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Lowest median rent, Massachusetts cities · 1990

Massachusetts cities with the lowest median gross rent (1990 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 –

01Bliss Corner, MAMA5,405$323–

02Adams, MAMA5,427$339–

03Fall River, MAMA95,298$351–

04North Adams, MAMA12,368$363–

05New Bedford, MAMA101,834$404–

06Athol, MAMA8,801$430–

07Webster, MAMA12,228$435–

08Holyoke, MAMA38,023$436–

09Gardner, MAMA21,483$440–

10Greenfield, MAMA17,691$442–

11Oxford, MAMA5,671$447–

12Ware, MAMA6,369$447–

13North Westport, MAMA5,289$451–

14Chicopee, MAMA55,310$452–

15Pittsfield, MAMA42,909$461–

16Spencer, MAMA5,661$476–

17Williamstown, MAMA5,070$487–

18Scituate, MAMA5,796$489–

19Springfield, MAMA154,702$495–

20Somerset, MAMA18,298$513–

21North Scituate, MAMA6,492$517–

22Fitchburg, MAMA42,136$521–

23Taunton, MAMA62,522$523–

24Clinton, MAMA7,658$523–

25Leominster, MAMA44,194$524–

26Marshfield, MAMA5,161$525–

27Worcester, MAMA213,862$527–

28Westfield, MAMA40,546$529–

29Northampton, MAMA31,047$530–

30Attleboro, MAMA47,447$538–

31Cambridge, MAMA122,588$538–

32Andover, MAMA9,451$543–

33Whitinsville, MAMA7,115$545–

34Salisbury, MAMA5,656$545–

35Milford, MAMA27,731$551–

36Hingham, MAMA5,130$559–

37Lawrence, MAMA89,320$559–

38Bellingham, MAMA5,325$561–

39Lowell, MAMA119,971$561–

40Brockton, MAMA106,134$571–

41Gloucester, MAMA30,627$571–

42Lynn, MAMA104,236$574–

43Holbrook, MAMA11,380$578–

44Lynnfield, MAMA13,064$580–

45Haverhill, MAMA68,361$586–

46Chelsea, MAMA40,130$594–

47Saugus, MAMA28,773$598–

48Peabody, MAMA55,953$603–

49Abington, MAMA17,053$608–

50Salem, MAMA45,381$608–

51Everett, MAMA53,572$611–

52Mansfield Center, MAMA7,222$612–

53Hudson, MAMA15,719$613–

54Newburyport, MAMA19,148$615–

55Middleborough Center, MAMA8,155$616–

56Revere, MAMA60,141$620–

57Boston, MAMA672,973$625–

58Melrose, MAMA29,597$628–

59Maynard, MAMA10,712$631–

60Beverly, MAMA43,363$640–

61Plymouth, MAMA7,918$649–

62Malden, MAMA66,370$651–

63Medfield, MAMA6,849$652–

64Cochituate, MAMA6,471$654–

65Quincy, MAMA103,173$657–

66Foxborough, MAMA6,251$658–

67Wilmington, MAMA23,336$660–

68Medford, MAMA59,834$665–

69Danvers, MAMA28,098$666–

70Brookline, MAMA63,266$671–

71Kingston, MAMA5,910$672–

72Wakefield, MAMA27,793$673–

73Somerville, MAMA84,211$677–

74Dedham, MAMA25,237$682–

75South Yarmouth, MAMA11,552$688–

76Walpole, MAMA6,461$688–

77Northborough, MAMA6,392$690–

78Framingham, MAMA73,021$695–

79Marlborough, MAMA42,772$705–

80Reading, MAMA25,612$706–

81Waltham, MAMA65,037$707–

82West Yarmouth, MAMA6,194$710–

83Woburn, MAMA43,962$710–

84East Falmouth, MAMA6,245$720–

85Stoneham, MAMA23,355$722–

86Norwood, MAMA31,542$736–

87Arlington, MAMA46,350$754–

88Marblehead, MAMA20,413$760–

89Milton, MAMA28,587$763–

90Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,961$772–

91Sharon, MAMA6,232$774–

92East Harwich, MAMA5,654$785–

93Pinehurst, MAMA6,845$788–

94Hull, MAMA10,138$797–

95Longmeadow, MAMA15,696$798–

96Swampscott, MAMA15,277$831–

97Wellesley, MAMA30,347$844–

98Winchester, MAMA23,406$856–

99Belmont, MAMA27,175$863–

100Burlington, MAMA26,274$871–

101Newton, MAMA90,741$884–

102Needham, MAMA32,459$893–

103West Concord, MAMA5,876$896–

104Lexington, MAMA34,295$953–

105Nantucket, MAMA10,017$955–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS