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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 2022, at $2,628. North Adams, MA had the lowest, at $843. The median was $1,493 and the figure for Massachusetts was $1,588. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,628Cambridge, MA
Lowest843North Adams, MA
Median1,49354 cities
Massachusetts1,588History

All cities, 2022

Cambridge, MA: 2,628 USDCambridge, MA2,628Somerville, MA: 2,357 USDSomerville, MA2,357Medford, MA: 2,305 USDMedford, MA2,305Newton, MA: 2,252 USDNewton, MA2,252Waltham, MA: 2,141 USDWaltham, MA2,141Woburn, MA: 2,131 USDWoburn, MA2,131Boston, MA: 1,981 USDBoston, MA1,981Malden, MA: 1,962 USDMalden, MA1,962Quincy, MA: 1,901 USDQuincy, MA1,901Everett, MA: 1,892 USDEverett, MA1,892Randolph Town, MA: 1,883 USDRandolph Town, MA1,883Winthrop Town, MA: 1,841 USDWinthrop Town, MA1,841Melrose, MA: 1,837 USDMelrose, MA1,837Bridgewater Town, MA: 1,820 USDBridgewater Town, MA1,820Chelsea, MA: 1,806 USDChelsea, MA1,806Peabody, MA: 1,795 USDPeabody, MA1,795Franklin Town, MA: 1,792 USDFranklin Town, MA1,792Revere, MA: 1,790 USDRevere, MA1,790Weymouth Town, MA: 1,718 USDWeymouth Town, MA1,718Barnstable Town, MA: 1,711 USDBarnstable Town, MA1,711Framingham, MA: 1,689 USDFramingham, MA1,689Braintree Town, MA: 1,678 USDBraintree Town, MA1,678Salem, MA: 1,678 USDSalem, MA1,678Marlborough, MA: 1,648 USDMarlborough, MA1,648Beverly, MA: 1,622 USDBeverly, MA1,622Lynn, MA: 1,511 USDLynn, MA1,511Lawrence, MA: 1,502 USDLawrence, MA1,502Amherst Town, MA: 1,484 USDAmherst Town, MA1,484Lowell, MA: 1,466 USDLowell, MA1,466Haverhill, MA: 1,462 USDHaverhill, MA1,462Brockton, MA: 1,446 USDBrockton, MA1,446Newburyport, MA: 1,426 USDNewburyport, MA1,426Gloucester, MA: 1,390 USDGloucester, MA1,390Attleboro, MA: 1,359 USDAttleboro, MA1,359Northampton, MA: 1,355 USDNorthampton, MA1,355Worcester, MA: 1,312 USDWorcester, MA1,312North Attleborough Town, MA: 1,246 USDNorth Attleborough Town, MA1,246Agawam Town, MA: 1,218 USDAgawam Town, MA1,218Taunton, MA: 1,180 USDTaunton, MA1,180Leominster, MA: 1,171 USDLeominster, MA1,171Southbridge Town, MA: 1,142 USDSouthbridge Town, MA1,142Palmer Town, MA: 1,118 USDPalmer Town, MA1,118Fitchburg, MA: 1,115 USDFitchburg, MA1,115Chicopee, MA: 1,058 USDChicopee, MA1,058Westfield, MA: 1,050 USDWestfield, MA1,050Springfield, MA: 1,047 USDSpringfield, MA1,047Gardner, MA: 1,041 USDGardner, MA1,041West Springfield Town, MA: 1,038 USDWest Springfield Town, MA1,038Pittsfield, MA: 1,027 USDPittsfield, MA1,027New Bedford, MA: 1,026 USDNew Bedford, MA1,026Fall River, MA: 1,020 USDFall River, MA1,020Greenfield, MA: 1,012 USDGreenfield, MA1,012Holyoke, MA: 937 USDHolyoke, MA937North Adams, MA: 843 USDNorth Adams, MA843Cambridge, MA: 2,628 USDCambridge, MA2,628Somerville, MA: 2,357 USDSomerville, MA2,357Medford, MA: 2,305 USDMedford, MA2,305Newton, MA: 2,252 USDNewton, MA2,252Waltham, MA: 2,141 USDWaltham, MA2,141Woburn, MA: 2,131 USDWoburn, MA2,131Boston, MA: 1,981 USDBoston, MA1,981Malden, MA: 1,962 USDMalden, MA1,962Quincy, MA: 1,901 USDQuincy, MA1,901Everett, MA: 1,892 USDEverett, MA1,892Randolph Town, MA: 1,883 USDRandolph Town, MA1,883Winthrop Town, MA: 1,841 USDWinthrop Town, MA1,841Melrose, MA: 1,837 USDMelrose, MA1,837Bridgewater Town, MA: 1,820 USDBridgewater Town, MA1,820Chelsea, MA: 1,806 USDChelsea, MA1,806Peabody, MA: 1,795 USDPeabody, MA1,795Franklin Town, MA: 1,792 USDFranklin Town, MA1,792Revere, MA: 1,790 USDRevere, MA1,790Weymouth Town, MA: 1,718 USDWeymouth Town, MA1,718Barnstable Town, MA: 1,711 USDBarnstable Town, MA1,711Framingham, MA: 1,689 USDFramingham, MA1,689Braintree Town, MA: 1,678 USDBraintree Town, MA1,678Salem, MA: 1,678 USDSalem, MA1,678Marlborough, MA: 1,648 USDMarlborough, MA1,648Beverly, MA: 1,622 USDBeverly, MA1,622Lynn, MA: 1,511 USDLynn, MA1,511Lawrence, MA: 1,502 USDLawrence, MA1,502Amherst Town, MA: 1,484 USDAmherst Town, MA1,484Lowell, MA: 1,466 USDLowell, MA1,466Haverhill, MA: 1,462 USDHaverhill, MA1,462Brockton, MA: 1,446 USDBrockton, MA1,446Newburyport, MA: 1,426 USDNewburyport, MA1,426Gloucester, MA: 1,390 USDGloucester, MA1,390Attleboro, MA: 1,359 USDAttleboro, MA1,359Northampton, MA: 1,355 USDNorthampton, MA1,355Worcester, MA: 1,312 USDWorcester, MA1,312North Attleborough Town, MA: 1,246 USDNorth Attleborough Town, MA1,246Agawam Town, MA: 1,218 USDAgawam Town, MA1,218Taunton, MA: 1,180 USDTaunton, MA1,180Leominster, MA: 1,171 USDLeominster, MA1,171Southbridge Town, MA: 1,142 USDSouthbridge Town, MA1,142Palmer Town, MA: 1,118 USDPalmer Town, MA1,118Fitchburg, MA: 1,115 USDFitchburg, MA1,115Chicopee, MA: 1,058 USDChicopee, MA1,058Westfield, MA: 1,050 USDWestfield, MA1,050Springfield, MA: 1,047 USDSpringfield, MA1,047Gardner, MA: 1,041 USDGardner, MA1,041West Springfield Town, MA: 1,038 USDWest Springfield Town, MA1,038Pittsfield, MA: 1,027 USDPittsfield, MA1,027New Bedford, MA: 1,026 USDNew Bedford, MA1,026Fall River, MA: 1,020 USDFall River, MA1,020Greenfield, MA: 1,012 USDGreenfield, MA1,012Holyoke, MA: 937 USDHolyoke, MA937North Adams, MA: 843 USDNorth Adams, MA843
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

RankCities2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Cambridge, MA2,628+10.1%
2Somerville, MA2,357+9.5%
3Medford, MA2,305+8.9%
4Newton, MA2,252+9%
5Waltham, MA2,141+9.8%
6Woburn, MA2,131+15.6%
7Boston, MA1,981+11.1%
8Malden, MA1,962+10.6%
9Quincy, MA1,901+8.7%
10Everett, MA1,892+11.3%
11Randolph Town, MA1,883+6.5%
12Winthrop Town, MA1,841+11.2%
13Melrose, MA1,837+2.3%
14Bridgewater Town, MA1,820+3.4%
15Chelsea, MA1,806+10.2%
16Peabody, MA1,795+10.8%
17Franklin Town, MA1,792+18%
18Revere, MA1,790+10.1%
19Weymouth Town, MA1,718+5.7%
20Barnstable Town, MA1,711+9.1%
21Framingham, MA1,689+9.8%
22Braintree Town, MA1,678+4.7%
22Salem, MA1,678+12.4%
24Marlborough, MA1,648+7.9%
25Beverly, MA1,622+12.7%
26Lynn, MA1,511+12.5%
27Lawrence, MA1,502+15.3%
28Amherst Town, MA1,484+10.7%
29Lowell, MA1,466+11.8%
30Haverhill, MA1,462+10.1%
31Brockton, MA1,446+10.3%
32Newburyport, MA1,426+4.4%
33Gloucester, MA1,390+10.7%
34Attleboro, MA1,359+7.8%
35Northampton, MA1,355+8.1%
36Worcester, MA1,312+11.3%
37North Attleborough Town, MA1,246+7.6%
38Agawam Town, MA1,218+3.8%
39Taunton, MA1,180+10.6%
40Leominster, MA1,171+10.1%
41Southbridge Town, MA1,142+19.1%
42Palmer Town, MA1,118+14.4%
43Fitchburg, MA1,115+10.6%
44Chicopee, MA1,058+5.2%
45Westfield, MA1,050+6.8%
46Springfield, MA1,047+8.6%
47Gardner, MA1,041+13.8%
48West Springfield Town, MA1,038+9.4%
49Pittsfield, MA1,027+6.3%
50New Bedford, MA1,026+9.6%
51Fall River, MA1,020+11.1%
52Greenfield, MA1,012+8.4%
53Holyoke, MA937+3.2%
54North Adams, MA843+3.3%

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 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/massachusetts-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/massachusetts-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/massachusetts-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Cambridge, MA, with $2,628 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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North Adams, MA, with $843 in 2022.

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