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Where can renters get the best deals? Plus a breakdown by Boston area.
Last month’s median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Massachusetts was $2,500. adobe stock
Average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Massachusetts is 19% higher in August than in August 2021, according to Recent reports from ApartmentAdvisor.com.
ApartmentAdvisor, a real estate listing site, analyzes the properties on the website and derives findings.
Last month’s median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Massachusetts was $2,500.
Meanwhile, in Cambridge, Massachusetts’ highest rent, the median one-bedroom rent rose to $2,980. This reflects a change of 19.5% year-on-year.
According to the report, Boston ranks second in a tally of the most expensive one-bedroom apartment rental markets in the Commonwealth. Boston’s median rent in that category was $2,880 in August, which is up a whopping 28% compared to the same period last year, and he reflects an 8.7% increase month-over-month.
Medford ranked third with a median rent of $2,749, followed by Melrose, Brookline and Newton. (Note: For large changes in inventory, such as large multifamily developments open to lease, the website considers the “weighted average price of similar units of the same property when including the individual units.”) I put it in.)
Good news for renters? Median rents have dropped significantly in some communities. So, if you’re looking for a one-bedroom deal, head west of Boston to Shrewsbury (-15.5%), Waltham (-14%), Framingham (-13.5%), Natick (-10.6). %).
See below for a breakdown by Boston neighborhoods and studio, one and two bedroom rentals in select communities statewide.
near Boston:
| neighborhood | studio | 1 bed | 2 beds | 3 beds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allston | $2,100 | $3,100 | $3,538 | $4,400 |
| back bay | $3,000 | $3,700 | $5,931 | $7,999 |
| beacon hill | $2,250 | $2,825 | $3,850 | * |
| Brighton | $1,823 | $2,212 | $2,700 | $3,700 |
| charlestown | $2,960 | $3,150 | $4,442 | $4,800 |
| Dorchester | * | $3,100 | $2,600 | $3,100 |
| downtown | $3,390 | $4,019 | $5,167 | $6,368 |
| East Boston | * | $2,500 | $3,000 | $3,600 |
| Fenway | $2,700 | $3,200 | $5,115 | * |
| hyde park | * | * | $2,300 | $3,300 |
| jamaican plains | $3,090 | $3,250 | $3,709 | $3,325 |
| north end | * | $3,338 | $4,225 | $5,700 |
| roslindale | * | $1,975 | $2,525 | $3,100 |
| Roxbury | * | $2,100 | $2,900 | $3,200 |
| seaport | $3,425 | $4,115 | $4,873 | * |
| South Boston | $3,300 | $3,739 | $4,492 | $4,500 |
| west end | $2,865 | $3,850 | $5,157 | $6,368 |
| west roxbury | * | $2,655 | $2,950 | $3,200 |
studio:
| community | median rent | 1 month change | 1 year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | $2,560 | 3.6% | 32.4% |
| boston | $2,248 | 8.3% | 24.9% |
| Quincy | $2,147 | 15.3% | 11.7% |
| brookline | $2,116 | 1% | 21.1% |
| Somerville | $1,819 | -4.2% | 10.3% |
| Worcester | $1,250 | -2% | 8.7% |
| mass. | $2,100 | Four% | 10.3% |
one bed room:
| community | median rent | 1 month change | 1 year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | $2,980 | 1.8% | 19.5% |
| boston | $2,880 | 8.7% | 28% |
| Medford | $2,749 | 21.4% | 57.1% |
| Melrose | $2,731 | -0.1% | 45.7% |
| brookline | $2,725 | 4.8% | 24.1% |
| newton | $2,648 | 4.2% | 39.3% |
| Everett | $2,634 | -5.1% | 4.8% |
| Waltham | $2,545 | -14% | 8.3% |
| Libya | $2,538 | 8.4% | 30.7% |
| beverly | $2,500 | 7.3% | 34.4% |
| Winthrop | $2,500 | 0% | 57.5% |
| natick | $2,493 | -10.6% | -3.3% |
| water town | $2,493 | -8.5% | 26.2% |
| Chelsea | $2,373 | 4.4% | 35.2% |
| Somerville | $2,344 | 1.9% | 11.6% |
| brain tree | $2,340 | 0.2% | 10.2% |
| Quincy | $2,286 | -2.2% | 27% |
| Lexington | $2,250 | -4.3% | 0% |
| Marlborough | $2,220 | -7.6% | Four% |
| Weymouth | $2,153 | 1.9% | 2.5% |
| norwood | $2,133 | 1.5% | 12.5% |
| Woburn | $2,100 | -2.3% | 14.7% |
| Arlington | $2,100 | -4.5% | 12% |
| malden | $2,000 | 9.6% | 23.1% |
| Lowell | $1,940 | 3.5% | 21.3% |
| marble head | $1,925 | -3.8% | — |
| Rin | $1,850 | 0% | -1.5% |
| Framingham | $1,762 | -13.5% | 9.3% |
| Salem | $1,700 | -9.6% | Five% |
| Shrewsbury | $1,695 | -15.5% | -10.7% |
| Worcester | $1,661 | 2.2% | 18.6% |
| harbor hill | $1,543 | -3.6% | 10.2% |
| fall river | $1,448 | -2.2% | 28.7% |
| Leominster | $1,376 | 11.9% | 9.2% |
| springfield | $1,250 | 8.7% | 12.4% |
| Gardner | $1,150 | 0% | 2.9% |
| mass. | $2,500 | 0.4% | 19% |
two bedrooms:
| community | median rent | 1 month change | 1 year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | $3,732 | 6.8% | 30.5% |
| Waltham | $3,484 | -Four% | 36.6% |
| natick | $3,387 | -3.5% | 47.2% |
| Melrose | $3,331 | 1% | 41.7% |
| boston | $3,200 | 6.7% | 23.1% |
| brookline | $3,200 | 0.6% | 20.8% |
| brain tree | $3,014 | 6.6% | 22.5% |
| plymouth | $2,907 | -17% | -29.4% |
| Somerville | $2,900 | 3.6% | 17.5% |
| canton | $2,878 | 0.1% | 26.2% |
| Peabody | $2,815 | 10.4% | 11.1% |
| Framingham | $2,795 | -0.2% | 35.8% |
| Woburn | $2,792 | -0.1% | 35.1% |
| Arlington | $2,792 | -0.3% | 9.6% |
| Winthrop | $2,788 | 7.2% | 39.4% |
| Stoughton | $2,755 | 14.3% | 46.1% |
| norwood | $2,700 | 0% | 14.8% |
| Chelsea | $2,697 | 0.4% | 38.3% |
| Weymouth | $2,691 | 5.5% | 22.3% |
| Libya | $2,680 | -0.7% | 24.6% |
| Quincy | $2,650 | -1.8% | 32.5% |
| Marlborough | $2,627 | -11.2% | -4.4% |
| Medford | $2,600 | 2.2% | 18.2% |
| Belmont | $2,600 | 0% | 13% |
| newton | $2,600 | 1.1% | 8.3% |
| water town | $2,600 | -3.7% | 11.9% |
| chelmsford | $2,515 | 10.5% | 35.6% |
| malden | $2,425 | -11.8% | 18.4% |
| beverly | $2,400 | -11.9% | 26.5% |
| gloucester | $2,350 | -5.1% | — |
| Salem | $2,350 | -2.1% | 6.8% |
| Rin | $2,300 | 8.9% | 9.7% |
| Lowell | $1,999 | -0.1% | 18.4% |
| harbor hill | $1,900 | 0% | 8.6% |
| blockton | $1,888 | 9.4% | 15.3% |
| Worcester | $1,800 | 1.4% | 5.9% |
| Leominster | $1,678 | Ten% | 17.8% |
| fall river | $1,400 | -9.3% | 12% |
| springfield | $1,300 | 0% | 18.7% |
| mass. | $2,850 | 1.1% | 16.3% |
Click the map below to see median monthly rent for select communities in Massachusetts.
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