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The fastest-growing rents can be found in Fall River, according to a report released Tuesday by a real estate search site, with the median cost of a one-bedroom jumping 26.47 percent year over year in October to $925.
Malden logged the second-biggest increase (11.8 percent), and Newton the third (9.9), according to Zumper. Despite those increases, Cambridge, Boston, and Everett, in that order, remain the most expensive cities for renters. The least costly are Fall River, Brockton, and Worcester.
The median rent for a one-bedroom unit in Massachusetts was $1,913 in October.
Here’s how several cities stacked up for the cost of renting a one-bedroom apartment and the percentage change year over year:
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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