,109+123%
115Greenfield, MAMA17,691$1,107+118%
116Holbrook, MAMA11,380$1,094+56%
117Palmer, MAMA12,367$1,075
118Spencer, MAMA5,661$1,049+94%
119Ware, MAMA6,369$1,039+105%
120Holyoke, MAMA38,023$1,021+103%
121Adams, MAMA5,427$927+134%
122Scituate, MAMA5,796$884+18%
123North Adams, MAMA12,368$793+92%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES