Rankings / Cities with the Highest Rent Burden / Massachusetts
Cities with the Highest Rent Burden in Massachusetts
Annualized median rent as a share of median household income, from the Census Bureau.
1Lawrence33.0%2Chelsea32.5%3Amherst Town29.9%4Everett29.2%5Revere28.6%6Lynn27.5%7Saugus26.5%8Boston26.5%9Malden26.3%10Springfield26.1%11Salem25.9%12Quincy25.7%13Cambridge25.6%14Worcester25.5%15Barnstable Town25.0%16Lowell24.8%17Brockton24.6%18Fall River24.5%19Marlborough24.4%20Milford24.3%21Peabody24.2%22Woburn24.0%23New Bedford23.9%24Brookline23.9%25Norwood23.7%26Medford23.2%27Randolph Town23.0%28Holyoke22.9%29Somerville22.8%30Framingham22.7%31Weymouth Town22.7%32Haverhill22.7%33Waltham22.6%34Bridgewater Town22.3%35Burlington22.3%36Chicopee22.2%37Northampton21.5%38Gloucester20.2%39Fitchburg20.1%40Beverly20.0%41Taunton20.0%42Braintree Town19.9%43Danvers19.9%44West Springfield Town19.8%45Leominster19.4%46Attleboro19.3%47Pittsfield19.3%48Dedham19.0%49Melrose17.6%50Agawam Town17.6%51Wakefield17.5%52Arlington16.6%53Belmont16.6%54North Attleborough Town16.1%55Franklin Town15.6%56Westfield15.3%57Newton14.9%58Lexington14.5%59Reading14.4%60Wellesley13.9%61Needham13.5%62Milton9.4%
Limited to cities with 25,000+ residents. Download CSV. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.