{"id":36358,"date":"2020-03-11T09:54:58","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T16:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=36358"},"modified":"2025-03-31T07:43:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T14:43:51","slug":"boston-metro-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/blog\/boston-metro-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Metro Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Zumper Boston Metro Report analyzed active listings last month across metro cities to show the most and least expensive cities and cities with the fastest growing rents. The Massachusetts one bedroom median rent was $2,240 last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1068\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zumperrentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cities-Ranked-by-1-Bedroom-Rent-2025-03-27T103243.872.png\" alt=\"Chart of rent prices in Boston metro cities sorted from most to least expensive\" class=\"wp-image-62634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27073730\/Cities-Ranked-by-1-Bedroom-Rent-2025-03-27T103243.872.png 1068w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27073730\/Cities-Ranked-by-1-Bedroom-Rent-2025-03-27T103243.872-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27073730\/Cities-Ranked-by-1-Bedroom-Rent-2025-03-27T103243.872-1024x758.png 1024w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27073730\/Cities-Ranked-by-1-Bedroom-Rent-2025-03-27T103243.872-768x569.png 768w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27073730\/Cities-Ranked-by-1-Bedroom-Rent-2025-03-27T103243.872-242x179.png 242w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27073730\/Cities-Ranked-by-1-Bedroom-Rent-2025-03-27T103243.872-843x624.png 843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1068px) 100vw, 1068px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Most Expensive<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/apartments-for-rent\/cambridge-ma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cambridge, MA<\/a> ranked as the most expensive city with one-bedrooms priced at $3,030.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/apartments-for-rent\/brookline-ma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brookline, MA<\/a> was the second priciest with rent at $2,980.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/apartments-for-rent\/boston-ma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boston, MA<\/a> ranked as third with rent at $2,850.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Least Expensive<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/apartments-for-rent\/brockton-ma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brockton, MA <\/a> was the most affordable city with one-bedrooms priced at $1,700.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/apartments-for-rent\/manchester-ma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Manchester, MA<\/a> ranked as the second least expensive with rent at $1,740.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/apartments-for-rent\/worcester-ma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Worcester, <\/a><a href=\"\/apartments-for-rent\/worcester-ma\">MA<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/apartments-for-rent\/dover-ma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dover, MA<\/a> tied for third with rents both priced at $1,800.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1068\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zumperrentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Yearly-1-Br-Rent-Evolution-2025-03-27T103248.155.png\" alt=\"Chart of year-over-year rent price changes in Boston metro cities \n\" class=\"wp-image-62633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27073726\/Yearly-1-Br-Rent-Evolution-2025-03-27T103248.155.png 1068w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27073726\/Yearly-1-Br-Rent-Evolution-2025-03-27T103248.155-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27073726\/Yearly-1-Br-Rent-Evolution-2025-03-27T103248.155-1024x758.png 1024w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27073726\/Yearly-1-Br-Rent-Evolution-2025-03-27T103248.155-768x569.png 768w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27073726\/Yearly-1-Br-Rent-Evolution-2025-03-27T103248.155-242x179.png 242w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27073726\/Yearly-1-Br-Rent-Evolution-2025-03-27T103248.155-843x624.png 843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1068px) 100vw, 1068px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Fastest Growing (Y\/Y%)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/apartments-for-rent\/lawrence-ma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lawrence, MA<\/a> had the fastest growing rent, up 25.9% since this time last year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/apartments-for-rent\/waltham-ma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Waltham, MA<\/a> saw rent climb 23.2%, making it the second fastest growing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/apartments-for-rent\/framingham-ma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Framingham, MA<\/a> was third with rent increasing 17.6%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Fastest Growing (M\/M%)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/apartments-for-rent\/somerville-ma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Somerville, MA<\/a> had the largest monthly rent price growth rate, up 5.9%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/apartments-for-rent\/everett-ma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Everett, MA<\/a> was second with rent climbing 5.2%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/apartments-for-rent\/portsmouth-nh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Portsmout<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/apartments-for-rent\/portsmouth-nh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">h, NH<\/a> ranked as third with rent increasing 3.9% last month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1044\" height=\"1180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zumperrentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Price-Table-2025-03-27T103234.434.png\" alt=\"Full data table of Boston metro city rent prices and their respective month-over-month and year-over-year changes\n\" class=\"wp-image-62635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27073735\/Price-Table-2025-03-27T103234.434.png 1044w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27073735\/Price-Table-2025-03-27T103234.434-265x300.png 265w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27073735\/Price-Table-2025-03-27T103234.434-906x1024.png 906w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27073735\/Price-Table-2025-03-27T103234.434-768x868.png 768w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27073735\/Price-Table-2025-03-27T103234.434-158x179.png 158w, https:\/\/zumpermedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27073735\/Price-Table-2025-03-27T103234.434-552x624.png 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1044px) 100vw, 1044px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Zumper Boston Metro Report analyzed active listings last month across metro cities to show the most and least expensive cities and cities with the fastest growing rents. 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