Most Affordable Cities in Massachusetts.

Cities in Massachusetts ranked by median rent as a share of median household income.

88 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Median Rent	Rent / Income	Median Income	Median Home Value
1	Milton	28,587	$1,474	9%	$188,529	$933,200
2	Marblehead	20,413	$1,764	12%	$182,132	$943,900
3	Winchester	23,406	$2,279	12%	$230,198	$1,215,200
4	Needham	32,459	$2,409	13%	$214,308	$1,188,500
5	Longmeadow	15,696	$1,682	13%	$149,601	$454,100
6	Somerset	18,298	$1,271	14%	$112,677	$418,800
7	Newburyport	18,652	$1,592	14%	$139,625	$834,000
8	Wellesley	30,347	$2,886	14%	$250,000+	$1,582,700
9	Reading	25,612	$1,991	14%	$165,912	$809,000
10	Lexington	34,295	$2,891	15%	$238,444	$1,203,100
11	Newton	89,044	$2,370	15%	$190,304	$1,264,900
12	Westfield	40,378	$1,117	15%	$87,753	$325,100
13	Franklin	33,154	$1,899	16%	$145,773	$611,700
14	North Attleborough	30,984	$1,509	16%	$112,665	$482,200
15	Palmer	12,381	$1,075	16%	$78,480	$271,400
16	Abington	17,053	$1,724	16%	$125,400	$539,600
17	Belmont	27,175	$2,527	17%	$183,137	$1,159,000
18	Arlington	46,350	$2,082	17%	$150,701	$933,800
19	Wilmington	23,336	$2,394	17%	$168,152	$680,500
20	Maynard	10,712	$1,800	17%	$124,067	$527,400
21	Wakefield	27,793	$1,958	17%	$134,306	$723,500
22	Agawam	28,539	$1,256	18%	$85,421	$311,600
23	Melrose	29,650	$1,970	18%	$133,953	$822,900
24	Nantucket	10,017	$2,228	18%	$148,017	$1,465,300
25	Lynnfield	13,064	$2,676	18%	$175,265	$917,600
26	Hudson	15,719	$1,397	19%	$90,524	$473,300
27	Methuen	53,475	$1,749	19%	$113,310	$499,700
28	Dedham	25,237	$2,042	19%	$128,955	$661,800
29	Pittsfield	43,457	$1,134	19%	$70,582	$256,900
30	Attleboro	46,762	$1,590	19%	$98,954	$448,100
31	Leominster	43,909	$1,354	19%	$83,816	$380,400
32	Amesbury	17,403	$1,683	20%	$103,554	$519,300
33	Gardner	21,148	$1,109	20%	$67,518	$301,600
34	West Springfield	28,772	$1,144	20%	$69,371	$321,500
35	Danvers	28,098	$2,076	20%	$125,395	$644,200
36	Braintree	38,899	$2,024	20%	$122,214	$656,800
37	North Adams	12,606	$793	20%	$47,500	$195,900
38	Taunton	60,433	$1,324	20%	$79,283	$422,800
39	Beverly	42,665	$1,771	20%	$106,044	$650,300
40	Fitchburg	41,798	$1,222	20%	$73,040	$336,400
41	Gloucester	30,075	$1,411	20%	$83,883	$600,600
42	Swampscott	15,277	$2,303	21%	$134,386	$771,100
43	Winthrop	18,759	$2,064	21%	$116,167	$649,600
44	Stoneham	23,355	$2,035	21%	$113,964	$671,900
45	Northampton	30,962	$1,439	22%	$80,288	$429,700
46	Hull	10,138	$2,081	22%	$115,485	$646,000
47	Easthampton	16,086	$1,292	22%	$71,673	$371,500
48	Chicopee	55,295	$1,157	22%	$62,615	$274,500
49	Burlington	26,274	$2,718	22%	$146,436	$740,600
50	Bridgewater	28,471	$2,092	22%	$112,651	$533,100
51	Webster	12,228	$1,198	23%	$63,837	$333,100
52	Waltham	64,902	$2,268	23%	$120,216	$748,700
53	Haverhill	67,698	$1,668	23%	$88,326	$453,900
54	Weymouth	58,505	$1,941	23%	$102,714	$552,100
55	Framingham	72,399	$2,033	23%	$107,419	$627,300
56	Southbridge	17,928	$1,256	23%	$66,287	$294,800
57	Somerville	81,036	$2,517	23%	$132,572	$911,300
58	Holyoke	37,813	$1,021	23%	$53,605	$274,100
59	Randolph	34,878	$2,103	23%	$109,573	$496,400
60	Medford	59,354	$2,509	23%	$129,540	$755,500
61	Norwood	31,542	$2,116	24%	$107,030	$651,700
62	Watertown	35,543	$2,502	24%	$126,265	$784,600
63	Greenfield	17,664	$1,107	24%	$55,614	$263,100
64	Brookline	63,266	$2,835	24%	$142,101	$1,246,800
65	New Bedford	100,998	$1,137	24%	$56,981	$357,300
66	Woburn	41,939	$2,221	24%	$111,185	$673,500
67	Peabody	54,695	$1,950	24%	$96,657	$596,200
68	Milford	27,731	$1,889	24%	$93,310	$464,700
69	Marlborough	41,647	$1,871	24%	$91,968	$513,100
70	Fall River	94,082	$1,155	24%	$56,673	$395,500
71	Brockton	105,386	$1,641	25%	$80,115	$437,500
72	Lowell	118,368	$1,625	25%	$78,658	$429,200
73	Barnstable	49,568	$1,917	25%	$91,982	$602,500
74	Worcester	207,055	$1,487	25%	$70,102	$374,400
75	Cambridge	118,796	$2,787	26%	$130,748	$1,092,100
76	Quincy	102,114	$2,118	26%	$98,882	$618,500
77	Salem	44,795	$1,836	26%	$85,153	$542,800
78	Springfield	154,749	$1,144	26%	$52,656	$245,000
79	Malden	65,906	$2,204	26%	$100,606	$633,500
80	South Yarmouth	11,552	$1,806	26%	$82,188	$541,700
81	Boston	666,442	$2,147	26%	$97,344	$731,700
82	Saugus	28,773	$2,241	26%	$101,539	$603,400
83	Lynn	101,709	$1,722	28%	$75,043	$510,100
84	Revere	60,012	$2,076	29%	$86,969	$597,400
85	Everett	50,045	$2,076	29%	$85,218	$610,000
86	Amherst	38,182	$1,671	30%	$66,968	$484,900
87	Chelsea	39,908	$1,956	33%	$72,179	$493,500
88	Lawrence	88,736	$1,662	33%	$60,433	$415,200