Average Rent in Dorchester, Boston, MA and Rent Price Trends

Rent price trends in
Dorchester, Boston, MA

Rent price trends

Rent prices for all bedroom counts and property types in Dorchester, Boston, MA have remained the same in the last month and have decreased by 18% in the last year.

Rent prices on this page are calculated on a rolling 30-day basis and updated daily.

Rent comparables in
Dorchester, Boston, MA
The monthly rent for an apartment in Dorchester, Boston, MA is $2,800. A 1-bedroom apartment in Dorchester, Boston, MA costs about $2,716 on average, while a 2-bedroom apartment is $3,100. Houses for rent in Dorchester, Boston, MA are about the same, with an average monthly cost of $2,800.


1 bedroom	$2,490	1%	4%
2 bedroom	$2,700	4%	18%
3 bedroom	$3,200	No Change	3%
4 bedroom	$3,700	13%	13%
Studio	$2,209	No Change	12%

		Comparables
Fields Corner West	$3,047
Franklin Field North	$3,000
Franklin Field South	$3,150
Neponset Port Norfolk	$3,275
Wellington Hill	$3,200
West Codman Hill West Lower Mills	$3,225


Apartments	$2,800	3%	No Change
Condos	$3,500	No Change	No Change
Houses	$2,800	No Change	No Change
Rooms	$1,310	-	-

Studio

Average rent

$2,209

Last year

12%

1 bedroom

Average rent

$2,490

Last 30 days

Last year

2 bedroom

Average rent

$2,700

Last 30 days

Last year

18%

3 bedroom

Average rent

$3,200

Last 30 days

No Change

Last year

4 bedroom

Average rent

$3,700

Last 30 days

13%

Last year

13%

The table above reflects average rent prices in Dorchester, Boston, MA, broken down by the number of bedrooms, neighborhoods, and property types. The availability of data for each category is dependent on market inventory and will adjust depending on your selected filters.

Compare rent prices in Dorchester, Boston, MA to other neighborhoods

Median rent prices in Dorchester, Boston, MA for all bedroom counts and property types compared to Fields Corner West, Boston, MA.

Dorchester

Median rent price$2,800

44%

higher than the national median

Median rent price$3,047

56%

higher than the national median

Takeaway

The median rent for all rentals in Dorchester, Boston, MA is 8% lower than the median rent in Fields Corner West, Boston, MA.

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