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Cities in Massachusetts by median gross rent (monthly)

Cambridge, MA had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 54 cities in 2021, at $2,388. North Adams, MA had the lowest, at $816. The median was $1,342 and the figure for Massachusetts was $1,429. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,388Cambridge, MA
Lowest816North Adams, MA
Median1,34254 cities
Massachusetts1,429History

All cities, 2021

Cambridge, MA: 2,388 USDCambridge, MA2,388Somerville, MA: 2,152 USDSomerville, MA2,152Medford, MA: 2,116 USDMedford, MA2,116Newton, MA: 2,066 USDNewton, MA2,066Waltham, MA: 1,950 USDWaltham, MA1,950Woburn, MA: 1,843 USDWoburn, MA1,843Melrose, MA: 1,796 USDMelrose, MA1,796Boston, MA: 1,783 USDBoston, MA1,783Malden, MA: 1,774 USDMalden, MA1,774Randolph Town, MA: 1,768 USDRandolph Town, MA1,768Bridgewater Town, MA: 1,760 USDBridgewater Town, MA1,760Quincy, MA: 1,749 USDQuincy, MA1,749Everett, MA: 1,700 USDEverett, MA1,700Winthrop Town, MA: 1,656 USDWinthrop Town, MA1,656Chelsea, MA: 1,639 USDChelsea, MA1,639Revere, MA: 1,626 USDRevere, MA1,626Weymouth Town, MA: 1,626 USDWeymouth Town, MA1,626Peabody, MA: 1,620 USDPeabody, MA1,620Braintree Town, MA: 1,602 USDBraintree Town, MA1,602Barnstable Town, MA: 1,569 USDBarnstable Town, MA1,569Framingham, MA: 1,538 USDFramingham, MA1,538Marlborough, MA: 1,527 USDMarlborough, MA1,527Franklin Town, MA: 1,519 USDFranklin Town, MA1,519Salem, MA: 1,493 USDSalem, MA1,493Beverly, MA: 1,439 USDBeverly, MA1,439Newburyport, MA: 1,366 USDNewburyport, MA1,366Lynn, MA: 1,343 USDLynn, MA1,343Amherst Town, MA: 1,340 USDAmherst Town, MA1,340Haverhill, MA: 1,328 USDHaverhill, MA1,328Brockton, MA: 1,311 USDBrockton, MA1,311Lowell, MA: 1,311 USDLowell, MA1,311Lawrence, MA: 1,303 USDLawrence, MA1,303Attleboro, MA: 1,261 USDAttleboro, MA1,261Gloucester, MA: 1,256 USDGloucester, MA1,256Northampton, MA: 1,254 USDNorthampton, MA1,254Worcester, MA: 1,179 USDWorcester, MA1,179Agawam Town, MA: 1,173 USDAgawam Town, MA1,173North Attleborough Town, MA: 1,158 USDNorth Attleborough Town, MA1,158Taunton, MA: 1,067 USDTaunton, MA1,067Leominster, MA: 1,064 USDLeominster, MA1,064Fitchburg, MA: 1,008 USDFitchburg, MA1,008Chicopee, MA: 1,006 USDChicopee, MA1,006Westfield, MA: 983 USDWestfield, MA983Palmer Town, MA: 977 USDPalmer Town, MA977Pittsfield, MA: 966 USDPittsfield, MA966Springfield, MA: 964 USDSpringfield, MA964Southbridge Town, MA: 959 USDSouthbridge Town, MA959West Springfield Town, MA: 949 USDWest Springfield Town, MA949New Bedford, MA: 936 USDNew Bedford, MA936Greenfield, MA: 934 USDGreenfield, MA934Fall River, MA: 918 USDFall River, MA918Gardner, MA: 915 USDGardner, MA915Holyoke, MA: 908 USDHolyoke, MA908North Adams, MA: 816 USDNorth Adams, MA816Cambridge, MA: 2,388 USDCambridge, MA2,388Somerville, MA: 2,152 USDSomerville, MA2,152Medford, MA: 2,116 USDMedford, MA2,116Newton, MA: 2,066 USDNewton, MA2,066Waltham, MA: 1,950 USDWaltham, MA1,950Woburn, MA: 1,843 USDWoburn, MA1,843Melrose, MA: 1,796 USDMelrose, MA1,796Boston, MA: 1,783 USDBoston, MA1,783Malden, MA: 1,774 USDMalden, MA1,774Randolph Town, MA: 1,768 USDRandolph Town, MA1,768Bridgewater Town, MA: 1,760 USDBridgewater Town, MA1,760Quincy, MA: 1,749 USDQuincy, MA1,749Everett, MA: 1,700 USDEverett, MA1,700Winthrop Town, MA: 1,656 USDWinthrop Town, MA1,656Chelsea, MA: 1,639 USDChelsea, MA1,639Revere, MA: 1,626 USDRevere, MA1,626Weymouth Town, MA: 1,626 USDWeymouth Town, MA1,626Peabody, MA: 1,620 USDPeabody, MA1,620Braintree Town, MA: 1,602 USDBraintree Town, MA1,602Barnstable Town, MA: 1,569 USDBarnstable Town, MA1,569Framingham, MA: 1,538 USDFramingham, MA1,538Marlborough, MA: 1,527 USDMarlborough, MA1,527Franklin Town, MA: 1,519 USDFranklin Town, MA1,519Salem, MA: 1,493 USDSalem, MA1,493Beverly, MA: 1,439 USDBeverly, MA1,439Newburyport, MA: 1,366 USDNewburyport, MA1,366Lynn, MA: 1,343 USDLynn, MA1,343Amherst Town, MA: 1,340 USDAmherst Town, MA1,340Haverhill, MA: 1,328 USDHaverhill, MA1,328Brockton, MA: 1,311 USDBrockton, MA1,311Lowell, MA: 1,311 USDLowell, MA1,311Lawrence, MA: 1,303 USDLawrence, MA1,303Attleboro, MA: 1,261 USDAttleboro, MA1,261Gloucester, MA: 1,256 USDGloucester, MA1,256Northampton, MA: 1,254 USDNorthampton, MA1,254Worcester, MA: 1,179 USDWorcester, MA1,179Agawam Town, MA: 1,173 USDAgawam Town, MA1,173North Attleborough Town, MA: 1,158 USDNorth Attleborough Town, MA1,158Taunton, MA: 1,067 USDTaunton, MA1,067Leominster, MA: 1,064 USDLeominster, MA1,064Fitchburg, MA: 1,008 USDFitchburg, MA1,008Chicopee, MA: 1,006 USDChicopee, MA1,006Westfield, MA: 983 USDWestfield, MA983Palmer Town, MA: 977 USDPalmer Town, MA977Pittsfield, MA: 966 USDPittsfield, MA966Springfield, MA: 964 USDSpringfield, MA964Southbridge Town, MA: 959 USDSouthbridge Town, MA959West Springfield Town, MA: 949 USDWest Springfield Town, MA949New Bedford, MA: 936 USDNew Bedford, MA936Greenfield, MA: 934 USDGreenfield, MA934Fall River, MA: 918 USDFall River, MA918Gardner, MA: 915 USDGardner, MA915Holyoke, MA: 908 USDHolyoke, MA908North Adams, MA: 816 USDNorth Adams, MA816
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

RankCities2021
USD
1Cambridge, MA2,388
2Somerville, MA2,152
3Medford, MA2,116
4Newton, MA2,066
5Waltham, MA1,950
6Woburn, MA1,843
7Melrose, MA1,796
8Boston, MA1,783
9Malden, MA1,774
10Randolph Town, MA1,768
11Bridgewater Town, MA1,760
12Quincy, MA1,749
13Everett, MA1,700
14Winthrop Town, MA1,656
15Chelsea, MA1,639
16Revere, MA1,626
16Weymouth Town, MA1,626
18Peabody, MA1,620
19Braintree Town, MA1,602
20Barnstable Town, MA1,569
21Framingham, MA1,538
22Marlborough, MA1,527
23Franklin Town, MA1,519
24Salem, MA1,493
25Beverly, MA1,439
26Newburyport, MA1,366
27Lynn, MA1,343
28Amherst Town, MA1,340
29Haverhill, MA1,328
30Brockton, MA1,311
30Lowell, MA1,311
32Lawrence, MA1,303
33Attleboro, MA1,261
34Gloucester, MA1,256
35Northampton, MA1,254
36Worcester, MA1,179
37Agawam Town, MA1,173
38North Attleborough Town, MA1,158
39Taunton, MA1,067
40Leominster, MA1,064
41Fitchburg, MA1,008
42Chicopee, MA1,006
43Westfield, MA983
44Palmer Town, MA977
45Pittsfield, MA966
46Springfield, MA964
47Southbridge Town, MA959
48West Springfield Town, MA949
49New Bedford, MA936
50Greenfield, MA934
51Fall River, MA918
52Gardner, MA915
53Holyoke, MA908
54North Adams, MA816

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. 4 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/massachusetts-cities?period=2021. 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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/massachusetts-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Cambridge, MA, with $2,388 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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North Adams, MA, with $816 in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. 4 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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