Rent Trends / MA
Rent Trends in Massachusetts: 2015 to 2026
Yearly Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) for 141 cities in Massachusetts. The average across tracked cities is $2,719/month in 2026, up from $1,992 in 2015 (+36.5%). That sits $754 above (+38.4% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,965.
Last updated: July 19, 2026
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) · Jan snapshots for 2015–2025; 2026 column = June 2026 release · U.S. typical rent $1,965 (June 2026)
What the Massachusetts rent trend shows
This page follows market rents in Massachusetts from 2015 through mid-2026 using the same Zillow ZORI vintage for every city in the table. State figures below are simple averages of the tracked cities — useful for comparing places inside Massachusetts and stacking the state against the published U.S. typical rent ($1,965/month in June 2026, up from $1,362 in January 2019 on our national series).
Since 2023, the tracked-city average in Massachusetts has risen from about $2,336 to $2,719 (+16.4%). That is the post-spike path — not a full reset to mid-2010s rents. The latest year step (2025 → 2026) is +6.9% ($2,543 → $2,719).
Within the state, long-run winners and losers split by city. The largest percentage increase from the earliest reading to 2026 is Worcester (+114.0%, $1,011 → $2,164). 7 of 141 tracked cities are higher than their 2015 (or earliest) level.
For the national rent story, see the Rent Index. Statewide maps live on Rent by State. Full city database: Rent by City.
City-level breakdown in Massachusetts
Lowest 2026 rents
- Pittsfield — $1,546
- West Springfield — $1,569
- Gardner — $1,603
- Chicopee — $1,635
- South Hadley — $1,724
Highest 2026 rents
- Weston — $6,900
- Lexington — $4,274
- Newbury — $4,250
- Wellesley — $3,868
- Manchester — $3,800
Full list with every year from 2015–2026 is in the sortable table below.
All Massachusetts cities — yearly rent table
| City | Metro | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | $2,258 | $2,360 | $2,426 | $2,529 | $2,601 | $2,680 | $2,460 | $2,788 | $3,031 | $3,223 | $3,351 | $3,469 | +53.6% | |
| Worcester | $1,011 | $1,080 | $1,145 | $1,236 | $1,312 | $1,407 | $1,491 | $1,653 | $1,820 | $1,954 | $2,088 | $2,164 | +114.0% | |
| Springfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,190 | $1,327 | $1,497 | $1,592 | $1,672 | $1,786 | +50.1% | |
| Cambridge | $2,350 | $2,419 | $2,532 | $2,574 | $2,644 | $2,792 | $2,434 | $2,884 | $3,087 | $3,209 | $3,280 | $3,598 | +53.1% | |
| Lowell | — | $1,318 | $1,347 | $1,454 | $1,530 | $1,582 | $1,624 | $1,816 | $2,002 | $2,119 | $2,201 | $2,316 | +75.7% | |
| Brockton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,955 | $2,134 | $2,235 | $2,406 | +23.1% | |
| Lynn | — | — | — | — | $1,459 | $1,581 | $1,690 | $1,801 | $1,969 | $2,094 | $2,204 | $2,300 | +57.6% | |
| New Bedford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,321 | $1,484 | $1,611 | $1,765 | $1,916 | +45.0% | |
| Fall River | — | — | $848 | $905 | $948 | $1,039 | $1,129 | $1,308 | $1,440 | $1,576 | $1,675 | $1,811 | +113.6% | |
| Newton | $2,187 | $2,315 | $2,457 | $2,517 | $2,563 | $2,705 | $2,657 | $2,922 | $3,183 | $3,332 | $3,389 | $3,685 | +68.5% | |
| Quincy | $1,660 | $1,754 | $1,822 | $1,951 | $2,003 | $2,091 | $2,003 | $2,260 | $2,431 | $2,508 | $2,592 | $2,750 | +65.7% | |
| Lawrence | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,616 | $1,806 | $1,992 | $2,100 | $2,265 | $2,347 | +45.2% | |
| Somerville | $2,125 | $2,294 | $2,405 | $2,478 | $2,553 | $2,580 | $2,401 | $2,677 | $2,944 | $3,161 | $3,220 | $3,589 | +68.9% | |
| Framingham | — | — | $1,614 | $1,661 | $1,754 | $1,810 | $1,824 | $2,143 | $2,167 | $2,290 | $2,355 | $2,360 | +46.2% | |
| Haverhill | — | — | — | — | $1,507 | $1,535 | $1,688 | $1,865 | $2,022 | $2,121 | $2,253 | $2,345 | +55.6% | |
| Malden | — | — | $1,847 | $1,940 | $2,055 | $2,125 | $2,028 | $2,243 | $2,569 | $2,626 | $2,735 | $2,803 | +51.8% | |
| Waltham | — | $1,982 | $2,071 | $2,133 | $2,175 | $2,294 | $2,191 | $2,493 | $2,672 | $2,803 | $2,840 | $3,042 | +53.5% | |
| Brookline | $2,356 | $2,386 | $2,439 | $2,586 | $2,655 | $2,769 | $2,583 | $2,877 | $3,102 | $3,351 | $3,445 | $3,523 | +49.5% | |
| Medford | — | — | $2,243 | $2,316 | $2,352 | $2,472 | $2,247 | $2,661 | $2,947 | $3,125 | $3,149 | $3,419 | +52.4% | |
| Taunton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,610 | $1,822 | $1,971 | $2,124 | +31.9% | |
| Weymouth | — | — | — | $1,686 | $1,720 | $1,822 | $1,840 | $2,034 | $2,176 | $2,277 | $2,343 | $2,501 | +48.3% | |
| Revere | — | — | — | $1,927 | $2,031 | $2,142 | $2,041 | $2,235 | $2,438 | $2,584 | $2,693 | $2,826 | +46.7% | |
| Chicopee | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,635 | +0.0% | |
| Peabody | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,465 | $2,554 | $2,658 | $2,812 | +14.1% | |
| Methuen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,330 | $2,464 | $2,507 | +7.6% | |
| Plymouth | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,981 | $2,186 | $2,301 | $2,450 | $2,551 | $2,788 | +40.7% | |
| Barnstable | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,699 | $2,736 | $2,932 | +8.6% | |
| Everett | — | — | — | — | — | $2,193 | $1,987 | $2,300 | $2,473 | $2,656 | $2,666 | $2,815 | +28.4% | |
| Arlington | — | — | $2,049 | $2,128 | $2,163 | $2,197 | $2,186 | $2,474 | $2,712 | $2,773 | $2,816 | $3,043 | +48.5% | |
| Attleboro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,597 | $1,746 | $1,856 | $1,993 | $2,225 | +39.3% | |
| Pittsfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,400 | $1,460 | $1,546 | +10.4% | |
| Leominster | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,611 | $1,671 | $1,776 | $1,920 | +19.2% | |
| Fitchburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,425 | $1,561 | $1,642 | $1,799 | +26.2% | |
| Salem | — | — | — | $1,795 | $1,833 | $1,985 | $1,982 | $2,240 | $2,374 | $2,530 | $2,619 | $2,742 | +52.8% | |
| Billerica | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,945 | $2,305 | $2,476 | $2,534 | $2,662 | $2,741 | +40.9% | |
| Marlborough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,239 | $2,339 | $2,551 | $2,592 | $2,668 | +19.2% | |
| Westfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,873 | +0.0% | |
| Woburn | — | — | — | — | $2,030 | $2,057 | $2,037 | $2,295 | $2,510 | $2,627 | $2,684 | $2,780 | +36.9% | |
| Chelsea | — | — | — | $1,682 | $1,808 | $1,918 | $1,807 | $2,167 | $2,299 | $2,451 | $2,464 | $2,628 | +56.2% | |
| Amherst | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,036 | $2,220 | $2,344 | +15.1% | |
| Braintree | — | — | — | — | $2,182 | $2,205 | $2,232 | $2,475 | $2,612 | $2,743 | $2,844 | $2,987 | +36.9% | |
| Holyoke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,799 | +0.0% | |
| Shrewsbury | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,924 | $2,069 | $2,164 | $2,250 | $2,399 | +24.7% | |
| Beverly | — | — | — | — | — | $1,840 | $1,955 | $2,053 | $2,316 | $2,595 | $2,646 | $2,773 | +50.7% | |
| Natick | — | — | — | — | $1,889 | $2,053 | $2,002 | $2,222 | $2,318 | $2,531 | $2,568 | $2,765 | +46.4% | |
| Andover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,443 | $2,511 | $2,628 | $2,793 | +14.3% | |
| Chelmsford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,155 | $2,323 | $2,438 | $2,602 | $2,680 | +24.4% | |
| Watertown | — | $1,955 | $2,038 | $2,079 | $2,196 | $2,318 | $2,150 | $2,449 | $2,626 | $2,740 | $2,867 | $3,124 | +59.8% | |
| Randolph | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,261 | $2,354 | $2,423 | $2,627 | +16.2% | |
| Lexington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4,274 | +0.0% | |
| Dartmouth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,150 | +0.0% | |
| Franklin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,960 | $2,146 | $2,296 | $2,450 | $2,631 | +34.2% | |
| Dracut | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,328 | +0.0% | |
| Needham | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,693 | $2,921 | $2,962 | $3,155 | +17.2% | |
| North Andover | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,033 | $2,291 | $2,459 | $2,555 | $2,590 | $2,846 | +40.0% | |
| Norwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,228 | $2,500 | $2,643 | $2,601 | +16.7% | |
| Tewksbury | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,408 | $2,557 | $2,677 | $2,781 | +15.5% | |
| North Attleboro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,904 | $2,156 | $2,343 | +23.1% | |
| Milford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,224 | $2,371 | $2,452 | +10.3% | |
| Melrose | — | — | — | — | $2,080 | $2,229 | $2,130 | $2,408 | $2,585 | $2,706 | $2,780 | $3,026 | +45.5% | |
| Saugus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,996 | +0.0% | |
| Northampton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,244 | $2,477 | +10.4% | |
| Wellesley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,948 | $3,381 | $3,868 | +31.2% | |
| West Springfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,569 | +0.0% | |
| Agawam | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,167 | +0.0% | |
| Stoughton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,128 | $2,149 | $2,245 | $2,490 | +17.0% | |
| Bridgewater | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,547 | $2,715 | $2,754 | $2,978 | +16.9% | |
| Milton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,013 | +0.0% | |
| Danvers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,410 | $2,487 | $2,745 | $2,849 | +18.2% | |
| Gloucester | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,574 | +0.0% | |
| Wakefield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,494 | $2,540 | $2,722 | $2,824 | +13.2% | |
| Walpole | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,665 | $2,912 | +9.3% | |
| Belmont | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,557 | $2,664 | $2,766 | $2,942 | $3,249 | +27.1% | |
| Burlington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,065 | $3,149 | $3,211 | $3,328 | +8.6% | |
| Reading | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,162 | +0.0% | |
| Easton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,189 | +0.0% | |
| Dedham | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,824 | $2,971 | $3,226 | +14.2% | |
| Canton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,360 | $2,611 | $2,667 | $2,840 | $2,909 | +23.3% | |
| Marshfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,956 | +0.0% | |
| Westford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,761 | $3,063 | +10.9% | |
| Middleborough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,070 | +0.0% | |
| Acton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,424 | +0.0% | |
| Mansfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,969 | $2,120 | $2,342 | $2,323 | $2,602 | +32.1% | |
| Winchester | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,561 | $3,776 | +6.0% | |
| Hingham | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,640 | +0.0% | |
| Wilmington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,218 | +0.0% | |
| Stoneham | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,627 | $2,669 | $2,729 | $3,086 | +17.5% | |
| Westborough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,257 | $2,359 | $2,489 | $2,522 | $2,674 | +18.5% | |
| Wareham | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,288 | +0.0% | |
| Gardner | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,525 | $1,603 | +5.1% | |
| Hudson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,469 | +0.0% | |
| Holden | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,733 | +0.0% | |
| Grafton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,433 | +0.0% | |
| Winthrop | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,033 | $2,177 | $2,331 | $2,563 | +26.1% | |
| Hopkinton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,941 | $3,102 | +5.5% | |
| Ashland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,777 | +0.0% | |
| Foxborough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,873 | +0.0% | |
| Concord | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,570 | +0.0% | |
| Sharon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,016 | +0.0% | |
| South Hadley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,724 | +0.0% | |
| Newburyport | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,476 | $2,665 | $2,886 | +16.6% | |
| Pembroke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,898 | +0.0% | |
| Webster | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,878 | +0.0% | |
| Greenfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,773 | +0.0% | |
| Rockland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,175 | +0.0% | |
| Southbridge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,928 | +0.0% | |
| Amesbury | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,082 | $2,453 | +17.8% | |
| Abington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,612 | +0.0% | |
| Bellingham | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,273 | $2,462 | $2,584 | +13.7% | |
| Auburn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,839 | +0.0% | |
| Easthampton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,948 | +0.0% | |
| Westwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,130 | +0.0% | |
| Scituate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,000 | +0.0% | |
| Northborough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,889 | +0.0% | |
| Clinton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,073 | $2,137 | +3.1% | |
| Hanover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,042 | +0.0% | |
| Bedford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,863 | +0.0% | |
| Marblehead | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,471 | $2,900 | +17.4% | |
| Duxbury | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,734 | +0.0% | |
| Wayland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,610 | +0.0% | |
| Millbury | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,410 | +0.0% | |
| Swampscott | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,764 | +0.0% | |
| Lynnfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,181 | +0.0% | |
| Sandwich | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,875 | +0.0% | |
| Kingston | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,820 | +0.0% | |
| Wrentham | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,993 | +0.0% | |
| Spencer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,898 | +0.0% | |
| Dudley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,725 | +0.0% | |
| Weston | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6,900 | +0.0% | |
| Hull | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,148 | +0.0% | |
| Littleton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,819 | +0.0% | |
| Plainville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,094 | +0.0% | |
| Southwick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,185 | +0.0% | |
| Salisbury | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,300 | +0.0% | |
| Ayer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,725 | +0.0% | |
| West Boylston | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,994 | +0.0% | |
| Newbury | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4,250 | +0.0% | |
| Cohasset | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,514 | +0.0% | |
| Boxboro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,938 | +0.0% | |
| Manchester | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,800 | +0.0% | |
| Sunderland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,845 | +0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions — Massachusetts rent
Is Massachusetts cheap to rent in 2026?
Not compared with the U.S. overall. The average rent across 141 tracked Massachusetts cities is about $2,719/month — $754 above (+38.4% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,965. Cheaper pockets still exist inside the state; sort the table by 2026 rent to find them.
What city in Massachusetts has the cheapest rent?
Among cities in our ZORI sample, Pittsfield is the lowest at about $1,546/month (2026). Other lower-rent cities include West Springfield ($1,569), Gardner ($1,603), Chicopee ($1,635).
What city in Massachusetts has the most expensive rent?
Weston leads our sample at about $6,900/month in 2026, followed by Lexington ($4,274) and Newbury ($4,250).
How much have rents in Massachusetts changed since 2015?
Across tracked cities, the average moved from about $1,992 in 2015 to $2,719 in 2026 (+36.5%). 7 of 141 cities are higher than their earliest reading in this series; the largest percentage jump is Worcester (+114.0%).
Are rents in Massachusetts still rising year over year?
From 2025 to 2026, the average across tracked Massachusetts cities went from about $2,543 to $2,719 (+6.9%). Since 2023 ($2,336), that is +16.4%. Individual cities can diverge — sort by % Chg or compare the '25 and '26 columns.
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