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Lowest median rent, Massachusetts cities · 2010

Massachusetts cities with the lowest 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

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%

68Hingham, MAMA5,130$1,115+72%

69Peabody, MAMA55,953$1,115+58%

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%

76Milton, MAMA28,587$1,154+39%

77Pinehurst, MAMA6,845$1,154+54%

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$2,000+–

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