Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Rents in Massachusetts
Median gross rent by county, which includes rent plus the utilities the tenant pays. Comparing it against the monthly cost to own is the honest version of the rent-versus-buy question.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Massachusetts ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesex County | $2,126 | $5,264 | $687,200 |
| 2 | Norfolk County | $2,072 | $5,007 | $649,400 |
| 3 | Nantucket County | $2,070 | $9,409 | $1,387,000 |
| 4 | Suffolk County | $2,069 | $4,997 | $680,700 |
| 5 | Essex County | $1,673 | $4,519 | $584,000 |
| 6 | Plymouth County | $1,655 | $4,069 | $513,000 |
| 7 | Barnstable County | $1,596 | $4,286 | $575,900 |
| 8 | Dukes County | $1,371 | $7,800 | $1,104,100 |
| 9 | Worcester County | $1,347 | $3,188 | $390,700 |
| 10 | Hampshire County | $1,332 | $3,022 | $363,400 |
| 11 | Bristol County | $1,181 | $3,345 | $421,800 |
| 12 | Franklin County | $1,169 | $2,576 | $303,400 |
| 13 | Hampden County | $1,105 | $2,379 | $276,300 |
| 14 | Berkshire County | $1,042 | $2,391 | $283,800 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Massachusetts