RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 114 SHOWN OF 114

Lowest median rent, Massachusetts cities · 2010

Massachusetts cities with the lowest median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 114 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

01Adams, MAMA5,427$618+56%

02North Scituate, MAMA6,492$619+44%

03Lynnfield, MAMA13,064$623+9%

04Oxford, MAMA5,671$646+21%

05Fall River, MAMA95,298$649+52%

06North Adams, MAMA12,368$652+58%

07Ware, MAMA6,369$670+32%

08Holyoke, MAMA38,023$678+35%

09Gardner, MAMA21,483$706+42%

10Pittsfield, MAMA42,909$710+41%

11Andover, MAMA9,451$717+6%

12Palmer, MAMA12,367$723–

13Chicopee, MAMA55,310$725+37%

14Bliss Corner, MAMA5,405$733+54%

15New Bedford, MAMA101,834$734+61%

16Springfield, MAMA154,702$737+43%

17Athol, MAMA8,801$741+59%

18West Springfield, MAMA28,829$744–

19Webster, MAMA12,228$751+48%

20Williamstown, MAMA5,070$760+47%

21Spencer, MAMA5,661$761+40%

22Marshfield, MAMA5,161$776+35%

23Somerset, MAMA18,298$801+33%

24Westfield, MAMA40,546$810+37%

25Fitchburg, MAMA42,136$820+48%

26Leominster, MAMA44,194$837+45%

27Southbridge, MAMA18,105$839–

28Agawam, MAMA28,783$839–

29Northampton, MAMA31,047$843+30%

30Scituate, MAMA5,796$859+15%

31Worcester, MAMA213,862$861+49%

32North Westport, MAMA5,289$863+46%

33Taunton, MAMA62,522$876+52%

34Clinton, MAMA7,658$876+42%

35Whitinsville, MAMA7,115$906+49%

36Lynn, MAMA104,236$907+49%

37Attleboro, MAMA47,447$918+50%

38Lowell, MAMA119,971$918+46%

39Lawrence, MAMA89,320$922+52%

40Northborough, MAMA6,392$929+25%

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

42Gloucester, MAMA30,627$957+41%

43Haverhill, MAMA68,361$958+46%

44Mansfield Center, MAMA7,222$974+39%

45Brockton, MAMA106,134$974+56%

46Salisbury, MAMA5,656$985+42%

47Chelsea, MAMA40,130$1,006+45%

48Walpole, MAMA6,461$1,012+27%

49Medfield, MAMA6,849$1,016+35%

50Maynard, MAMA10,712$1,019+40%

51Salem, MAMA45,381$1,027+46%

52Beverly, MAMA43,363$1,028+39%

53Marlborough, MAMA42,772$1,030+27%

54Reading, MAMA25,612$1,032+40%

55Wakefield, MAMA27,793$1,042+31%

56Milford, MAMA27,731$1,045+54%

57Hudson, MAMA15,719$1,049+67%

58Framingham, MAMA73,021$1,074+29%

59Marblehead, MAMA20,413$1,080+19%

60Newburyport, MAMA19,148$1,080+41%

61Saugus, MAMA28,773$1,091+48%

62Plymouth, MAMA7,918$1,099+57%

63West Yarmouth, MAMA6,194$1,104+36%

64Weymouth, MAMA59,759$1,104–

65Foxborough, MAMA6,251$1,105+39%

66Everett, MAMA53,572$1,111+52%

67Melrose, MAMA29,597$1,114+47%

68Peabody, MAMA55,953$1,115+58%

69Hingham, MAMA5,130$1,115+72%

70Revere, MAMA60,141$1,122+55%

71Barnstable, MAMA50,101$1,132–

72Abington, MAMA17,053$1,133+68%

73Franklin, MAMA33,955$1,135–

74Malden, MAMA66,370$1,139+47%

75Quincy, MAMA103,173$1,141+41%

76Pinehurst, MAMA6,845$1,154+54%

77Milton, MAMA28,587$1,154+39%

78Holbrook, MAMA11,380$1,155+64%

79Stoneham, MAMA23,355$1,161+40%

80South Yarmouth, MAMA11,552$1,167+52%

81Braintree, MAMA38,957$1,167–

82Woburn, MAMA43,962$1,187+35%

83Danvers, MAMA28,098$1,195+56%

84Winthrop, MAMA18,647$1,197–

85Cochituate, MAMA6,471$1,199+51%

86Boston, MAMA672,973$1,199+49%

87Winchester, MAMA23,406$1,207+17%

88Norwood, MAMA31,542$1,234+38%

89Wellesley, MAMA30,347$1,237+16%

90Hull, MAMA10,138$1,265+50%

91Arlington, MAMA46,350$1,268+36%

92Bellingham, MAMA5,325$1,279+88%

93Swampscott, MAMA15,277$1,281+34%

94Waltham, MAMA65,037$1,285+48%

95Longmeadow, MAMA15,696$1,297+337%

96Medford, MAMA59,834$1,297+58%

97Somerville, MAMA84,211$1,299+49%

98Kingston, MAMA5,910$1,304+77%

99East Falmouth, MAMA6,245$1,314+64%

100East Harwich, MAMA5,654$1,317+52%

101Dedham, MAMA25,237$1,320+61%

102Sharon, MAMA6,232$1,358+51%

103Cambridge, MAMA122,588$1,448+51%

104Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,961$1,464+91%

105Needham, MAMA32,459$1,484+15%

106Newton, MAMA90,741$1,545+43%

107Belmont, MAMA27,175$1,558+37%

108Wilmington, MAMA23,336$1,567+65%

109Burlington, MAMA26,274$1,592+50%

110West Concord, MAMA5,876$1,642+36%

111Brookline, MAMA63,266$1,688+34%

112Nantucket, MAMA10,017$1,711+74%

113Lexington, MAMA34,295$1,861+44%

114The Pinehills, MAMA5,282$2,001–

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