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Lawrence saw the biggest year-over-year increase in rent, according to a report the Zumper real estate search site released Tuesday — with the median cost of a one-bedroom jumping 15 percent in May to $1,460.
Beverly logged the second-biggest increase (11.9 percent), with Quincy (11 percent) not far behind. Cambridge, Boston, and Brookline were ranked the most expensive communities for renters. The least costly were Brockton, Haverhill, and Worcester.
The median rent for a one-bedroom unit in Massachusetts was $1,872 in May.
Here’s how several communities stacked up for the cost of renting a one-bedroom apartment and the percentage change year over year:
May 2020
1 | Cambridge | $2,500 | 0% | ||||
2 | Boston | $2,450 | -2% | ||||
3 | Brookline | $2,400 | 0% | ||||
4 | Medford | $2,220 | 4.2% | ||||
5 | Everett | $2,170 | 0% | ||||
6 | Somerville | $2,130 | -3.2% | ||||
7 | Waltham | $2,050 | -3.3% | ||||
8 | Newton | $2,000 | 3.6% | ||||
9 | Quincy | $2,000 | 11.1% | ||||
10 | Revere | $2,000 | -8.3% | ||||
11 | Beverly | $1,880 | 11.9% | ||||
12 | Woburn | $1,810 | -5.7% | ||||
13 | Framingham | $1,800 | 6.5% | ||||
14 | Malden | $1,760 | 4.8% | ||||
15 | Chelsea | $1,700 | -5.6% | ||||
16 | Melrose | $1,640 | -8.9% | ||||
17 | Salem | $1,610 | 3.9% | ||||
18 | Lynn | $1,600 | -3% | ||||
19 | Lawrence | $1,460 | 15% | ||||
20 | Lowell | $1,420 | 0% | ||||
21 | Brockton | $1,370 | 10.5% | ||||
22 | Haverhill | $1,350 | -8.8% | ||||
23 | Worcester | $1,280 | -3.8% |
April 2020
1 | Cambridge | $2,520 | 1.2% | ||||
2 | Boston | $2,500 | 3.3% | ||||
3 | Brookline | $2,440 | 1.7% | ||||
4 | Everett | $2,280 | 5.1% | ||||
5 | Medford | $2,260 | 9.7% | ||||
6 | Waltham | $2,160 | 1.9% | ||||
7 | Somerville | $2,140 | -0.5% | ||||
8 | Revere | $2,100 | -3.7% | ||||
9 | Newton | $2,050 | 2.5% | ||||
10 | Quincy | $2,020 | 8.6% | ||||
11 | Beverly | $1,900 | 8.6% | ||||
12 | Framingham | $1,830 | 7% | ||||
13 | Woburn | $1,810 | -14.2% | ||||
14 | Chelsea | $1,780 | -3.8% | ||||
15 | Malden | $1,750 | 5.4% | ||||
16 | Melrose | $1,730 | 1.8% | ||||
17 | Salem | $1,690 | -14.6% | ||||
18 | Lynn | $1,600 | 6.7% | ||||
19 | Lawrence | $1,470 | 15.7% | ||||
20 | Lowell | $1,400 | 0.7% | ||||
21 | Haverhill | $1,380 | -2.1% | ||||
22 | Brockton | $1,370 | 4.6% | ||||
23 | Worcester | $1,280 | -3.8% |
March 2020
1 | Cambridge | $2,570 | 2.8% | ||||
2 (tie) | Boston | $2,500 | 4.2% | ||||
2 | Brookline | $2,500 | 6.4% | ||||
4 | Everett | $2,360 | 9.8% | ||||
5 | Waltham | $2,270 | 7.1% | ||||
6 | Somerville | $2,240 | 6.7% | ||||
7 | Medford | $2,150 | 9.7% | ||||
8 | Revere | $2,120 | -3.6% | ||||
9 (tie) | Newton | $2,000 | 3.1% | ||||
9 | Quincy | $2,000 | 3.6% | ||||
11 | Beverly | $1,920 | 14.3% | ||||
12 | Chelsea | $1,870 | 3.9% | ||||
13 (tie) | Framingham | $1,800 | 9.5% | ||||
13 | Woburn | $1,800 | -10.9% | ||||
15 (tie) | Malden | $1,770 | 7.3% | ||||
15 | Melrose | $1,770 | -9.2% | ||||
16 | Salem | $1,690 | 9% | ||||
17 | Lynn | $1,600 | -3% | ||||
18 | Lawrence | $1,560 | 15.6% | ||||
19 | Lowell | $1,470 | 3.5% | ||||
20 | Haverhill | $1,390 | 6.9% | ||||
21 | Brockton | $1,340 | 7.2% | ||||
22 | Worcester | $1,300 | -2.3% |
February 2020
1 | Cambridge | $2,620 | 6.1% | ||||
2 (tie) | Boston | $2,500 | 4.6% | ||||
2 | Brookline | $2,500 | 6.4% | ||||
4 | Everett | $2,260 | 13% | ||||
5 | Waltham | $2,200 | 3.8% | ||||
6 | Somerville | $2,150 | 2.4% | ||||
7 | Revere | $2,140 | 11.5% | ||||
8 | Medford | $2,100 | 1.9% | ||||
9 | Newton | $2,050 | 7.9% | ||||
10 | Quincy | $2,030 | 5.2% | ||||
11 | Beverly | $1,920 | 0% | ||||
12 | Framingham | $1,880 | 13.9% | ||||
13 | Malden | $1,860 | 14.1% | ||||
14 | Woburn | $1,850 | 2.8% | ||||
15 | Chelsea | $1,790 | -3.8% | ||||
16 | Melrose | $1,690 | -15.5% | ||||
17 | Lawrence | $1,650 | 10.7% | ||||
18 | Lynn | $1,630 | 3.2% | ||||
19 | Salem | $1,610 | 1.9% | ||||
20 | Lowell | $1,470 | 4.3% | ||||
21 | Haverhill | $1,430 | -.03% | ||||
22 (tie) | Brockton | $1,280 | 11.3% | ||||
22 | Worcester | $1,280 | -3.8% | ||||
23 | Fall River | $1,050 | 0% |
January 2020
1 | Cambridge | $2,650 | 6% | ||||
2 | Boston | $2,500 | 3.3% | ||||
3 | Medford | $2,210 | 1.8% | ||||
4 | Everett | $2,170 | 2.4% | ||||
5 | Waltham | $2,150 | 1.4% | ||||
6 (tie) | Revere | $2,100 | 6.1% | ||||
6 | Somerville | $2,100 | 0.5% | ||||
7 | Newton | $2,050 | 7.9% | ||||
8 | Quincy | $1,990 | -2% | ||||
9 | Malden | $1,960 | 15.3% | ||||
10 | Woburn | $1,950 | 0% | ||||
11 | Beverly | $1,920 | 2.1% | ||||
12 | Chelsea | $1,850 | 0% | ||||
13 | Framingham | $1,840 | 6.4% | ||||
14 | Melrose | $1,800 | -10% | ||||
15 | Lynn | $1,590 | 6% | ||||
16 | Salem | $1,560 | 0.6% | ||||
17 | Haverhill | $1,500 | -3.2% | ||||
18 | Lowell | $1,410 | 1.4% | ||||
19 | Lawrence | $1,400 | 9.3% | ||||
20 | Worcester | $1,280 | -3.8% | ||||
21 | Brockton | $1,150 | -8% | ||||
22 | Fall River | $1,025 | 3.54% |
December 2019
1 | Cambridge | $2,750 | 10% | ||||
2 | Boston | $2,590 | 5.7% | ||||
3 | Medford | $2,310 | 6.5% | ||||
4 | Everett | $2,190 | 7.4% | ||||
5 | Somerville | $2,150 | 2.4% | ||||
6 | Waltham | $2,130 | -2.3% | ||||
7 | Revere | $2,100 | 0% | ||||
8 | Newton | $2,030 | 6.8% | ||||
9 | Malden | $2,010 | 14.9% | ||||
10 | Quincy | $2,000 | 0.5% | ||||
11 | Beverly | $1,920 | 6.7% | ||||
12 | Melrose | $1,900 | -15.2% | ||||
13 | Woburn | $1,890 | 15.2% | ||||
14 | Chelsea | $1,880 | 6.2% | ||||
15 | Framingham | $1,830 | 7.65% | ||||
16 | Salem | $1,620 | -4.1% | ||||
17 | Haverhill | $1,580 | -2.5% | ||||
18 | Lynn | $1,510 | -5.6% | ||||
19 | Lowell | $1,410 | 1.4% | ||||
20 | Lawrence | $1,300 | 5.17% | ||||
21 | Worcester | $1,260 | -5.3% | ||||
22 | Brockton | $1,075 | 5.08% | ||||
23 | Fall River | $1,025 | -5.05% |
November 2019
1 | Cambridge | $2,640 | 5.2% | ||||
2 | Boston | $2,500 | 0.8% | ||||
3 | Everett | $2,270 | 3.2% | ||||
4 (tie) | Medford | $2,200 | 6.3% | ||||
4 (tie) | Revere | $2,200 | 3.3% | ||||
6 | Waltham | $2,180 | -4.8% | ||||
7 | Somerville | $2,150 | 2.4% | ||||
8 | Newton | $2,050 | 7.9% | ||||
9 | Quincy | $1,970 | 1.5% | ||||
10 | Chelsea | $1,960 | 13.3% | ||||
11 | Malden | $1,910 | 15.8% | ||||
12 | Framingham | $1,800 | 8.4% | ||||
13 | Salem | $1,660 | -1.8% | ||||
14 | Haverhill | $1,550 | 2.65% | ||||
15 | Lowell | $1,460 | 0% | ||||
16 | Lawrence | $1,260 | 8.62% | ||||
17 | Worcester | $1,250 | -6.0% | ||||
18 | Brockton | $1,050 | -11.02% | ||||
19 | Fall River | $915 | -7.58% |
October 2019
1 | Cambridge | $2,660 | 6.4% | ||||
2 | Boston | $2,530 | 5.4% | ||||
3 | Everett | $2,310 | 5.5% | ||||
4 | Revere | $2,270 | 9.7% | ||||
5 | Somerville | $2,150 | 2.4% | ||||
6 | Waltham | $2,130 | -4.5% | ||||
7 (tie) | Medford | $2,100 | 6.6% | ||||
7 | Newton | $2,100 | 9.9% | ||||
9 | Quincy | $1,950 | -1.5% | ||||
10 | Chelsea | $1,910 | 3.2% | ||||
11 | Malden | $1,900 | 11.8% | ||||
12 | Salem | $1,670 | -5.6% | ||||
13 | Haverhill | $1,570 | -1.25% | ||||
14 | Lynn | $1,550 | -3.1% | ||||
15 | Lowell | $1,460 | 3.5% | ||||
16 | Lawrence | $1,300 | -10.16% | ||||
17 | Worcester | $1,250 | -6.0% | ||||
18 | Brockton | $1,075 | -14.6% | ||||
19 | Fall River | $925 | 26.47% |
September 2019
1 | Cambridge | $2,650 | 9.1% | ||||
2 | Boston | $2,510 | 6.4% | ||||
3 | Revere | $2,300 | 12.7% | ||||
4 | Everett | $2,260 | 5.1% | ||||
5 | Medford | $2,180 | 15.3% | ||||
6 (tie) | Somerville | $2,130 | 1.4% | ||||
6 | Waltham | $2,130 | -4.9% | ||||
8 | Newton | $2,000 | 5.3% | ||||
9 | Quincy | $1,980 | -3.4% | ||||
10 | Malden | $1,850 | 12.1% | ||||
11 | Chelsea | $1,820 | 2.2% | ||||
12 | Haverhill | $1,700 | 3.23% | ||||
13 | Lowell | $1,480 | 5% | ||||
14 | Lawrence | $1,300 | 0% | ||||
15 | Worcester | $1,290 | -1.5% | ||||
16 | Brockton | $1,190 | 0% | ||||
17 | Fall River | $1,025 | -2.86% |
August 2019
1 | Cambridge | $2,600 | 5.3% | ||||
2 | Boston | $2,500 | 8.2% | ||||
3 | Everett | $2,330 | 11.5% | ||||
4 | Revere | $2,190 | 15.3% | ||||
5 | Somerville | $2,150 | 0.9% | ||||
6 (tie) | Medford | $2,100 | 5.5% | ||||
6 | Newton | $2,100 | 7.7% | ||||
8 | Waltham | $2,080 | -3.7% | ||||
9 | Quincy | $2,000 | 0% | ||||
10 (tie) | Chelsea | $1,780 | 0% | ||||
10 | Framingham | $1,780 | 10.6% | ||||
12 | Malden | $1,760 | 6.7% | ||||
13 | Haverhill | $1,700 | 9.6% | ||||
14 | Lowell | $1,460 | 2.1% | ||||
15 | Lawrence | $1,350 | 5.4% | ||||
16 | Worcester | $1,330 | 6.4% | ||||
17 | Brockton | $1,250 | -2.9% | ||||
18 | Fall River | $1,025 | 12% |
July 2019
1 | Cambridge | $2,600 | 4% | ||||
2 | Boston | $2,500 | 6.8% | ||||
3 | Somerville | $2,200 | 0% | ||||
4 | Waltham | $2,120 | -2.8% | ||||
5 | Medford | $2,100 | 0.5% | ||||
6 | Newton | $2,000 | 3.6% | ||||
7 | Quincy | $1,980 | 0% | ||||
8 | Framingham | $1,780 | 12.7% | ||||
9 | Malden | $1,680 | 1.8% | ||||
10 | Haverhill | $1,620 | 1.9% | ||||
11 | Lowell | $1,390 | -2.8% | ||||
12 | Worcester | $1,330 | 6.4% | ||||
13 | Lawrence | $1,320 | -1.5% | ||||
14 | Brockton | $1,240 | -8.8% | ||||
15 | Fall River | $1,070 | 7% |
June 2019
1 | Cambridge | $2,520 | 0.8% | ||||
2 | Boston | $2,450 | 5.6% | ||||
3 | Somerville | $2,230 | 1.4% | ||||
4 | Waltham | $2,120 | -4.9% | ||||
5 | Medford | $2,100 | -4.5% | ||||
6 | Newton | $1,950 | -1% | ||||
7 | Quincy | $1,890 | -2.1% | ||||
8 | Framingham | $1,730 | 8.1% | ||||
9 | Malden | $1,690 | 2.4% | ||||
10 | Haverhill | $1,540 | 1.3% | ||||
11 | Lowell | $1,430 | -4.7% | ||||
12 (tie) | Lawrence | $1,330 | -2.9% | ||||
12 | Worcester | $1,330 | 3.9% | ||||
14 | Brockton | $1,300 | -4.4% | ||||
15 | Fall River | $1,070 | 12.6% |
May 2019
1 (tie) | Cambridge | $2,500 | 0.4% | ||||
1 | Boston | $2,500 | 8.7% | ||||
3 | Somerville | $2,200 | 0.9% | ||||
4 | Medford | $2,130 | 1.4% | ||||
5 | Waltham | $2,120 | 0% | ||||
6 | Newton | $1,930 | 1.6% | ||||
7 | Quincy | $1,800 | -7.7% | ||||
8 | Framingham | $1,690 | 8.3% | ||||
9 | Malden | $1,680 | 1.8% | ||||
10 | Haverhill | $1,480 | -3.9% | ||||
11 | Lowell | $1,420 | -5.3% | ||||
12 | Worcester | $1,330 | 0.8% | ||||
13 | Lawrence | $1,270 | -4.5% | ||||
14 | Brockton | $1,240 | -10.8% | ||||
15 | Fall River | $1,070 | 10.3% |
April 2019
1 | Cambridge | $2,490 | 0.8% | ||||
2 | Boston | $2,420 | 5.2% | ||||
3 | Somerville | $2,150 | 3.4% | ||||
4 | Waltham | $2,120 | 5% | ||||
5 | Medford | $2,060 | 3% | ||||
6 | Newton | $2,000 | 4.2% | ||||
7 | Quincy | $1,860 | -1.6% | ||||
8 | Framingham | $1,710 | 8.2% | ||||
9 | Malden | $1,660 | 0.6% | ||||
10 (tie) | Haverhill | $1,410 | -13.% | ||||
10 | Lowell | $1,410 | -5.4% | ||||
12 | Worcester | $1,330 | 5.6% | ||||
13 | Brockton | $1,310 | -3.7% | ||||
14 | Lawrence | $1,210 | -13.6% | ||||
15 | Fall River | $1,070 | 15.1% |
March 2019
1 | Cambridge | $2,500 | 0.8% | ||||
2 | Boston | $2,400 | 4.3% | ||||
3 | Waltham | $2,120 | 10.4% | ||||
4 | Somerville | $2,100 | 5% | ||||
5 | Medford | $1,960 | 0% | ||||
6 | Newton | $1,940 | 3.7% | ||||
7 | Quincy | $1,930 | 7.2% | ||||
8 | Framingham | $1,670 | 3.7% | ||||
9 | Malden | $1,650 | 0% | ||||
10 | Lowell | $1,420 | -2.1% | ||||
11 | Haverhill | $1,400 | -9.7% | ||||
12 | Worcester | $1,330 | 7.3% | ||||
13 | Lawrence | $1,270 | -11.8% | ||||
14 | Brockton | $1,250 | -3.8% | ||||
15 | Fall River | $1,090 | 16% |
1 | Cambridge | $2,470 | -0.4% | ||||
2 | Boston | $2,390 | 3.9 | ||||
3 | Waltham | $2,120 | 15.8% | ||||
4 | Somerville | $2,100 | 5% | ||||
5 | Medford | $2,060 | 6.2% | ||||
6 | Quincy | $1,930 | 12.9% | ||||
7 | Newton | $1,900 | -3.6% | ||||
8 | Framingham | $1,650 | 3.1% | ||||
9 | Malden | $1,630 | -3% | ||||
10 | Haverhill | $1,470 | -0.7% | ||||
11 | Lowell | $1,410 | 2.2% | ||||
12 | Lawrence | $1,340 | -3.6% | ||||
13 | Worcester | $1,330 | -12.7% | ||||
14 | Brockton | $1,190 | -10.5% | ||||
15 | Fall River | $1,040 | 15.6% |
January 2019
1 | Cambridge | $2,500 | 0.4% | ||||
2 | Boston | $2,420 | 5.2% | ||||
3 | Medford | $2,170 | 11.3% | ||||
4 | Waltham | $2,120 | 15.8% | ||||
5 | Somerville | $2,090 | 6.1% | ||||
6 | Quincy | $2,030 | 14.7% | ||||
7 | Newton | $1,900 | 1.1% | ||||
8 | Framingham | $1,720 | 11% | ||||
9 | Malden | $1,610 | -5.3% | ||||
10 | Haverhill | $1,550 | 6.9% | ||||
11 | Lowell | $1,390 | 3% | ||||
12 | Worcester | $1,330 | 15.7% | ||||
13 | Lawrence | $1,280 | -7.2% | ||||
14 | Brockton | $1,250 | -3.8% | ||||
15 | Fall River | $990 | 12.5% |
December 2018
1 | Cambridge | $2,500 | 4.2% | ||||
2 | Boston | $2,450 | 7.9% | ||||
3 | Waltham | $2,180 | 16% | ||||
4 | Medford | $2,170 | 10.7% | ||||
5 | Somerville | $2,100 | 8.8% | ||||
6 | Quincy | $1,990 | 10.6% | ||||
7 | Newton | $1,900 | 3.8% | ||||
8 | Framingham | $1,700 | 8.3% | ||||
9 | Malden | $1,600 | -5.9% | ||||
10 | Haverhill | $1,590 | 4.6% | ||||
11 | Lowell | $1,390 | 4.5% | ||||
12 | Worcester | $1,330 | 15.7% | ||||
13 | Brockton | $1,240 | -6.8% | ||||
14 | Lawrence | $1,220 | -8.3% | ||||
15 | Fall River | $940 | 8% |
November 2018
1 | Cambridge | $2,510 | 4.6% | ||||
2 | Boston | $2,480 | 10.2% | ||||
3 | Waltham | $2,290 | 15.7% | ||||
4 | Somerville | $2,100 | 5% | ||||
5 | Medford | $2,070 | 8.9% | ||||
6 | Quincy | $1,940 | 9% | ||||
7 | Newton | $1,900 | 0.5% | ||||
8 | Framingham | $1,660 | 7.1% | ||||
9 | Malden | $1,650 | -2.9% | ||||
10 | Haverhill | $1,510 | 4.1% | ||||
11 | Lowell | $1,460 | 7.4% | ||||
12 | Worcester | $1,330 | 15.7% | ||||
13 | Brockton | $1,180 | -8.5% | ||||
14 | Lawrence | $1,160 | -9.4% | ||||
15 | Fall River | $990 | 11.2% |
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