ApartmentAdvisor Massachusetts Rent Report
March 2024
Every month, ApartmentAdvisor analyzes median rent prices for units available for rent in Massachusetts, highlighting the cities and towns with the most and least expensive median rent prices, as well as recent rent price trends.
Published April 2
Massachusetts Median Rent Price Map
Massachusetts Rent Price Trends by City/Town
The median rent price for a one-bedroom apartment in Massachusetts was $2,513 in March, up a slight .7% from February, and up 2.6% from the same time last year. More information on how rent prices in Massachusetts compare to other states can be found in our National Rent Report.
Most Expensive Cities to Rent
Cambridge, MA held its place as the most expensive city to rent in Massachusetts this March, with the median price of a one-bedroom apartment at $2,900. Still, this is down a 3.1% since February, and slightly lower (-.7%) than in March 2023. Brookline was in second place with the median one-bedroom price at $2,842 per month, and Boston was close behind at $2,800. Unfortunately for renters, one-bedroom prices in both cities are sitting higher than last year during the same period: Brookline was up 5.3% year-over-year, and Boston was up 4.7% year-over-year. Burlington ($2,744) and Somerville ($2,700) were also among the five cities with the highest one-bedroom rent prices among the cities we track for this report.
Least Expensive Cities to Rent
The least expensive Massachusetts cities to rent a one-bedroom apartment in March were Holyoke ($1,075); Springfield ($1,384); New Bedford ($1,450); Attleboro ($1,450); and Fall River ($1,500).
| City | Median Rent | 1 Month Change | 1 Year Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $2,513 | 0.7% | 2.6% |
| Winthrop, MA | $2,000 | -3.6% | -8.3% |
| Andover, MA | $1,750 | -15% | -9.1% |
| Swampscott, MA | $2,273 | -4.6% | -19.1% |
| Haverhill, MA | $1,699 | -0.2% | 0.3% |
| Arlington, MA | $2,500 | 4.2% | 20.6% |
| Framingham, MA | $1,915 | 1.3% | -5.5% |
| Lowell, MA | $2,003 | -0.6% | 11% |
| Brookline, MA | $2,842 | 1.5% | 5.3% |
| Attleboro, MA | $1,450 | 3.6% | -6.5% |
| Watertown Town, MA | $2,500 | -7.1% | -12.3% |
| Brockton, MA | $1,645 | 0% | 0% |
| New Bedford, MA | $1,450 | -3.3% | 9.4% |
| Chelsea, MA | $2,200 | -5% | 1.1% |
| Malden, MA | $2,114 | -0.5% | 4.4% |
| Fall River, MA | $1,500 | 5.3% | 11.1% |
| Newton, MA | $2,478 | 0% | 3.5% |
| Worcester, MA | $1,791 | -1.9% | 2.3% |
| Boston, MA | $2,800 | 0% | 4.7% |
| Revere, MA | $2,300 | 4.5% | 3.4% |
| Quincy, MA | $2,221 | 1% | 0.2% |
| Lynn, MA | $2,112 | 0.5% | -4.6% |
| Beverly, MA | $2,175 | -1.1% | 3.6% |
| Waltham, MA | $2,345 | 5.4% | -14.5% |
| Burlington, MA | $2,744 | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| Wakefield, MA | $2,000 | -2.5% | -5.9% |
| Salem, MA | $2,125 | 8.1% | 6.3% |
| Dedham, MA | $2,570 | -2.6% | 2% |
| Leominster, MA | $1,595 | 6.3% | 8.7% |
| Melrose, MA | $1,998 | -4.9% | -19.9% |
| Cambridge, MA | $2,900 | -3.1% | -0.7% |
| Lexington, MA | $2,586 | -11.6% | 10.3% |
| Whitman, MA | $1,895 | -8.7% | -2.8% |
| Braintree, MA | $2,240 | -1.6% | -5.5% |
| Franklin, MA | $1,700 | -2.9% | 3.8% |
| Norwood, MA | $2,009 | -7.6% | -1.9% |
| Everett, MA | $2,127 | 2.6% | 11.9% |
| Somerville, MA | $2,700 | 0% | 3.8% |
| Weymouth, MA | $2,097 | -1.5% | -4.5% |
| Springfield, MA | $1,384 | -1% | -0.3% |
| Marlborough, MA | $1,850 | -2.6% | -12.3% |
| Holyoke, MA | $1,075 | -0.9% | 20.1% |
| Woburn, MA | $2,159 | 5.3% | 2.8% |
| Medford, MA | $2,473 | -1% | -4.9% |
| Gloucester, MA | $2,092 | 16.8% | 8.7% |
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Report Methodology
To compile the Massachusetts Rent Report, ApartmentAdvisor analyzes rental listings available on our platform by location, calculating the median asking rent price by unit size. To reflect the diversity of available listings and minimize the effect of inventory composition shifts (such as a large new building with multiple like units), we factor a weighted average price for like units in the same property versus including each individual unit in our calculation.
Prices in the heat map above reflect median rent prices for the reported month except in cases where inventory levels in a town or city are too low. In these cases, we incorporate historic data from listings that were available in previous months so that we can provide an estimated median rent. This is noted in the rollover text where applicable. The table above includes only cities and towns that meet adequate inventory thresholds during month. Therefore, not all cities and towns represented on the map appear in the table. The median rent calculation for Boston includes all neighborhoods that are part of the City of Boston (eg. Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, etc.). Rent prices for Boston neighborhoods can be found in our Boston Metro Report, which is updated daily.
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