Most Expensive Places to Rent in Massachusetts
21 cities ranked by average 2BR rent · HUD Fair Market Rents
The most expensive place to rent in Massachusetts is Nantucket County, with an average 2-bedroom rent of $2,842/mo. Below are all 21 Massachusetts cities ranked from highest to lowest rent.
| # | City | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nantucket County Nantucket County, MA | $2,298 | $2,436 | $2,842 | $3,424 |
| 2 | Boston Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area | $2,263 | $2,394 | $2,837 | $3,418 |
| 3 | Easton Easton-Raynham, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,820 | $1,832 | $2,403 | $2,895 |
| 4 | Barnstable Town Barnstable Town, MA MSA | $1,739 | $1,788 | $2,346 | $2,879 |
| 5 | Lowell Lowell, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,537 | $1,709 | $2,242 | $2,701 |
| 6 | Dukes County Dukes County, MA | $1,701 | $1,713 | $2,222 | $3,114 |
| 7 | Brockton Brockton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,607 | $1,652 | $2,155 | $2,730 |
| 8 | Eastern Worcester County Eastern Worcester County, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,408 | $1,565 | $2,053 | $2,877 |
| 9 | Lawrence Lawrence, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,346 | $1,498 | $1,963 | $2,365 |
| 10 | Taunton Taunton-Mansfield-Norton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,302 | $1,447 | $1,899 | $2,405 |
| 11 | Worcester Worcester, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,429 | $1,438 | $1,854 | $2,265 |
| 12 | Berkshire County Berkshire County, MA (part) HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,148 | $1,276 | $1,674 | $2,028 |
| 13 | Fitchburg Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,139 | $1,332 | $1,661 | $2,165 |
| 14 | Providence Providence-Fall River, RI-MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,233 | $1,319 | $1,614 | $1,945 |
| 15 | Pittsfield Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,077 | $1,234 | $1,571 | $2,016 |
| 16 | Franklin County Franklin County, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,071 | $1,191 | $1,562 | $1,882 |
| 17 | Springfield Springfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,044 | $1,205 | $1,496 | $1,823 |
| 18 | Western Worcester County Western Worcester County, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,047 | $1,155 | $1,462 | $2,049 |
| 19 | New Bedford New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,081 | $1,177 | $1,448 | $1,745 |
| 20 | Franklin County Franklin County, MA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area | $886 | $972 | $1,245 | $1,653 |
| 21 | Franklin County Franklin County, MA (part) HUD Metro FMR Area | $693 | $741 | $919 | $1,140 |