Cost To Rent in Boston, A Helpful Guide (Price, Location, Neighborhood)

What Does It Cost To Rent In Boston? Here’s a helpful guide for Boston renters from Boston.com that compares monthly rents for 1 bedrooms in nearly two dozen Massachusetts cities. Each chart includes the monthly rent cost of the apartment, the city it’s in, and the month over month and year over year values.

August 2021

RANK	CITY	RENT	MOM	YOY
1	Cambridge	$2,500	4.2%	6.4%
2	Boston	$2,300	0%	0%
3	Woburn	$2,240	-5.1%	14.9%
4	Brookline	$2,200	0.5%	-6%
5	Revere	$2,150	4.9%	7.5%
6	Quincy	$2,100	5%	5%
7	Everett	$2,010	5.2%	-10.7%
8	Somerville	$2,000	0%	-0%
9	Newton	$1,910	0%	-4.5%
10	Waltham	$1,880	5%	-9.6%
11	Framingham	$1,850	1.1%	0%
12 (tie)	Lawrence	$1,840	5.1%	15.7%
12	Melrose	$1,840	5.1%	2.8%
14	Beverly	$1,820	-3.2%	-3.2%
15	Medford	$1,800	-2.7%	-13%
16	Malden	$1,650	0%	-9.8%
17	Lowell	$1,620	-2.4%	1.9%
18	Brockton	$1,410	5.2%	1.4%
19	Haverhill	$1,400	-0.7%	-2.8%

July 2021

RANK	CITY	RENT	MOM	YOY
1	Cambridge	$2,400	4.3%	-0.8%
2	Boston	$2,300	4.5%	-2.1%
3	Brookline	$2,190	1.9%	-8.4%
4	Revere	$2,050	5.1%	2%
5	Quincy	$2,000	2.6%	0%
6 (tie)	Somerville	$2,000	0%	-4.8%
6	Everett	$1,910	4.9%	-11.2%
8	Newton	$1,910	0.5%	-4.5%
9	Beverly	$1,880	2.7%	-3.6%
10	Medford	$1,850	-5.1%	-10.6%
11	Framingham	$1,830	-1.1%	1.1%
12	Salem	$1,820	-4.7%	15.2%
13	Waltham	$1,790	2.3%	-9.6%
14 (tie)	Lawrence	$1,750	-0.6%	15.1%
14	Melrose	$1,750	4.2%	-1.1%
16	Lowell	$1,660	3.8%	8.5%
17	Malden	$1,650	-1.2%	-7.3%
18	Haverhill	$1,410	5.2%	-1.4%
19	Brockton	$1,340	4.7%	-1.5%
20	Worcester	$1,300	-1.5%	-3.7%

June 2021

RANK	CITY	RENT	MOM	YOY
1	Cambridge	$2,300	0.4%	-8%
2	Boston	$2,200	0.9%	-8.7%
3	Brookline	$2,150	1.9%	-10%
4	Somerville	$2,000	0%	-4.8%
5 (tie)	Medford	$1,950	4.8%	-8.5%
5	Quincy	$1,950	3.7%	-3%
5	Revere	$1,950	4.8%	-2.5%
8	Salem	$1,910	4.9%	24.8%
9	Newton	$1,900	0%	-5%
10	Framingham	$1,850	1.1%	5.7%
11	Beverly	$1,830	5.2%	-3.2%
12	Everett	$1,820	5.2%	-17.3%
13	Lawrence	$1,760	4.8%	15%
14	Waltham	$1,750	2.9%	-10.3%
15	Chelsea	$1,700	1.8%	-0.6%
16	Melrose	$1,680	5%	0%
17	Malden	$1,670	0.6%	-4.6%
18	Lowell	$1,600	3.9%	7.4%
19	Haverhill	$1,350	-0.7%	-5.6%
20	Worcester	$1,320	-2.2%	-0.8%
21	Brockton	$1,280	-5.2%	-9.2%

May 2021

RANK	CITY	RENT	MOM	YOY
1	Cambridge	$2,290	4.1%	-8.4%
3	Boston	$2,180	3.8%	-11%
2	Brookline	$2,110	-0.9%	-12.1%
4	Somerville	$2,000	1%	-6.1%
5	Newton	$1,900	0%	-5%
6	Quincy	$1,880	0%	-6%
7 (tie)	Medford	$1,860	3.3%	-16.2%
7	Revere	$1,860	-1.1%	-7%
8	Framingham	$1,830	1.7%	1.7%
9	Salem	$1,820	-3.2%	13%
10	Beverly	$1,740	4.8%	-7.4%
11	Everett	$1,730	3%	-20.3%
12	Waltham	$1,700	1.8%	-17.1%
13	Lawrence	$1,680	-0.6%	15.1%
14	Chelsea	$1,670	1.2%	-1.8%
15	Malden	$1,660	-2.4%	-5.7%
16	Melrose	$1,600	0%	-2.4%
17	Lowell	$1,540	1.3%	8.5%
18 (tie)	Brockton	$1,350	4.7%	-1.5%
18	Haverhill	$1,350	0%	0%
18	Worcester	$1,350	3.8%	5.5%

April 2021

RANK	CITY	RENT	MOM	YOY
1	Cambridge	$2,200	0.9%	-12.7%
2	Brookline	$2,130	0%	-12.7%
3	Boston	$2,100	0.5%	-16%
4	Somerville	$1,980	3.1%	-7.5%
5	Newton	$1,900	1.1%	-7.3%
6 (tie)	Quincy	$1,880	-2.1%	-6.9%
6	Revere	$1,880	2.2%	-10.5%
6	Salem	$1,880	2.2%	11.2%
9 (tie)	Framingham	$1,800	2.3%	-1.6%
9	Medford	$1,800	-1.6%	-20.4%
11	Malden	$1,700	0.6%	-2.9%
12	Lawrence	$1,690	-1.2%	15%
13	Everett	$1,680	0%	-26.3%
14	Waltham	$1,670	1.2%	-22.7%
15	Beverly	$1,660	-3.5%	-12.6%
16	Chelsea	$1,650	0%	-7.3%
17	Melrose	$1,600	1.9%	-7.5%
18	Lowell	$1,520	4.8%	8.6%
19	Haverhill	$1,350	-2.9%	-2.2%
20	Worcester	$1,330	0%	1.6%
21	Brockton	$1,290	4.9%	-5.8%

March 2021

RANK	CITY	RENT	MOM	YOY
1	Cambridge	$2,180	3.8%	-15.2%
2	Brookline	$2,130	2.4%	-14.8%
3	Boston	$2,090	2%	-16.4%
4 (tie)	Quincy	$1,920	-0.5%	-4%
4	Somerville	$1,920	3.2%	-14.3%
6	Newton	$1,880	2.2%	-6%
7(tie)	Lynn	$1,840	0%	15%
7	Revere	$1,840	0.5%	-13.2%
7	Salem	$1,840	5.1%	8.9%
10	Medford	$1,830	0%	-14.9%
11	Framingham	$1,760	-1.1%	-4.9%
12	Beverly	$1,720	-3.9%	-10.4%
13	Lawrence	$1,710	4.9%	9.6%
14 (tie)	Malden	$1,690	-0.6%	-4.5%
14	Woburn	$1,690	1.2%	-6.1%
16	Everett	$1,680	5%	-28.8%
17 (tie)	Chelsea	$1,650	-2.4%	-11.8%
17	Waltham	$1,650	-5.2%	-27.3%
19	Marlborough	$1,590	0%	-5.9%
20	Melrose	$1,570	-4.8%	-11.3%
21	Lowell	$1,450	1.4%	-1.4%
22	Haverhill	$1,390	0%	0%
23	Worcester	$1,300	-1.5%	0%
24	Brockton	$1,230	0%	-8.2%

February 2021

RANK	CITY	RENT	MOM	YOY
1	Cambridge	$2,100	-6.7%	-19.8%
2	Brookline	$2,080	-2.3%	-16.8%
3	Boston	$2,050	1.5%	-18%
4	Quincy	$1,930	3.2%	-4.9%
5	Somerville	$1,860	1.1%	-13.5%
6 (tie)	Lynn	$1,840	0.5%	12.9%
6	Newton	$1,840	2.2%	-10.2%
8 (tie)	Medford	$1,830	-3.7%	-12.9%
8	Revere	$1,830	2.2%	-14.5%
10	Beverly	$1,790	0%	-6.3%
11	Framingham	$1,780	0%	-7.3%
12	Salem	$1,750	4.8%	8.7%
13	Waltham	$1,740	-4.9%	-20.9%
14	Malden	$1,700	-5%	-8.6%
15	Chelsea	$1,690	0%	-5.6%
16	Woburn	$1,670	1.8%	-9.7%
17	Melrose	$1,650	1.9%	-2.4%
18	Lawrence	$1,630	5.2%	-1.2%
19	Everett	$1,600	-4.8%	-29.2%
20	Marlborough	$1,550	0%	-12.9%
21	Lowell	$1,430	-2.1%	-2.7%
22	Haverhill	$1,390	0%	3%
23	Worcester	$1,320	1.5%	3.1%
24	Brockton	$1,230	-4.7%	-3.9%

January 2021

RANK	CITY	RENT	MOM	YOY
1	Cambridge	$2,250	2.3%	-15.1%
2	Brookline	$2,130	4.4%	-14.8%
3	Boston	$2,020	-6%	-19.2%
4 (tie)	Beverly	$1,900	-2.6%	-1%
4	Medford	$1,900	-1%	-14%
6	Quincy	$1,870	0.5%	-6%
7	Somerville	$1,840	-0.5%	-12.4%
8 (tie)	Lynn	$1,830	-4.2%	15.1%
8	Waltham	$1,830	4.6%	-14.9%
10	Newton	$1,800	-3.7%	-12.2%
11 (tie)	Malden	$1,790	5.3%	-8.7%
11	Revere	$1,790	2.3%	-14.8%
13	Dover	$1,780	N/A	26.2%
14	Chelsea	$1,690	-1.2%	-8.6%
15	Everett	$1,680	-5.1%	-22.6%
16 (tie)	Framingham	$1,670	0%	-9.2%
16	Salem	$1,670	1.2%	7.1%
18	Woburn	$1,640	N/A	-11.4%
19	Melrose	$1,620	0%	1.3%
20	Haverhill	$1,560	-4.9%	4%
21	Lawrence	$1,550	0%	-4.3%
22	Marlborough	$1,480	0%	-10.8%
23	Lowell	$1,460	4.3%	3.5%
24	Worcester	$1,300	0.8%	1.6%
25	Brockton	$1,290	0%	2.4%

The cost to rent in Boston varies from month and these charts help illustrate that. If you have any questions about the cost to rent in Boston proper, give us a call at 617-262-4500.

Original article:

A running list of the cost to rent in nearly two dozen Mass. cities (Sept. edition)