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Chart Bdr Mdn Rent Sect8 Avg Sqft $/Sqft Rentals
Studio $1,148 $940 548 $2.09 5,000+
1 $1,114 $1,028 773 $1.44 25,000+
2 $1,480 $1,230 1094 $1.35 40,000+
3 $1,884 $1,499 1483 $1.27 20,000+
4 $2,454 $1,662 1965 $1.25 7,500+
Last updated: Monday, February 08, 2010

Boston Demographics, Vacancy Rate, Renter occupied Boston At a Glance

Rental Area DemographicsTypical neighbor is predominantly of White ethnicity, majority attaining High School education level and generates about $53,393 per year in household income.

  •   Renter occupied: 37 %
  •   Population: 4,391,344
  •   Vacancy rate: 4.1 %
  •   Median household income: $53,393
  •   Monthly rent affordability: $1,334
  •   Crime rate index: Violent: NA, Property: NA (1-lowest, 5-highest)
  •   Ethnicity: White (83 %) , Hispanic (6 %) , Black (6 %)
  •   Age groups: Under 18 (23 %), 35 to 44 (17 %), 25 to 34 (15 %)
  •   Education: High School (38 %) , College (15 %) , Graduate School (10 %)

The information is based on 2000 Census data.

Boston Cities

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  Boston (2,500+) $1,275 (235)- $1,695 (669)- $1,850 (899)- $2,200 (508)- $2,800 (265)-
  Lowell (216) $645 (10)- $900 (63)- $1,030 (94)- $1,200 (49)- -
  Cambridge (505) $1,410 (40)- $1,775 (157)- $2,200 (199)- $2,500 (81)- $2,675 (28)-
  Brockton (74) - $828 (12)- $1,000 (39)- $1,200 (23)- -
  Lynn (86) $1,188 (10)- $850 (41)- $1,100 (35)- - -
  Quincy (235) - $1,145 (88)- $1,400 (110)- $1,600 (37)- -
  Newton (211) - $1,425 (36)- $1,600 (81)- $2,350 (74)- $2,900 (20)-
  Somerville (233) $1,060 (10)- $1,300 (53)- $1,595 (91)- $1,980 (61)- $2,400 (18)-
  Lawrence (36) - $985 (18)- $1,085 (18)- - -
  Framingham (84) $819 (11)- $995 (28)- $1,250 (29)- $1,700 (16)- -
  Waltham (119) - $1,163 (34)- $1,500 (49)- $1,700 (36)- -
  Haverhill (60) - $903 (18)- $1,000 (26)- $1,388 (16)- -
  Brookline (426) $1,275 (33)- $1,645 (102)- $2,100 (129)- $2,525 (100)- $3,000 (62)-
  Malden (121) $1,200 (15)- $1,125 (46)- $1,350 (43)- $1,500 (17)- -
  Medford (126) - $1,250 (20)- $1,400 (56)- $1,625 (30)- $1,800 (20)-
  Weymouth (69) - $950 (27)- $1,250 (28)- $1,713 (14)- -
  Peabody (42) - $1,000 (13)- $1,325 (17)- $1,683 (12)- -
  Revere (83) - $980 (27)- $1,250 (35)- $1,500 (21)- -
  Methuen (22) - $908 (12)- $1,300 (10)- - -
  Arlington (76) - $1,250 (25)- $1,500 (38)- $1,900 (13)- -
  Salem (69) - $1,000 (27)- $1,283 (42)- - -
  Beverly (25) - $1,050 (11)- $1,325 (14)- - -
  Everett (66) - $1,000 (24)- $1,200 (29)- $1,350 (13)- -
  Woburn (56) - $1,075 (20)- $1,240 (24)- $1,713 (12)- -
  Marlborough (88) - $950 (34)- $1,100 (34)- $1,468 (20)- -
  Chelsea (63) - $1,100 (28)- $1,200 (24)- $1,800 (11)- -
  Braintree (44) - $1,350 (15)- $1,450 (18)- $1,850 (11)- -
  Watertown (100) - $1,298 (20)- $1,500 (51)- $2,100 (29)- -
  Randolph (45) - $1,135 (17)- $1,395 (17)- $1,600 (11)- -
  Lexington (45) - $1,543 (12)- $1,830 (18)- $2,499 (15)- -
  Gloucester (39) - - $1,500 (13)- $2,000 (16)- $2,625 (10)-
  Franklin (30) - - $1,100 (20)- $1,750 (10)- -
  Needham (30) - - $1,385 (16)- $2,175 (14)- -
  Norwood (55) - $1,000 (14)- $1,323 (22)- $1,646 (19)- -
  Rochester (21) - - $1,000 (10)- $1,200 (11)- -
  Melrose (23) - $1,623 (12)- $1,950 (11)- - -
  Dover (54) - $795 (16)- $975 (27)- $1,335 (11)- -
  Wellesley (24) - - $1,980 (12)- $3,100 (12)- -
  Saugus (-) - - - - -
  Milton (26) - - $1,650 (14)- $2,275 (12)- -
  Danvers (28) - $1,090 (14)- $1,475 (14)- - -
  Wakefield (-) - - - - -
  Belmont (39) - $1,238 (10)- $1,450 (19)- $2,000 (10)- -
  Reading (-) - - - - -
  Dedham (24) - $1,125 (12)- $1,250 (12)- - -
  Burlington (45) - $1,350 (14)- $1,545 (18)- $1,800 (13)- -
  Derry (24) - $763 (10)- $910 (14)- - -
  Stoneham (28) - $1,200 (10)- $1,225 (18)- - -
  Wilmington (23) - - $1,599 (12)- $1,848 (11)- -
  Winchester (-) - - - - -
  Portsmouth (23) - $895 (13)- $1,110 (10)- - -
  Marblehead (16) - $1,098 (16)- - - -
  Winthrop (33) - - $1,388 (22)- $1,500 (11)- -
  Newburyport (35) - $1,138 (14)- $1,375 (10)- $1,650 (11)- -
  Abington (-) - - - - -
  Swampscott (34) - $1,063 (14)- $1,415 (20)- - -
  Hudson (10) - - $1,100 (10)- - -
  Amesbury (24) - $899 (11)- $1,000 (13)- - -
  Lynnfield (-) - - - - -
  Somersworth (10) - - $838 (10)- - -
  Londonderry (-) - - - - -
  Hull (-) - - - - -
  Holbrook (10) - - $1,362 (10)- - -
  Maynard (11) - - - $1,300 (11)- -
  Exeter (-) - - - - -
  Hampton (-) - - - - -
  Durham (-) - - - - -
  Andover (-) - - - - -
  Plymouth (61) - $973 (16)- $1,275 (34)- $1,750 (11)- -
  Pinehurst (-) - - - - -
  Middleborough Center (-) - - - - -
  Cochituate (-) - - - - -
  Medfield (-) - - - - -
  Bridgewater (-) - - - - -
  Sharon (-) - - - - -
  Walpole (-) - - - - -
  West Concord (-) - - - - -
  Rockport (-) - - - - -
  Foxborough (-) - - - - -
  Kingston (10) - - $1,323 (10)- - -
  Hingham (-) - - - - -
  Newmarket (32) - $750 (11)- $925 (21)- - -
  Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock (-) - - - - -
  Scituate (-) - - - - -
  North Scituate (-) - - - - -
  Millis-Clicquot (-) - - - - -
  Bellingham (-) - - - - -
  Salisbury (22) - - $1,025 (10)- $1,300 (12)- -
  Marshfield (-) - - - - -
  Ipswich (-) - - - - -
  Nahant (-) - - - - -
  North Plymouth (-) - - - - -
  Farmington (-) - - - - -
  South Duxbury (-) - - - - -
  Mattapoisett Center (-) - - - - -
  Ayer (11) - - $1,050 (11)- - -
  North Pembroke (-) - - - - -
  Wareham Center (-) - - - - -
  Raymond (-) - - - - -
  Topsfield (-) - - - - -
  Littleton Common (-) - - - - -
  Hopkinton (-) - - - - -
  Pepperell (-) - - - - -
  Green Harbor-Cedar Crest (-) - - - - -
  Marshfield Hills (-) - - - - -
  Boxford (-) - - - - -
  North Lakeville (-) - - - - -
  Dover (-) - - - - -
  White Island Shores (-) - - - - -
  Hanson (-) - - - - -
  East Pepperell (-) - - - - -
  West Wareham (-) - - - - -
  Weweantic (-) - - - - -
  Epping (-) - - - - -
  Rowley (-) - - - - -
  Shirley (-) - - - - -
  Essex (-) - - - - -
  Duxbury (-) - - - - -
  Onset (-) - - - - -
  Marion Center (-) - - - - -
  Groton (-) - - - - -
  Townsend (-) - - - - -
  Fort Devens (-) - - - - -

City Greater Boston is the area of the U.S. state of Massachusetts closely surrounding the city of Boston. In addition to Boston, other towns/cities include Cambridge, Quincy, Newton, and the largest town in Massachusetts by population, Framingham. Greater Boston overlaps the North and South Shores, as well as the MetroWest region. Greater Boston is more urbanized than the other regions of Massachusetts, such as the more rural Western Massachusetts and the beach communities of Cape Cod. The area features many universities. There are a decreasing number of working class communities within Greater Boston. Boston apartments for rent comparison page shows most up to date rent information on Boston apartments and houses. Rent information is obtained from multiple rental sources but we cannot guarantee their accuracy.