Metro area · CBSA 14460
Boston
The Boston, MA metro area has 4,953,354 people. Median rent is $2,023, 21.0% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Suffolk County at $3,008. Of the 128 places we track here, Groton has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$115,863
Median home value
$646,300
Unemployment
4.9%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$3,008
HUD, Suffolk County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 666,442 | $2,147 | 26.5% |
| Cambridge | 118,796 | $2,787 | 25.6% |
| Lowell | 118,368 | $1,625 | 24.8% |
| Brockton | 105,386 | $1,641 | 24.6% |
| Quincy | 102,114 | $2,118 | 25.7% |
| Lynn | 101,709 | $1,722 | 27.5% |
| Newton | 89,044 | $2,370 | 14.9% |
| Lawrence | 88,736 | $1,662 | 33.0% |
| Somerville | 81,036 | $2,517 | 22.8% |
| Framingham | 72,399 | $2,033 | 22.7% |
| Haverhill | 67,698 | $1,668 | 22.7% |
| Malden | 65,906 | $2,204 | 26.3% |
| Waltham | 64,902 | $2,268 | 22.6% |
| Brookline | 63,266 | $2,835 | 23.9% |
| Revere | 60,012 | $2,076 | 28.6% |
| Medford | 59,354 | $2,509 | 23.2% |
| Weymouth Town | 58,505 | $1,941 | 22.7% |
| Peabody | 54,695 | $1,950 | 24.2% |
| Methuen | 53,475 | $1,749 | 18.5% |
| Everett | 50,045 | $2,076 | 29.2% |
| Arlington | 46,350 | $2,082 | 16.6% |
| Salem | 44,795 | $1,836 | 25.9% |
| Beverly | 42,665 | $1,771 | 20.0% |
| Woburn | 41,939 | $2,221 | 24.0% |
| Marlborough | 41,647 | $1,871 | 24.4% |
| Chelsea | 39,908 | $1,956 | 32.5% |
| Braintree Town | 38,899 | $2,024 | 19.9% |
| Watertown | 35,543 | $2,502 | 23.8% |
| Randolph Town | 34,878 | $2,103 | 23.0% |
| Lexington | 34,295 | $2,891 | 14.5% |
| Dover | 33,364 | $1,607 | 20.3% |
| Franklin Town | 33,154 | $1,899 | 15.6% |
| Rochester | 33,144 | $1,369 | 20.3% |
| Needham | 32,459 | $2,409 | 13.5% |
| Norwood | 31,542 | $2,116 | 23.7% |
| Wellesley | 30,347 | $2,886 | 13.9% |
| Gloucester | 30,075 | $1,411 | 20.2% |
| Melrose | 29,650 | $1,970 | 17.6% |
| Saugus | 28,773 | $2,241 | 26.5% |
| Milton | 28,587 | $1,474 | 9.4% |
| Bridgewater Town | 28,471 | $2,092 | 22.3% |
| Danvers | 28,098 | $2,076 | 19.9% |
| Wakefield | 27,793 | $1,958 | 17.5% |
| Belmont | 27,175 | $2,527 | 16.6% |
| Burlington | 26,274 | $2,718 | 22.3% |
| Reading | 25,612 | $1,991 | 14.4% |
| Dedham | 25,237 | $2,042 | 19.0% |
| Winchester | 23,406 | $2,279 | 11.9% |
| Stoneham | 23,355 | $2,035 | 21.4% |
| Wilmington | 23,336 | $2,394 | 17.1% |
| Portsmouth | 22,545 | $1,869 | 21.1% |
| Derry | 21,339 | $1,549 | 20.3% |
| Marblehead | 20,413 | $1,764 | 11.6% |
| Winthrop Town | 18,759 | $2,064 | 21.3% |
| Newburyport | 18,652 | $1,592 | 13.7% |
| Amesbury | 17,403 | $1,683 | 19.5% |
| Abington | 17,053 | $1,724 | 16.5% |
| Hudson | 15,719 | $1,397 | 18.5% |
| Swampscott | 15,277 | $2,303 | 20.6% |
| Lynnfield | 13,064 | $2,676 | 18.3% |
| Londonderry | 12,225 | $1,952 | 19.6% |
| Somersworth | 12,111 | $1,477 | 23.8% |
| Holbrook | 11,380 | $1,094 | 11.4% |
| Maynard | 10,712 | $1,800 | 17.4% |
| Durham | 10,681 | $1,302 | 13.9% |
| Hull | 10,138 | $2,081 | 21.6% |
| Hampton | 10,101 | $1,654 | 20.4% |
| Exeter | 9,964 | $1,711 | 23.5% |
| Andover | 9,451 | $1,759 | 16.7% |
| Middleborough Center | 8,155 | $1,737 | 21.4% |
| Plymouth | 7,918 | $1,830 | 26.9% |
| Medfield | 6,849 | $2,014 | 11.0% |
| Pinehurst | 6,845 | $1,946 | 16.0% |
| North Scituate | 6,492 | $1,595 | 13.6% |
| Cochituate | 6,471 | $1,582 | 9.9% |
| Walpole | 6,461 | $2,184 | 17.0% |
| Foxborough | 6,251 | $1,737 | 24.0% |
| Sharon | 6,232 | $2,576 | 16.8% |
| Kingston | 5,910 | $1,603 | 12.7% |
| West Concord | 5,876 | $2,675 | 17.5% |
| Scituate | 5,796 | $1,747 | 16.8% |
| Newmarket | 5,679 | $1,701 | 23.4% |
| Salisbury | 5,656 | $1,770 | 23.0% |
| Bellingham | 5,325 | $2,009 | 24.9% |
| The Pinehills | 5,282 | $2,819 | 27.5% |
| Marshfield | 5,161 | $1,773 | 21.9% |
| Hingham | 5,130 | $1,202 | 7.0% |
| Ipswich | 4,924 | $1,530 | 17.6% |
| Rockport | 4,704 | $1,777 | 24.7% |
| Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock | 4,540 | $1,409 | 14.2% |
| Millis-Clicquot | 4,437 | $1,820 | 14.9% |
| North Plymouth | 4,337 | $1,780 | 26.5% |
| Farmington | 3,924 | $1,076 | 23.5% |
| Raymond | 3,645 | $994 | 16.3% |
| Wareham Center | 3,635 | $1,415 | 18.5% |
| North Lakeville | 3,624 | $1,920 | 21.6% |
| Hopkinton | 3,426 | $2,201 | 13.1% |
| North Pembroke | 3,393 | $2,585 | 16.0% |
| Nahant | 3,325 | $1,777 | 18.9% |
| Littleton Common | 3,289 | $2,306 | 20.5% |
| South Duxbury | 3,252 | $3,000 | 16.9% |
| Ayer | 3,098 | $1,240 | 19.9% |
| Epping | 2,796 | $1,315 | 16.6% |
| Mattapoisett Center | 2,669 | $1,658 | 18.9% |
| Topsfield | 2,624 | $1,756 | 11.0% |
| Hampton Beach | 2,605 | $1,375 | 20.0% |
| Dover | 2,308 | $3,501 | 16.8% |
| Boxford | 2,284 | $1,756 | 11.2% |
| West Wareham | 2,257 | $1,269 | 26.0% |
| Hanscom AFB | 2,110 | $3,408 | 31.3% |
| Duxbury | 1,994 | $2,283 | 24.0% |
| Marshfield Hills | 1,978 | $1,747 | 9.7% |
| Pepperell | 1,971 | $1,139 | 17.8% |
| East Pepperell | 1,949 | $1,620 | 20.2% |
| Hanson | 1,927 | $1,747 | 17.6% |
| Cedar Crest | 1,730 | $1,070 | 7.6% |
| Devens | 1,723 | $1,500 | 9.5% |
| Rowley | 1,708 | $1,663 | 18.2% |
| Essex | 1,688 | $1,866 | 13.9% |
| White Island Shores | 1,620 | $1,694 | 19.1% |
| Weweantic | 1,452 | $484 | 9.3% |
| Onset | 1,380 | $1,583 | 16.6% |
| Marion Center | 1,335 | $1,747 | 13.9% |
| Green Harbor | 1,314 | $1,747 | 18.4% |
| Groton | 1,232 | $349 | 3.2% |
| Shirley | 1,146 | $2,201 | 24.3% |
| Seabrook Beach | 1,001 | $1,725 | 22.1% |
| Townsend | 987 | $918 | 18.8% |
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Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.