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Highest median rent, Massachusetts cities · 2000

Massachusetts cities ranked by median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 105 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Needham, MAMA32,459$1,289+0%

02Lexington, MAMA34,295$1,288+0%

03Brookline, MAMA63,266$1,262+0%

04West Concord, MAMA5,876$1,204+0%

05Belmont, MAMA27,175$1,141+0%

06Newton, MAMA90,741$1,083+0%

07Wellesley, MAMA30,347$1,063+0%

08Burlington, MAMA26,274$1,061+0%

09Winchester, MAMA23,406$1,031+0%

10Nantucket, MAMA10,017$984+0%

11Cambridge, MAMA122,588$962+0%

12Swampscott, MAMA15,277$957+0%

13Wilmington, MAMA23,336$948+0%

14Arlington, MAMA46,350$934+0%

15Marblehead, MAMA20,413$907+0%

16Sharon, MAMA6,232$900+0%

17Norwood, MAMA31,542$895+0%

18Woburn, MAMA43,962$881+0%

19Somerville, MAMA84,211$874+0%

20Waltham, MAMA65,037$869+0%

21East Harwich, MAMA5,654$867+0%

22Hull, MAMA10,138$841+0%

23Framingham, MAMA73,021$835+0%

24Milton, MAMA28,587$830+0%

25Stoneham, MAMA23,355$827+0%

26Medford, MAMA59,834$819+0%

27Dedham, MAMA25,237$818+0%

28West Yarmouth, MAMA6,194$814+0%

29Marlborough, MAMA42,772$811+0%

30Quincy, MAMA103,173$808+0%

31Boston, MAMA672,973$803+0%

32East Falmouth, MAMA6,245$802+0%

33Walpole, MAMA6,461$796+0%

34Wakefield, MAMA27,793$795+0%

35Cochituate, MAMA6,471$793+0%

36Foxborough, MAMA6,251$793+0%

37Malden, MAMA66,370$777+0%

38Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,961$767+0%

39South Yarmouth, MAMA11,552$766+0%

40Danvers, MAMA28,098$766+0%

41Newburyport, MAMA19,148$764+0%

42Melrose, MAMA29,597$760+0%

43Medfield, MAMA6,849$754+0%

44Pinehurst, MAMA6,845$750+0%

45Scituate, MAMA5,796$749+0%

46Northborough, MAMA6,392$745+0%

47Beverly, MAMA43,363$740+0%

48Reading, MAMA25,612$739+0%

49Kingston, MAMA5,910$735+0%

50Saugus, MAMA28,773$735+0%

51Maynard, MAMA10,712$730+0%

52Everett, MAMA53,572$729+0%

53Revere, MAMA60,141$726+0%

54Salem, MAMA45,381$705+0%

55Peabody, MAMA55,953$704+0%

56Holbrook, MAMA11,380$703+0%

57Mansfield Center, MAMA7,222$702+0%

58Plymouth, MAMA7,918$699+0%

59Chelsea, MAMA40,130$695+0%

60Salisbury, MAMA5,656$693+0%

61Andover, MAMA9,451$679+0%

62Bellingham, MAMA5,325$679+0%

63Milford, MAMA27,731$678+0%

64Gloucester, MAMA30,627$677+0%

65Abington, MAMA17,053$676+0%

66Middleborough Center, MAMA8,155$676+0%

67Haverhill, MAMA68,361$658+0%

68Hingham, MAMA5,130$650+0%

69Northampton, MAMA31,047$647+0%

70Hudson, MAMA15,719$627+0%

71Lowell, MAMA119,971$627+0%

72Brockton, MAMA106,134$625+0%

73Clinton, MAMA7,658$615+0%

74Attleboro, MAMA47,447$610+0%

75Whitinsville, MAMA7,115$609+0%

76Lynn, MAMA104,236$608+0%

77Lawrence, MAMA89,320$607+0%

78Somerset, MAMA18,298$602+0%

79North Westport, MAMA5,289$590+0%

80Westfield, MAMA40,546$590+0%

81Leominster, MAMA44,194$579+0%

82Worcester, MAMA213,862$577+0%

83Taunton, MAMA62,522$575+0%

84Marshfield, MAMA5,161$575+0%

85Lynnfield, MAMA13,064$572+0%

86Fitchburg, MAMA42,136$555+0%

87Spencer, MAMA5,661$542+0%

88Oxford, MAMA5,671$535+0%

89Chicopee, MAMA55,310$530+0%

90Williamstown, MAMA5,070$518+0%

91Springfield, MAMA154,702$517+0%

92Webster, MAMA12,228$508+0%

93Greenfield, MAMA17,691$508+0%

94Ware, MAMA6,369$507+0%

95Holyoke, MAMA38,023$503+0%

96Pittsfield, MAMA42,909$503+0%

97Gardner, MAMA21,483$498+0%

98Bliss Corner, MAMA5,405$475+0%

99Athol, MAMA8,801$466+0%

100New Bedford, MAMA101,834$455+0%

101North Scituate, MAMA6,492$429+0%

102Fall River, MAMA95,298$428+0%

103North Adams, MAMA12,368$412+0%

104Adams, MAMA5,427$396+0%

105Longmeadow, MAMA15,696$297+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES