Here's How Much Median Rental Prices Have Changed Around Massachusetts This Year

While Cambridge’s median rent has dropped 15 percent year over year, the city has remained the most costly community for renters in October. Brookline ranked second (with rents down 10 percent), and Boston, which saw a 12.6 percent decrease, was third. The city that experienced the biggest year-over-year price drop was Revere (18.1 percent), while Lynn and Brockton posted the biggest jumps, 15.7 percent and 15.6 percent respectively.

The median rent for a one-bedroom unit in Massachusetts was $1,779 in October.

Here’s how several communities stacked up for the cost of renting a one-bedroom apartment and the percentage change month over month and year over year.

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October 2020

RANK	CITY	RENT	MOM	YOY
1	Cambridge	$2,260	-4.2%	-15%
2	Brookline	$2,250	0%	-10%
3	Boston	$2,210	-3.9%	-12.6%
4	Everett	$2,140	-4%	-7.4%
5	Newton	$2,000	0%	-4.8%
6	Beverly	$1,990	0%	7%
7	Somerville	$1,970	-1%	-8.4%
8	Quincy	$1,950	-2.5%	0%
9	Medford	$1,930	-2%	-8.1%
10	Waltham	$1,880	-5.1%	-11.7%
11	Revere	$1,860	-5.1%	-18.1%
12	Chelsea	$1,830	-1.1%	-4.2%
13	Framingham	$1,820	0%	0%
14	Malden	$1,780	-1.1%	-6.3%
15 (tie)	Salem	$1,710	4.9%	2.4%
15	Woburn	$1,710	0%	-5.5%
17	Melrose	$1,690	5.6%	-15.9%
18	Lynn	$1,620	-3%	15.7
19	Lawrence	$1,500	-3.8%	15.4%
20	Lowell	$1,430	-5.3%	-2.1%
21	Haverhill	$1,410	0%	-9%
22	Worcester	$1,280	0%	2.4%
23	Brockton	$1,260	-6%	15.6%

September 2020

RANK	CITY	RENT	MOM	YOY
1	Cambridge	$2,360	0.4%	-10.9%
2	Boston	$2,300	0%	-8.4%
3	Brookline	$2,290	0%	-2.1%
4	Everett	$2,230	-0.9%	-1.3%
5 (tie)	Quincy	$2,000	0%	1%
5	Newton	$2,000	0%	0%
7	Somerville	$1,990	-0.5%	-6.6%
8	Waltham	$1,980	-4.8%	-7%
9	Medford	$1,970	-4.8%	-9.6%
10	Revere	$1,960	-2%	-14.8%
11	Beverly	$1,930	0%	0%
12	Framingham	$1,890	0%	5.6%
13 (tie)	Woburn	$1,850	0%	1.6%
13	Chelsea	$1,850	0.5%	1.6%
15	Malden	$1,800	-1.6%	-2.7%
16	Melrose	$1,720	5.5%	-15.7%
17	Salem	$1,630	0%	-3.6%
18	Lowell	$1,510	-5%	2%
19	Lawrence	$1,500	-4.5%	15.4%
20	Haverhill	$1,420	0%	-8.4%
21	Brockton	$1,390	-5.4%	15.8%
22	Worcester	$1,320	0%	-0.8%

August 2020

RANK	CITY	RENT	MOM	YOY
1	Cambridge	$2,350	-2.9%	-9.6%
2	Brookline	$2,340	0%	-0.4%
3	Boston	$2,300	-2.1%	-8%
4	Everett	$2,250	4.7%	-3.4%
5	Waltham	$2,080	5.1%	0%
6	Medford	$2,070	0%	-1.4%
7 (tie)	Somerville	$2,000	-4.8%	-7%
7	Revere	$2,000	-0.5%	-8.7%
7	Quincy	$2,000	0%	0%
7	Newton	$2,000	0%	-4.8%
11	Woburn	$1,970	0%	-6.2%
12	Beverly	$1,880	0%	-3.6%
13	Framingham	$1,850	2.2%	4.5%
14	Chelsea	$1,840	5.1%	3.4%
15	Malden	$1,830	2.8%	4%
16	Melrose	$1,790	5.9%	-16%
17	Salem	$1,610	0%	-13%
18 (tie)	Lowell	$1,590	3.9%	8.9%
18	Lawrence	$1,590	0%	0%
20	Haverhill	$1,440	5.9%	-15.3%
21	Brockton	$1,390	0%	0%
22	Worcester	$1,280	-5.2%	-3.8%

July 2020

1	Cambridge	$2,420	-6.9%
2	Brookline	$2,390	-0.4%
3	Boston	$2,350	-6%
4	Everett	$2,150	-3.6%
5	Somerville	$2,100	-4.5%
6	Medford	$2,070	-1.4%
7	Revere	$2,010	-14.1%
8 (tie)	Quincy	$2,000	1%
8	Newton	$2,000	0%
10	Waltham	$1,980	-2%
11	Beverly	$1,950	8.9%
12	Woburn	$1,910	-6.4%
13	Framingham	$1,810	2.3%
14	Malden	$1,780	5.3%
15	Melrose	$1,770	6.6%
16	Chelsea	$1,750	-6.9%
17	Salem	$1,580	-15.1%
18	Lowell	$1,530	9.3%
19	Lawrence	$1,520	15.2%
20	Haverhill	$1,430	-10.1%
21	Brockton	$1,360	15.3%
22	Worcester	$1,350	5.5%

June 2020

1	Cambridge	$2,500	-0.8%
2	Boston	$2,410	-1.6%
3	Brookline	$2,390	0.4%
4	Everett	$2,200	0%
5	Medford	$2,130	1.4%
6	Somerville	$2,100	-5.8%
7	Quincy	$2,010	6.3%
8 (tie)	Newton	$2,000	2.6%
8	Revere	$2,000	-11.9%
10	Waltham	$1,950	-8%
11	Beverly	$1,890	-2.6%
12	Woburn	$1,820	-1.6%
13 (tie)	Framingham	$1,750	1.2%
13	Malden	$1,750	3.6%
15	Chelsea	$1,710	-5%
16	Melrose	$1,680	-1.2%
17 (tie)	Lawrence	$1,530	15%
17	Salem	$1,530	-3.8%
19	Lowell	$1,490	4.2%
20	Haverhill	$1,420	-7.8%
21	Brockton	$1,410	8.5%
22	Worcester	$1,330	0%

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	$2,350	2.8%
2 (tie)	Boston	$2,340	4.2%
2	Brookline	$2,300	6.4%
4	Everett	$2,250	9.8%
5	Waltham	$2,080	7.1%
7	Medford	$2,150	9.7%
6	Somerville	$2,240	6.7%
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%
15 (tie)	Malden	$1,770	7.3%
16	Salem	$1,690	9%
13	Woburn	$1,800	-10.9%
15	Melrose	$1,770	-9.2%
17	Lynn	$1,600	-3%
18	Lawrence	$1,560	15.6%
19	Lowell	$1,470	3.5%
20	Haverhill	$1,390	6.9%
22	Worcester	$1,300	-2.3%
21	Brockton	$1,340	7.2%

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%

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%