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Lowest median rent, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities with the lowest median gross rent (2020 ACS). This list covers the 116 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 116 is $1,364.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Oxford, MAMA5,671$667+25%

02Adams, MAMA5,427$766+93%

03North Adams, MAMA12,368$782+90%

04Athol, MAMA8,801$809+74%

05Spencer, MAMA5,661$815+50%

06Fall River, MAMA95,298$834+95%

07Bliss Corner, MAMA5,405$839+77%

08Holyoke, MAMA38,023$847+68%

09Ware, MAMA6,369$861+70%

10Gardner, MAMA21,483$867+74%

11New Bedford, MAMA101,834$869+91%

12Greenfield, MAMA17,691$882+74%

13Webster, MAMA12,228$895+76%

14Pittsfield, MAMA42,909$907+80%

15Springfield, MAMA154,702$908+76%

16West Springfield, MAMA28,829$912–

17Southbridge, MAMA18,105$917–

18Palmer, MAMA12,367$926–

19Chicopee, MAMA55,310$941+78%

20Holbrook, MAMA11,380$944+34%

21Fitchburg, MAMA42,136$964+74%

22Westfield, MAMA40,546$964+63%

23Saugus, MAMA28,773$965+31%

24Williamstown, MAMA5,070$975+88%

25Whitinsville, MAMA7,115$980+61%

26Leominster, MAMA44,194$1,006+74%

27Taunton, MAMA62,522$1,024+78%

28Marshfield, MAMA5,161$1,028+79%

29Andover, MAMA9,451$1,063+57%

30North Westport, MAMA5,289$1,077+83%

31Kingston, MAMA5,910$1,082+47%

32North Attleborough, MAMA31,506$1,087–

33Clinton, MAMA7,658$1,105+80%

34Maynard, MAMA10,712$1,114+53%

35Worcester, MAMA213,862$1,115+93%

36Attleboro, MAMA47,447$1,125+84%

37Agawam, MAMA28,783$1,126–

38Somerset, MAMA18,298$1,130+88%

39Lawrence, MAMA89,320$1,188+96%

40Northampton, MAMA31,047$1,189+84%

41Brockton, MAMA106,134$1,193+91%

42Haverhill, MAMA68,361$1,222+86%

43Lowell, MAMA119,971$1,229+96%

44Gloucester, MAMA30,627$1,233+82%

45Milton, MAMA28,587$1,239+49%

46Lynn, MAMA104,236$1,241+104%

47Northborough, MAMA6,392$1,243+67%

48Plymouth, MAMA7,918$1,243+78%

49Hudson, MAMA15,719$1,270+103%

50Amherst, MAMA40,920$1,275–

51Milford, MAMA27,731$1,286+90%

52Middleborough Center, MAMA8,155$1,288+91%

53Foxborough, MAMA6,251$1,306+65%

54Beverly, MAMA43,363$1,308+77%

55Mansfield Center, MAMA7,222$1,321+88%

56Salem, MAMA45,381$1,325+88%

57Newburyport, MAMA19,148$1,326+74%

58Reading, MAMA25,612$1,363+84%

59Abington, MAMA17,053$1,364+102%

60Framingham, MAMA73,021$1,421+70%

61Medfield, MAMA6,849$1,440+91%

62Barnstable, MAMA50,101$1,446–

63Revere, MAMA60,141$1,462+101%

64Sharon, MAMA6,232$1,465+63%

65Franklin, MAMA33,955$1,468–

66Salisbury, MAMA5,656$1,471+112%

67Chelsea, MAMA40,130$1,474+112%

68Marlborough, MAMA42,772$1,498+85%

69Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,961$1,500+96%

70Braintree, MAMA38,957$1,501–

71Peabody, MAMA55,953$1,503+113%

72Wakefield, MAMA27,793$1,513+90%

73Walpole, MAMA6,461$1,520+91%

74Stoneham, MAMA23,355$1,522+84%

75Longmeadow, MAMA15,696$1,523+413%

76Hull, MAMA10,138$1,530+82%

77South Yarmouth, MAMA11,552$1,536+101%

78Weymouth, MAMA59,759$1,552–

79Marblehead, MAMA20,413$1,562+72%

80Bellingham, MAMA5,325$1,572+132%

81West Yarmouth, MAMA6,194$1,578+94%

82Winthrop, MAMA18,647$1,578–

83Everett, MAMA53,572$1,587+118%

84Hingham, MAMA5,130$1,598+146%

85East Falmouth, MAMA6,245$1,603+100%

86Needham, MAMA32,459$1,604+24%

87Danvers, MAMA28,098$1,620+111%

88Randolph, MAMA34,948$1,626–

89Melrose, MAMA29,597$1,638+116%

90Malden, MAMA66,370$1,650+112%

91Norwood, MAMA31,542$1,655+85%

92Bridgewater, MAMA29,309$1,658–

93Quincy, MAMA103,173$1,659+105%

94Boston, MAMA672,973$1,685+110%

95East Harwich, MAMA5,654$1,699+96%

96Pinehurst, MAMA6,845$1,707+128%

97Lynnfield, MAMA13,064$1,742+205%

98Arlington, MAMA46,350$1,756+88%

99Woburn, MAMA43,962$1,763+100%

100Waltham, MAMA65,037$1,774+104%

101Nantucket, MAMA10,017$1,792+82%

102Dedham, MAMA25,237$1,823+123%

103Newton, MAMA90,741$1,897+75%

104Medford, MAMA59,834$2,003+145%

105Wilmington, MAMA23,336$2,009+112%

106Burlington, MAMA26,274$2,016+90%

107Somerville, MAMA84,211$2,026+132%

108Swampscott, MAMA15,277$2,027+112%

109Belmont, MAMA27,175$2,062+81%

110Winchester, MAMA23,406$2,068+101%

111Wellesley, MAMA30,347$2,177+105%

112The Pinehills, MAMA5,282$2,259–

113West Concord, MAMA5,876$2,259+88%

114Cambridge, MAMA122,588$2,293+138%

115Brookline, MAMA63,266$2,305+83%

116Lexington, MAMA34,295$2,431+89%

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