A running list of the cost to rent an apartment in 16 Greater Boston cities
The most expensive places to rent? Cambridge, Boston, and Brookline. The least? Fall River, Brockton, and Worcester.
As costs in Boston climb, renters are starting to look for apartments outside the city. We turned to the national rental website Zumper for rental costs in 16 Greater Boston cities, based on the website’s own listings and the Multiple Listing Service.
Here is the median rental price for a one-bedroom apartment in Greater Boston since December 2018:
Boston
February 2019: $2,390
January 2019: $2,420
December 2018: $2,450
Brookline
February 2019: $2,350
January 2019: $2,370
December 2018: $2,380
Brockton
February 2019: $1,190
January 2019: $1,250
December 2018: $1,240
Cambridge
February 2019: $2,470
January 2019: $2,500
December 2018: $2,500
Fall River
February 2019: $1,040
January 2019: $990
December 2018: $940
Framingham
January 2019: $1,650
January 2019: $1,720
December 2018: $1,700
Haverhill
February 2019: $1,470
January 2019: $1,550
December 2018: $1,590
Lawrence
February 2019: $1,340
January 2019: $1,280
December 2018: $1,220
Lowell
February 2019: $1,410
January 2019: $1,390
December 2018: $1,390
Malden
February 2019: $1,630
January 2019: $1,610
December 2018: $1,600
Medford
February 2019: $2,060
January 2019: $2,170
December 2018: $2,170
Newton
February 2019: $1,900
January 2019: $1,900
December 2018: $1,900
Quincy
February 2019: $1,930
January 2019: $2,030
December 2018: $1,990
Somerville
February 2019: $2,100
January 2019: $2,090
December 2018: $2,100
Waltham
February 2019: $2,120
January 2019: $2,120
December 2018: $2,180
Worcester
February 2019: $1,330
January 2019: $1,330
December 2018: $1,330
Massachusetts
February 2019: $1,860
January 2019: $1,888
December 2018: $1,904
Here is the median rental price for two-bedroom apartments in Greater Boston since December 2018:
Boston
February 2019: $2,740
January 2019: $2,740
December 2018: $2,700
Brookline
February 2019: $2,800
January 2019: $2,800
December 2018: $2,800
Brockton
February 2019: $1,550
January 2019: $1,530
December 2018: $1,490
Cambridge
February 2019: $2,950
January 2019: $2,950
December 2018: $2,930
Fall River
February 2019: $1,060
January 2019: $1,120
December 2018: $1,180
Framingham
February 2019: $1,960
January 2019: $1,870
December 2018: $1,920
Haverhill
February 2019: $1,600
January 2019: $1,680
December 2018: $1,600
Lawrence
February 2019: $1,430
January 2019: $1,450
December 2018: $1,430
Lowell
February 2019: $1,690
January 2019: $1,690
December 2018: $1,690
Malden
February 2019: $2,000
January 2019: $2,000
December 2018: $2,000
Medford
February 2019: $2,200
January 2019: $2,200
December 2018: $2,200
Newton
February 2019: $2,370
January 2019: $2,390
December 2018: $2,400
Quincy
February 2019: $2,290
January 2019: $2,300
December 2018: $2,340
Somerville
February 2019: $2,390
January 2019: $2,360
December 2018: $2,400
Waltham
February 2019: $2,520
January 2019: $2,520
December 2018: $2,550
Worcester
February 2019: $1,500
January 2019: $1,500
December 2018: $1,500
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