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Cost of Living in Massachusetts

Browse cost of living data for 118 cities across Massachusetts — housing, rent, income, and affordability.Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023

Cities Tracked
118
Avg Home Value
$571,247
National: $426,735
Avg Rent
$1,696
National: $1,527
Avg Income
$108,467
National: $84,532

All Cities in Massachusetts

CityPop.Home ValueRentIncomeIndex
Boston663,972$710,400$2,093$94,755154
Worcester205,501$339,500$1,415$67,54486
Springfield154,751$222,700$1,114$51,33961
Cambridge117,794$1,040,500$2,742$126,469216
Lowell114,799$395,100$1,603$76,20598
Brockton105,080$405,500$1,545$77,08998
Quincy101,361$598,100$1,998$95,711136
Lynn100,905$472,600$1,612$74,715109
New Bedford100,731$324,400$1,085$56,02574
Fall River93,764$357,800$1,086$53,93378
Newton88,504$1,202,500$2,388$184,989228
Lawrence88,297$393,500$1,569$57,90397
Somerville80,549$899,400$2,468$127,056190
Framingham72,013$600,600$1,853$98,179132
Haverhill67,387$426,900$1,620$87,675103
Malden65,509$607,500$2,066$95,298139
Waltham64,723$705,700$2,232$116,560157
Brookline62,822$1,233,100$2,804$140,631244
Revere59,933$566,200$1,966$81,121131
Taunton59,719$388,200$1,269$79,71588
Medford59,062$715,500$2,477$118,089165
Weymouth Town57,786$516,200$1,861$100,077121
Chicopee55,213$251,800$1,108$66,92765
Peabody54,180$566,200$1,902$95,278130
Methuen Town53,043$472,200$1,610$103,270108
Everett49,236$605,200$1,988$79,658137
Barnstable Town49,232$559,200$1,751$97,348124
Attleboro46,499$409,100$1,446$93,26696
Arlington46,015$885,000$2,043$141,440176
Salem44,241$497,400$1,800$85,137117
Leominster43,697$345,000$1,282$81,55682
Pittsfield43,559$233,700$1,094$68,38662
Beverly42,408$621,900$1,683$103,739131
Fitchburg41,633$295,500$1,131$70,65971
Marlborough41,398$485,400$1,721$95,047114
Woburn41,205$641,800$2,190$107,754147
Westfield40,673$295,500$1,064$82,84769
Chelsea39,460$476,500$1,859$72,220116
Braintree Town38,762$623,200$1,925$125,305137
Holyoke37,949$255,300$1,016$51,89263
Amherst Town35,472$454,000$1,570$65,938105
Watertown Town35,270$737,600$2,357$123,422165
Randolph Town34,683$463,500$2,049$103,129120
Lexington34,085$1,147,900$2,816$219,402232
Franklin Town33,067$567,100$1,856$142,788128
Needham32,059$1,146,000$2,412$212,241221
Norwood31,380$613,500$2,056$97,110140
North Attleborough Town30,842$462,700$1,402$109,426101
Wellesley29,906$1,513,400$2,849$250,001283
Gloucester29,862$587,800$1,395$87,898118
Melrose29,488$796,100$1,933$126,854161
Bridgewater Town28,669$500,600$1,976$112,482122
Northampton28,640$398,000$1,404$78,46793
West Springfield Town28,635$307,900$1,121$70,40172
Saugus28,599$589,500$1,982$100,819135
Agawam Town28,510$290,000$1,234$82,35974
Milton28,481$896,500$1,503$178,053162
Danvers27,924$611,200$2,004$117,072138
Milford27,919$429,800$1,702$88,992105
Wakefield27,284$670,100$1,872$130,320142
Belmont27,009$1,108,800$2,387$178,188215
Burlington26,223$679,400$2,597$142,207164
Reading25,448$741,100$1,722$163,725148
Dedham25,109$630,400$2,058$124,375142
Wilmington23,195$646,200$2,412$161,473154
Stoneham22,986$629,000$1,878$112,635137
Winchester22,862$1,181,700$2,271$218,176222
Gardner21,075$271,300$1,071$62,94867
Marblehead20,334$906,200$1,769$165,859171
Winthrop Town18,807$606,900$1,909$106,357135
Newburyport18,444$792,400$1,511$144,259149
Somerset18,246$389,400$1,313$111,72089
Southbridge Town17,806$267,000$1,157$59,39769
Greenfield17,662$252,000$1,097$53,96165
Amesbury Town17,277$475,400$1,573$100,599108
Abington17,008$516,300$1,547$119,787112
Easthampton Town16,103$343,800$1,192$72,92580
Longmeadow15,724$425,800$1,650$144,639103
Hudson15,610$457,400$1,417$96,149101
Swampscott15,209$690,800$2,223$128,964155
Lynnfield12,964$904,200$2,333$172,484187
North Adams12,660$185,300$777$48,52146
Palmer Town12,372$255,000$1,041$78,78963
Webster12,300$303,900$1,112$60,38472
South Yarmouth11,642$465,100$1,665$79,638109
Holbrook11,320$436,500$1,522$107,768101
Nantucket10,837$1,359,200$2,484$109,988252
Maynard10,663$494,200$1,678$119,549113
Hull10,098$606,100$1,885$127,112134
Andover9,261$719,900$1,422$127,054136
Athol8,711$227,000$1,018$61,74259
Middleborough Center8,064$372,400$1,705$79,52098
Plymouth7,852$426,000$1,701$72,639105
Whitinsville7,250$440,100$1,271$93,50494
Mansfield Center7,232$449,200$1,601$101,546105
Clinton6,908$328,600$1,386$78,90983
Pinehurst6,737$585,600$1,759$136,406128
Northborough6,720$553,700$1,219$154,926109
Cochituate6,688$862,000$1,705$190,938163
East Falmouth6,415$554,200$1,884$69,121127
Kingston6,373$529,400$1,298$130,179107
Foxborough6,356$523,200$1,591$83,162115
Medfield6,355$734,200$1,667$186,625145
West Yarmouth6,323$456,800$1,514$63,859104
North Scituate6,163$771,000$1,613$136,852149
Sharon6,022$614,300$2,469$183,239152
West Concord5,997$881,800$2,444$178,979187
Walpole5,989$572,000$1,952$132,411131
Yarmouth Port5,825$542,600$1,636$108,563118
Salisbury5,735$441,500$1,737$93,052108
Ware5,723$229,700$1,046$52,03960
East Harwich5,670$585,400$2,213$108,157140
Bliss Corner5,666$430,700$1,186$73,91991
Scituate5,602$699,200$811$126,379116
Adams5,584$189,100$909$48,75051
Oxford5,572$327,300$1,047$91,74274
Spencer5,520$297,700$1,052$59,61870
Hingham5,343$1,216,800$1,066$222,696193

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📊 Data Sources
  • Housing & Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2023
  • Tax Rates: Tax Foundation, 2024
Last data update: March 2026 · See methodology