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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 2023, at $2,742. North Adams, MA had the lowest, at $777. The median was $1,608 and the figure for Massachusetts was $1,687. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,742Cambridge, MA
Lowest777North Adams, MA
Median1,60854 cities
Massachusetts1,687History

All cities, 2023

Cambridge, MA: 2,742 USDCambridge, MA2,742Medford, MA: 2,477 USDMedford, MA2,477Somerville, MA: 2,468 USDSomerville, MA2,468Newton, MA: 2,388 USDNewton, MA2,388Waltham, MA: 2,232 USDWaltham, MA2,232Woburn, MA: 2,190 USDWoburn, MA2,190Boston, MA: 2,093 USDBoston, MA2,093Malden, MA: 2,066 USDMalden, MA2,066Randolph Town, MA: 2,049 USDRandolph Town, MA2,049Quincy, MA: 1,998 USDQuincy, MA1,998Everett, MA: 1,988 USDEverett, MA1,988Bridgewater Town, MA: 1,976 USDBridgewater Town, MA1,976Revere, MA: 1,966 USDRevere, MA1,966Melrose, MA: 1,933 USDMelrose, MA1,933Braintree Town, MA: 1,925 USDBraintree Town, MA1,925Winthrop Town, MA: 1,909 USDWinthrop Town, MA1,909Peabody, MA: 1,902 USDPeabody, MA1,902Weymouth Town, MA: 1,861 USDWeymouth Town, MA1,861Chelsea, MA: 1,859 USDChelsea, MA1,859Franklin Town, MA: 1,856 USDFranklin Town, MA1,856Framingham, MA: 1,853 USDFramingham, MA1,853Salem, MA: 1,800 USDSalem, MA1,800Barnstable Town, MA: 1,751 USDBarnstable Town, MA1,751Marlborough, MA: 1,721 USDMarlborough, MA1,721Beverly, MA: 1,683 USDBeverly, MA1,683Haverhill, MA: 1,620 USDHaverhill, MA1,620Lynn, MA: 1,612 USDLynn, MA1,612Lowell, MA: 1,603 USDLowell, MA1,603Amherst Town, MA: 1,570 USDAmherst Town, MA1,570Lawrence, MA: 1,569 USDLawrence, MA1,569Brockton, MA: 1,545 USDBrockton, MA1,545Newburyport, MA: 1,511 USDNewburyport, MA1,511Attleboro, MA: 1,446 USDAttleboro, MA1,446Worcester, MA: 1,415 USDWorcester, MA1,415Northampton, MA: 1,404 USDNorthampton, MA1,404North Attleborough Town, MA: 1,402 USDNorth Attleborough Town, MA1,402Gloucester, MA: 1,395 USDGloucester, MA1,395Leominster, MA: 1,282 USDLeominster, MA1,282Taunton, MA: 1,269 USDTaunton, MA1,269Agawam Town, MA: 1,234 USDAgawam Town, MA1,234Southbridge Town, MA: 1,157 USDSouthbridge Town, MA1,157Fitchburg, MA: 1,131 USDFitchburg, MA1,131West Springfield Town, MA: 1,121 USDWest Springfield Town, MA1,121Springfield, MA: 1,114 USDSpringfield, MA1,114Chicopee, MA: 1,108 USDChicopee, MA1,108Greenfield, MA: 1,097 USDGreenfield, MA1,097Pittsfield, MA: 1,094 USDPittsfield, MA1,094Fall River, MA: 1,086 USDFall River, MA1,086New Bedford, MA: 1,085 USDNew Bedford, MA1,085Gardner, MA: 1,071 USDGardner, MA1,071Westfield, MA: 1,064 USDWestfield, MA1,064Palmer Town, MA: 1,041 USDPalmer Town, MA1,041Holyoke, MA: 1,016 USDHolyoke, MA1,016North Adams, MA: 777 USDNorth Adams, MA777Cambridge, MA: 2,742 USDCambridge, MA2,742Medford, MA: 2,477 USDMedford, MA2,477Somerville, MA: 2,468 USDSomerville, MA2,468Newton, MA: 2,388 USDNewton, MA2,388Waltham, MA: 2,232 USDWaltham, MA2,232Woburn, MA: 2,190 USDWoburn, MA2,190Boston, MA: 2,093 USDBoston, MA2,093Malden, MA: 2,066 USDMalden, MA2,066Randolph Town, MA: 2,049 USDRandolph Town, MA2,049Quincy, MA: 1,998 USDQuincy, MA1,998Everett, MA: 1,988 USDEverett, MA1,988Bridgewater Town, MA: 1,976 USDBridgewater Town, MA1,976Revere, MA: 1,966 USDRevere, MA1,966Melrose, MA: 1,933 USDMelrose, MA1,933Braintree Town, MA: 1,925 USDBraintree Town, MA1,925Winthrop Town, MA: 1,909 USDWinthrop Town, MA1,909Peabody, MA: 1,902 USDPeabody, MA1,902Weymouth Town, MA: 1,861 USDWeymouth Town, MA1,861Chelsea, MA: 1,859 USDChelsea, MA1,859Franklin Town, MA: 1,856 USDFranklin Town, MA1,856Framingham, MA: 1,853 USDFramingham, MA1,853Salem, MA: 1,800 USDSalem, MA1,800Barnstable Town, MA: 1,751 USDBarnstable Town, MA1,751Marlborough, MA: 1,721 USDMarlborough, MA1,721Beverly, MA: 1,683 USDBeverly, MA1,683Haverhill, MA: 1,620 USDHaverhill, MA1,620Lynn, MA: 1,612 USDLynn, MA1,612Lowell, MA: 1,603 USDLowell, MA1,603Amherst Town, MA: 1,570 USDAmherst Town, MA1,570Lawrence, MA: 1,569 USDLawrence, MA1,569Brockton, MA: 1,545 USDBrockton, MA1,545Newburyport, MA: 1,511 USDNewburyport, MA1,511Attleboro, MA: 1,446 USDAttleboro, MA1,446Worcester, MA: 1,415 USDWorcester, MA1,415Northampton, MA: 1,404 USDNorthampton, MA1,404North Attleborough Town, MA: 1,402 USDNorth Attleborough Town, MA1,402Gloucester, MA: 1,395 USDGloucester, MA1,395Leominster, MA: 1,282 USDLeominster, MA1,282Taunton, MA: 1,269 USDTaunton, MA1,269Agawam Town, MA: 1,234 USDAgawam Town, MA1,234Southbridge Town, MA: 1,157 USDSouthbridge Town, MA1,157Fitchburg, MA: 1,131 USDFitchburg, MA1,131West Springfield Town, MA: 1,121 USDWest Springfield Town, MA1,121Springfield, MA: 1,114 USDSpringfield, MA1,114Chicopee, MA: 1,108 USDChicopee, MA1,108Greenfield, MA: 1,097 USDGreenfield, MA1,097Pittsfield, MA: 1,094 USDPittsfield, MA1,094Fall River, MA: 1,086 USDFall River, MA1,086New Bedford, MA: 1,085 USDNew Bedford, MA1,085Gardner, MA: 1,071 USDGardner, MA1,071Westfield, MA: 1,064 USDWestfield, MA1,064Palmer Town, MA: 1,041 USDPalmer Town, MA1,041Holyoke, MA: 1,016 USDHolyoke, MA1,016North Adams, MA: 777 USDNorth Adams, MA777
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

RankCities2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Cambridge, MA2,742+4.3%
2Medford, MA2,477+7.5%
3Somerville, MA2,468+4.7%
4Newton, MA2,388+6%
5Waltham, MA2,232+4.3%
6Woburn, MA2,190+2.8%
7Boston, MA2,093+5.7%
8Malden, MA2,066+5.3%
9Randolph Town, MA2,049+8.8%
10Quincy, MA1,998+5.1%
11Everett, MA1,988+5.1%
12Bridgewater Town, MA1,976+8.6%
13Revere, MA1,966+9.8%
14Melrose, MA1,933+5.2%
15Braintree Town, MA1,925+14.7%
16Winthrop Town, MA1,909+3.7%
17Peabody, MA1,902+6%
18Weymouth Town, MA1,861+8.3%
19Chelsea, MA1,859+2.9%
20Franklin Town, MA1,856+3.6%
21Framingham, MA1,853+9.7%
22Salem, MA1,800+7.3%
23Barnstable Town, MA1,751+2.3%
24Marlborough, MA1,721+4.4%
25Beverly, MA1,683+3.8%
26Haverhill, MA1,620+10.8%
27Lynn, MA1,612+6.7%
28Lowell, MA1,603+9.3%
29Amherst Town, MA1,570+5.8%
30Lawrence, MA1,569+4.5%
31Brockton, MA1,545+6.8%
32Newburyport, MA1,511+6%
33Attleboro, MA1,446+6.4%
34Worcester, MA1,415+7.9%
35Northampton, MA1,404+3.6%
36North Attleborough Town, MA1,402+12.5%
37Gloucester, MA1,395+0.4%
38Leominster, MA1,282+9.5%
39Taunton, MA1,269+7.5%
40Agawam Town, MA1,234+1.3%
41Southbridge Town, MA1,157+1.3%
42Fitchburg, MA1,131+1.4%
43West Springfield Town, MA1,121+8%
44Springfield, MA1,114+6.4%
45Chicopee, MA1,108+4.7%
46Greenfield, MA1,097+8.4%
47Pittsfield, MA1,094+6.5%
48Fall River, MA1,086+6.5%
49New Bedford, MA1,085+5.8%
50Gardner, MA1,071+2.9%
51Westfield, MA1,064+1.3%
52Palmer Town, MA1,041-6.9%
53Holyoke, MA1,016+8.4%
54North Adams, MA777-7.8%

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 2023 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/massachusetts-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/massachusetts-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Cambridge, MA, with $2,742 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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North Adams, MA, with $777 in 2023.

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