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Cities in Massachusetts by median gross rent (monthly), 2024

Cambridge, MA had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 58 cities in 2024, at $2,787. North Adams, MA had the lowest, at $793. The median was $1,677 and the figure for Massachusetts was $1,762. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,787Cambridge, MA
Lowest793North Adams, MA
Median1,67758 cities
Massachusetts1,762History

All cities, 2024

Cambridge, MA: 2,787 USDCambridge, MA2,787Somerville, MA: 2,517 USDSomerville, MA2,517Medford, MA: 2,509 USDMedford, MA2,509Watertown, MA: 2,502 USDWatertown, MA2,502Newton, MA: 2,370 USDNewton, MA2,370Waltham, MA: 2,268 USDWaltham, MA2,268Woburn, MA: 2,221 USDWoburn, MA2,221Malden, MA: 2,204 USDMalden, MA2,204Boston, MA: 2,147 USDBoston, MA2,147Quincy, MA: 2,118 USDQuincy, MA2,118Randolph Town, MA: 2,103 USDRandolph Town, MA2,103Bridgewater Town, MA: 2,092 USDBridgewater Town, MA2,092Everett, MA: 2,076 USDEverett, MA2,076Revere, MA: 2,076 USDRevere, MA2,076Winthrop Town, MA: 2,064 USDWinthrop Town, MA2,064Framingham, MA: 2,033 USDFramingham, MA2,033Braintree Town, MA: 2,024 USDBraintree Town, MA2,024Melrose, MA: 1,970 USDMelrose, MA1,970Chelsea, MA: 1,956 USDChelsea, MA1,956Peabody, MA: 1,950 USDPeabody, MA1,950Weymouth Town, MA: 1,941 USDWeymouth Town, MA1,941Barnstable Town, MA: 1,917 USDBarnstable Town, MA1,917Franklin Town, MA: 1,899 USDFranklin Town, MA1,899Marlborough, MA: 1,871 USDMarlborough, MA1,871Salem, MA: 1,836 USDSalem, MA1,836Beverly, MA: 1,771 USDBeverly, MA1,771Methuen, MA: 1,749 USDMethuen, MA1,749Lynn, MA: 1,722 USDLynn, MA1,722Amesbury, MA: 1,683 USDAmesbury, MA1,683Amherst Town, MA: 1,671 USDAmherst Town, MA1,671Haverhill, MA: 1,668 USDHaverhill, MA1,668Lawrence, MA: 1,662 USDLawrence, MA1,662Brockton, MA: 1,641 USDBrockton, MA1,641Lowell, MA: 1,625 USDLowell, MA1,625Newburyport, MA: 1,592 USDNewburyport, MA1,592Attleboro, MA: 1,590 USDAttleboro, MA1,590North Attleborough Town, MA: 1,509 USDNorth Attleborough Town, MA1,509Worcester, MA: 1,487 USDWorcester, MA1,487Northampton, MA: 1,439 USDNorthampton, MA1,439Gloucester, MA: 1,411 USDGloucester, MA1,411Leominster, MA: 1,354 USDLeominster, MA1,354Taunton, MA: 1,324 USDTaunton, MA1,324Easthampton, MA: 1,292 USDEasthampton, MA1,292Agawam Town, MA: 1,256 USDAgawam Town, MA1,256Southbridge Town, MA: 1,256 USDSouthbridge Town, MA1,256Fitchburg, MA: 1,222 USDFitchburg, MA1,222Chicopee, MA: 1,157 USDChicopee, MA1,157Fall River, MA: 1,155 USDFall River, MA1,155Springfield, MA: 1,144 USDSpringfield, MA1,144West Springfield Town, MA: 1,144 USDWest Springfield Town, MA1,144New Bedford, MA: 1,137 USDNew Bedford, MA1,137Pittsfield, MA: 1,134 USDPittsfield, MA1,134Westfield, MA: 1,117 USDWestfield, MA1,117Gardner, MA: 1,109 USDGardner, MA1,109Greenfield, MA: 1,107 USDGreenfield, MA1,107Palmer Town, MA: 1,075 USDPalmer Town, MA1,075Holyoke, MA: 1,021 USDHolyoke, MA1,021North Adams, MA: 793 USDNorth Adams, MA793Cambridge, MA: 2,787 USDCambridge, MA2,787Somerville, MA: 2,517 USDSomerville, MA2,517Medford, MA: 2,509 USDMedford, MA2,509Watertown, MA: 2,502 USDWatertown, MA2,502Newton, MA: 2,370 USDNewton, MA2,370Waltham, MA: 2,268 USDWaltham, MA2,268Woburn, MA: 2,221 USDWoburn, MA2,221Malden, MA: 2,204 USDMalden, MA2,204Boston, MA: 2,147 USDBoston, MA2,147Quincy, MA: 2,118 USDQuincy, MA2,118Randolph Town, MA: 2,103 USDRandolph Town, MA2,103Bridgewater Town, MA: 2,092 USDBridgewater Town, MA2,092Everett, MA: 2,076 USDEverett, MA2,076Revere, MA: 2,076 USDRevere, MA2,076Winthrop Town, MA: 2,064 USDWinthrop Town, MA2,064Framingham, MA: 2,033 USDFramingham, MA2,033Braintree Town, MA: 2,024 USDBraintree Town, MA2,024Melrose, MA: 1,970 USDMelrose, MA1,970Chelsea, MA: 1,956 USDChelsea, MA1,956Peabody, MA: 1,950 USDPeabody, MA1,950Weymouth Town, MA: 1,941 USDWeymouth Town, MA1,941Barnstable Town, MA: 1,917 USDBarnstable Town, MA1,917Franklin Town, MA: 1,899 USDFranklin Town, MA1,899Marlborough, MA: 1,871 USDMarlborough, MA1,871Salem, MA: 1,836 USDSalem, MA1,836Beverly, MA: 1,771 USDBeverly, MA1,771Methuen, MA: 1,749 USDMethuen, MA1,749Lynn, MA: 1,722 USDLynn, MA1,722Amesbury, MA: 1,683 USDAmesbury, MA1,683Amherst Town, MA: 1,671 USDAmherst Town, MA1,671Haverhill, MA: 1,668 USDHaverhill, MA1,668Lawrence, MA: 1,662 USDLawrence, MA1,662Brockton, MA: 1,641 USDBrockton, MA1,641Lowell, MA: 1,625 USDLowell, MA1,625Newburyport, MA: 1,592 USDNewburyport, MA1,592Attleboro, MA: 1,590 USDAttleboro, MA1,590North Attleborough Town, MA: 1,509 USDNorth Attleborough Town, MA1,509Worcester, MA: 1,487 USDWorcester, MA1,487Northampton, MA: 1,439 USDNorthampton, MA1,439Gloucester, MA: 1,411 USDGloucester, MA1,411Leominster, MA: 1,354 USDLeominster, MA1,354Taunton, MA: 1,324 USDTaunton, MA1,324Easthampton, MA: 1,292 USDEasthampton, MA1,292Agawam Town, MA: 1,256 USDAgawam Town, MA1,256Southbridge Town, MA: 1,256 USDSouthbridge Town, MA1,256Fitchburg, MA: 1,222 USDFitchburg, MA1,222Chicopee, MA: 1,157 USDChicopee, MA1,157Fall River, MA: 1,155 USDFall River, MA1,155Springfield, MA: 1,144 USDSpringfield, MA1,144West Springfield Town, MA: 1,144 USDWest Springfield Town, MA1,144New Bedford, MA: 1,137 USDNew Bedford, MA1,137Pittsfield, MA: 1,134 USDPittsfield, MA1,134Westfield, MA: 1,117 USDWestfield, MA1,117Gardner, MA: 1,109 USDGardner, MA1,109Greenfield, MA: 1,107 USDGreenfield, MA1,107Palmer Town, MA: 1,075 USDPalmer Town, MA1,075Holyoke, MA: 1,021 USDHolyoke, MA1,021North Adams, MA: 793 USDNorth Adams, MA793
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Cambridge, MA2,787+1.6%
2Somerville, MA2,517+2%
3Medford, MA2,509+1.3%
4Watertown, MA2,502n/a
5Newton, MA2,370-0.8%
6Waltham, MA2,268+1.6%
7Woburn, MA2,221+1.4%
8Malden, MA2,204+6.7%
9Boston, MA2,147+2.6%
10Quincy, MA2,118+6%
11Randolph Town, MA2,103+2.6%
12Bridgewater Town, MA2,092+5.9%
13Everett, MA2,076+4.4%
13Revere, MA2,076+5.6%
15Winthrop Town, MA2,064+8.1%
16Framingham, MA2,033+9.7%
17Braintree Town, MA2,024+5.1%
18Melrose, MA1,970+1.9%
19Chelsea, MA1,956+5.2%
20Peabody, MA1,950+2.5%
21Weymouth Town, MA1,941+4.3%
22Barnstable Town, MA1,917+9.5%
23Franklin Town, MA1,899+2.3%
24Marlborough, MA1,871+8.7%
25Salem, MA1,836+2%
26Beverly, MA1,771+5.2%
27Methuen, MA1,749n/a
28Lynn, MA1,722+6.8%
29Amesbury, MA1,683n/a
30Amherst Town, MA1,671+6.4%
31Haverhill, MA1,668+3%
32Lawrence, MA1,662+5.9%
33Brockton, MA1,641+6.2%
34Lowell, MA1,625+1.4%
35Newburyport, MA1,592+5.4%
36Attleboro, MA1,590+10%
37North Attleborough Town, MA1,509+7.6%
38Worcester, MA1,487+5.1%
39Northampton, MA1,439+2.5%
40Gloucester, MA1,411+1.1%
41Leominster, MA1,354+5.6%
42Taunton, MA1,324+4.3%
43Easthampton, MA1,292n/a
44Agawam Town, MA1,256+1.8%
44Southbridge Town, MA1,256+8.6%
46Fitchburg, MA1,222+8%
47Chicopee, MA1,157+4.4%
48Fall River, MA1,155+6.4%
49Springfield, MA1,144+2.7%
49West Springfield Town, MA1,144+2.1%
51New Bedford, MA1,137+4.8%
52Pittsfield, MA1,134+3.7%
53Westfield, MA1,117+5%
54Gardner, MA1,109+3.5%
55Greenfield, MA1,107+0.9%
56Palmer Town, MA1,075+3.3%
57Holyoke, MA1,021+0.5%
58North Adams, MA793+2.1%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Massachusetts by median gross rent (monthly), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Massachusetts by median gross rent (monthly), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/massachusetts-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Massachusetts by median gross rent (monthly), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/massachusetts-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Cambridge, MA, with $2,787 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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North Adams, MA, with $793 in 2024.

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