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Lowest median rent, Massachusetts cities

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

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01North Adams, MAMA12,368$793+92%

02Scituate, MAMA5,796$884+18%

03Adams, MAMA5,427$927+134%

04Holyoke, MAMA38,023$1,021+103%

05Ware, MAMA6,369$1,039+105%

06Spencer, MAMA5,661$1,049+94%

07Palmer, MAMA12,367$1,075–

08Holbrook, MAMA11,380$1,094+56%

09Greenfield, MAMA17,691$1,107+118%

10Gardner, MAMA21,483$1,109+123%

11Westfield, MAMA40,546$1,117+89%

12Athol, MAMA8,801$1,120+140%

13Pittsfield, MAMA42,909$1,134+125%

14Northborough, MAMA6,392$1,135+52%

15New Bedford, MAMA101,834$1,137+150%

16Springfield, MAMA154,702$1,144+121%

17West Springfield, MAMA28,829$1,144–

18Fall River, MAMA95,298$1,155+170%

19Chicopee, MAMA55,310$1,157+118%

20Whitinsville, MAMA7,115$1,197+97%

21Webster, MAMA12,228$1,198+136%

22Hingham, MAMA5,130$1,202+85%

23Oxford, MAMA5,671$1,203+125%

24Fitchburg, MAMA42,136$1,222+120%

25Southbridge, MAMA18,105$1,256–

26Agawam, MAMA28,783$1,256–

27Somerset, MAMA18,298$1,271+111%

28Easthampton, MAMA15,851$1,292–

29Taunton, MAMA62,522$1,324+130%

30Leominster, MAMA44,194$1,354+134%

31Hudson, MAMA15,719$1,397+123%

32Gloucester, MAMA30,627$1,411+108%

33Clinton, MAMA7,658$1,415+130%

34Williamstown, MAMA5,070$1,424+175%

35Northampton, MAMA31,047$1,439+122%

36West Yarmouth, MAMA6,194$1,470+81%

37Milton, MAMA28,587$1,474+78%

38Worcester, MAMA213,862$1,487+158%

39North Attleborough, MAMA31,506$1,509–

40Bliss Corner, MAMA5,405$1,538+224%

41Cochituate, MAMA6,471$1,582+99%

42Attleboro, MAMA47,447$1,590+161%

43Newburyport, MAMA19,148$1,592+108%

44North Scituate, MAMA6,492$1,595+272%

45Kingston, MAMA5,910$1,603+118%

46Lowell, MAMA119,971$1,625+159%

47Brockton, MAMA106,134$1,641+163%

48North Westport, MAMA5,289$1,662+182%

49Lawrence, MAMA89,320$1,662+174%

50Mansfield Center, MAMA7,222$1,664+137%

51Haverhill, MAMA68,361$1,668+153%

52Amherst, MAMA40,920$1,671–

53Longmeadow, MAMA15,696$1,682+466%

54Amesbury, MAMA17,588$1,683–

55Lynn, MAMA104,236$1,722+183%

56Abington, MAMA17,053$1,724+155%

57Middleborough Center, MAMA8,155$1,737+157%

58Foxborough, MAMA6,251$1,737+119%

59Methuen, MAMA54,584$1,749–

60Andover, MAMA9,451$1,759+159%

61Marblehead, MAMA20,413$1,764+94%

62Salisbury, MAMA5,656$1,770+155%

63Beverly, MAMA43,363$1,771+139%

64Marshfield, MAMA5,161$1,773+208%

65Maynard, MAMA10,712$1,800+147%

66South Yarmouth, MAMA11,552$1,806+136%

67Plymouth, MAMA7,918$1,830+162%

68Salem, MAMA45,381$1,836+160%

69Marlborough, MAMA42,772$1,871+131%

70Milford, MAMA27,731$1,889+179%

71Franklin, MAMA33,955$1,899–

72Barnstable, MAMA50,101$1,917–

73Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,961$1,917+150%

74Weymouth, MAMA59,759$1,941–

75Pinehurst, MAMA6,845$1,946+159%

76Peabody, MAMA55,953$1,950+177%

77Chelsea, MAMA40,130$1,956+181%

78Wakefield, MAMA27,793$1,958+146%

79Melrose, MAMA29,597$1,970+159%

80Reading, MAMA25,612$1,991+169%

81Bellingham, MAMA5,325$2,009+196%

82Medfield, MAMA6,849$2,014+167%

83Braintree, MAMA38,957$2,024–

84Framingham, MAMA73,021$2,033+143%

85Stoneham, MAMA23,355$2,035+146%

86Dedham, MAMA25,237$2,042+150%

87Winthrop, MAMA18,647$2,064–

88Everett, MAMA53,572$2,076+185%

89Danvers, MAMA28,098$2,076+171%

90Revere, MAMA60,141$2,076+186%

91Hull, MAMA10,138$2,081+147%

92Arlington, MAMA46,350$2,082+123%

93Bridgewater, MAMA29,309$2,092–

94Randolph, MAMA34,948$2,103–

95East Falmouth, MAMA6,245$2,116+164%

96Norwood, MAMA31,542$2,116+136%

97Quincy, MAMA103,173$2,118+162%

98Boston, MAMA672,973$2,147+167%

99Walpole, MAMA6,461$2,184+174%

100Malden, MAMA66,370$2,204+184%

101Woburn, MAMA43,962$2,221+152%

102Nantucket, MAMA10,017$2,228+126%

103Saugus, MAMA28,773$2,241+205%

104Waltham, MAMA65,037$2,268+161%

105Winchester, MAMA23,406$2,279+121%

106Swampscott, MAMA15,277$2,303+141%

107East Harwich, MAMA5,654$2,329+169%

108Newton, MAMA90,741$2,370+119%

109Wilmington, MAMA23,336$2,394+153%

110Needham, MAMA32,459$2,409+87%

111Watertown, MAMA35,710$2,502–

112Medford, MAMA59,834$2,509+206%

113Somerville, MAMA84,211$2,517+188%

114Belmont, MAMA27,175$2,527+121%

115Sharon, MAMA6,232$2,576+186%

116West Concord, MAMA5,876$2,675+122%

117Lynnfield, MAMA13,064$2,676+368%

118Burlington, MAMA26,274$2,718+156%

119Cambridge, MAMA122,588$2,787+190%

120The Pinehills, MAMA5,282$2,819–

121Brookline, MAMA63,266$2,835+125%

122Wellesley, MAMA30,347$2,886+171%

123Lexington, MAMA34,295$2,891+124%

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