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Highest median rent, Massachusetts cities · 2010

Massachusetts cities ranked by median gross rent (2010 ACS). This list covers the 114 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 114 is $1,074.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

The US Census Bureau caps reported median gross rent at $2,000 for 2010. Places shown as “$2,000+” exceed that ceiling by an amount the Census does not publish, so their exact values (and the order among them) cannot be distinguished.

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01The Pinehills, MAMA5,282$2,000+–

02Lexington, MAMA34,295$1,861+44%

03Nantucket, MAMA10,017$1,711+74%

04Brookline, MAMA63,266$1,688+34%

05West Concord, MAMA5,876$1,642+36%

06Burlington, MAMA26,274$1,592+50%

07Wilmington, MAMA23,336$1,567+65%

08Belmont, MAMA27,175$1,558+37%

09Newton, MAMA90,741$1,545+43%

10Needham, MAMA32,459$1,484+15%

11Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,961$1,464+91%

12Cambridge, MAMA122,588$1,448+51%

13Sharon, MAMA6,232$1,358+51%

14Dedham, MAMA25,237$1,320+61%

15East Harwich, MAMA5,654$1,317+52%

16East Falmouth, MAMA6,245$1,314+64%

17Kingston, MAMA5,910$1,304+77%

18Somerville, MAMA84,211$1,299+49%

19Longmeadow, MAMA15,696$1,297+337%

20Medford, MAMA59,834$1,297+58%

21Waltham, MAMA65,037$1,285+48%

22Swampscott, MAMA15,277$1,281+34%

23Bellingham, MAMA5,325$1,279+88%

24Arlington, MAMA46,350$1,268+36%

25Hull, MAMA10,138$1,265+50%

26Wellesley, MAMA30,347$1,237+16%

27Norwood, MAMA31,542$1,234+38%

28Winchester, MAMA23,406$1,207+17%

29Cochituate, MAMA6,471$1,199+51%

30Boston, MAMA672,973$1,199+49%

31Winthrop, MAMA18,647$1,197–

32Danvers, MAMA28,098$1,195+56%

33Woburn, MAMA43,962$1,187+35%

34South Yarmouth, MAMA11,552$1,167+52%

35Braintree, MAMA38,957$1,167–

36Stoneham, MAMA23,355$1,161+40%

37Holbrook, MAMA11,380$1,155+64%

38Milton, MAMA28,587$1,154+39%

39Pinehurst, MAMA6,845$1,154+54%

40Quincy, MAMA103,173$1,141+41%

41Malden, MAMA66,370$1,139+47%

42Franklin, MAMA33,955$1,135–

43Abington, MAMA17,053$1,133+68%

44Barnstable, MAMA50,101$1,132–

45Revere, MAMA60,141$1,122+55%

46Hingham, MAMA5,130$1,115+72%

47Peabody, MAMA55,953$1,115+58%

48Melrose, MAMA29,597$1,114+47%

49Everett, MAMA53,572$1,111+52%

50Foxborough, MAMA6,251$1,105+39%

51West Yarmouth, MAMA6,194$1,104+36%

52Weymouth, MAMA59,759$1,104–

53Plymouth, MAMA7,918$1,099+57%

54Saugus, MAMA28,773$1,091+48%

55Marblehead, MAMA20,413$1,080+19%

56Newburyport, MAMA19,148$1,080+41%

57Framingham, MAMA73,021$1,074+29%

58Hudson, MAMA15,719$1,049+67%

59Milford, MAMA27,731$1,045+54%

60Wakefield, MAMA27,793$1,042+31%

61Reading, MAMA25,612$1,032+40%

62Marlborough, MAMA42,772$1,030+27%

63Beverly, MAMA43,363$1,028+39%

64Salem, MAMA45,381$1,027+46%

65Maynard, MAMA10,712$1,019+40%

66Medfield, MAMA6,849$1,016+35%

67Walpole, MAMA6,461$1,012+27%

68Chelsea, MAMA40,130$1,006+45%

69Salisbury, MAMA5,656$985+42%

70Mansfield Center, MAMA7,222$974+39%

71Brockton, MAMA106,134$974+56%

72Haverhill, MAMA68,361$958+46%

73Gloucester, MAMA30,627$957+41%

74Middleborough Center, MAMA8,155$956+41%

75Northborough, MAMA6,392$929+25%

76Lawrence, MAMA89,320$922+52%

77Attleboro, MAMA47,447$918+50%

78Lowell, MAMA119,971$918+46%

79Lynn, MAMA104,236$907+49%

80Whitinsville, MAMA7,115$906+49%

81Taunton, MAMA62,522$876+52%

82Clinton, MAMA7,658$876+42%

83North Westport, MAMA5,289$863+46%

84Worcester, MAMA213,862$861+49%

85Scituate, MAMA5,796$859+15%

86Northampton, MAMA31,047$843+30%

87Southbridge, MAMA18,105$839–

88Agawam, MAMA28,783$839–

89Leominster, MAMA44,194$837+45%

90Fitchburg, MAMA42,136$820+48%

91Westfield, MAMA40,546$810+37%

92Somerset, MAMA18,298$801+33%

93Marshfield, MAMA5,161$776+35%

94Spencer, MAMA5,661$761+40%

95Williamstown, MAMA5,070$760+47%

96Webster, MAMA12,228$751+48%

97West Springfield, MAMA28,829$744–

98Athol, MAMA8,801$741+59%

99Springfield, MAMA154,702$737+43%

100New Bedford, MAMA101,834$734+61%

101Bliss Corner, MAMA5,405$733+54%

102Chicopee, MAMA55,310$725+37%

103Palmer, MAMA12,367$723–

104Andover, MAMA9,451$717+6%

105Pittsfield, MAMA42,909$710+41%

106Gardner, MAMA21,483$706+42%

107Holyoke, MAMA38,023$678+35%

108Ware, MAMA6,369$670+32%

109North Adams, MAMA12,368$652+58%

110Fall River, MAMA95,298$649+52%

111Oxford, MAMA5,671$646+21%

112Lynnfield, MAMA13,064$623+9%

113North Scituate, MAMA6,492$619+44%

114Adams, MAMA5,427$618+56%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS