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Prices are climbing in Fall River and slipping in Waltham, according to a report released Tuesday.

Cambridge may be the most expensive city for renters, but Revere saw a 15.3 percent year-over-year increase, according to a report released Tuesday. Shown: A scene from the 2015 Revere Beach National Sand Sculpting Festival at Revere Beach. John Blanding/Globe staff/File 2015

By Eileen Woods

September 10, 2019

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Cambridge is the most expensive Eastern Massachusetts city for renters, according to a new report, with Boston coming in second and Brookline third.

The least expensive rents can be found in Fall River and Brockton, but Fall River saw the second-largest increase from August 2018 to August 2019 — 12 percent, according to the Zumper real estate site. Revere experienced the biggest jump (15.3 percent), and Waltham the largest decline (3.7 percent).

The median rent for a one-bedroom unit in Massachusetts was $1,973 in August.

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

August 2019

1	Cambridge	$2,600	5.3%
2	Boston	$2,500	8.2%
3	Brookline	$2,350	0%
4	Everett	$2,330	11.5%
5	Revere	$2,190	15.3%
6	Somerville	$2,150	0.9%
7	Medford	$2,100	5.5%
8	Newton	$2,100	7.7%
9	Waltham	$2,080	-3.7%
10	Quincy	$2,000	0%
11	Chelsea	$1,780	0%
12	Framingham	$1,780	10.6%
13	Malden	$1,760	6.7%
14	Haverhill	$1,700	9.6%
15	Lowell	$1,460	2.1%
16	Lawrence	$1,350	5.4%
17	Worcester	$1,330	6.4%
18	Brockton	$1,250	-2.9%
19	Fall River	$1,025	12%

July 2019

1	Cambridge	$2,600	4%
2	Boston	$2,500	6.8%
3	Brookline	$2,400	3%
4	Somerville	$2,200	0%
5	Waltham	$2,120	-2.8%
6	Medford	$2,100	0.5%
7	Newton	$2,000	3.6%
8	Quincy	$1,980	0%
9	Framingham	$1,780	12.7%
10	Malden	$1,680	1.8%
11	Haverhill	$1,620	1.9%
12	Lowell	$1,390	-2.8%
13	Worcester	$1,330	6.4%
13	Lawrence	$1,320	-1.5%
15	Brockton	$1,240	-8.8%
16	Fall River	$1,070	7%

June 2019

1	Cambridge	$2,520	0.8%
2	Boston	$2,450	5.6%
3	Brookline	$2,400	3%
4	Somerville	$2,230	1.4%
5	Waltham	$2,120	-4.9%
6	Medford	$2,100	-4.5%
7	Newton	$1,950	-1%
8	Quincy	$1,890	-2.1%
9	Framingham	$1,730	8.1%
10	Malden	$1,690	2.4%
11	Haverhill	$1,540	1.3%
12	Lowell	$1,430	-4.7%
13	Lawrence	$1,330	-2.9%
13	Worcester	$1,330	3.9%
15	Brockton	$1,300	-4.4%
16	Fall River	$1,070	12.6%

May 2019

1	Cambridge	$2,500	0.4%
2	Boston	$2,500	8.7%
3	Brookline	$2,400	3.4%
4	Somerville	$2,200	0.9%
5	Medford	$2,130	1.4%
6	Waltham	$2,120	0%
7	Newton	$1,930	1.6%
8	Quincy	$1,800	-7.7%
9	Framingham	$1,690	8.3%
10	Malden	$1,680	1.8%
11	Haverhill	$1,480	-3.9%
12	Lowell	$1,420	-5.3%
13	Worcester	$1,330	0.8%
14	Lawrence	$1,270	-4.5%
15	Brockton	$1,240	-10.8%
16	Fall River	$1,070	10.3%

April 2019

1	Cambridge	$2,490	0.8%
2	Boston	$2,420	5.2%
3	Brookline	$2,400	3.4%
4	Somerville	$2,150	3.4%
5	Waltham	$2,120	5%
6	Medford	$2,060	3%
7	Newton	$2,000	4.2%
8	Quincy	$1,860	-1.6%
9	Framingham	$1,710	8.2%
10	Malden	$1,660	0.6%
11	Haverhill	$1,410	-13.%
12	Lowell	$1,410	-5.4%
13	Worcester	$1,330	5.6%
14	Brockton	$1,310	-3.7%
15	Lawrence	$1,210	-13.6%
16	Fall River	$1,070	15.1%

March 2019

1	Cambridge	$2,500	0.8%
2	Boston	$2,400	4.3%
3	Brookline	$2,350	0.9%
4	Waltham	$2,120	10.4%
5	Somerville	$2,100	5%
6	Medford	$1,960	0%
7	Newton	$1,940	3.7%
8	Quincy	$1,930	7.2%
9	Framingham	$1,670	3.7%
10	Malden	$1,650	0%
11	Lowell	$1,420	-2.1%
12	Haverhill	$1,400	-9.7%
13	Worcester	$1,330	7.3%
14	Lawrence	$1,270	-11.8%
15	Brockton	$1,250	-3.8%
16	Fall River	$1,090	16%

February 2019

1	Cambridge	$2,470	-0.4%
2	Boston	$2,390	3.9
3	Brookline	$2,350	0.4%
4	Waltham	$2,120	15.8%
5	Somerville	$2,100	5%
6	Medford	$2,060	6.2%
7	Quincy	$1,930	12.9%
8	Newton	$1,900	-3.6%
9	Framingham	$1,650	3.1%
10	Malden	$1,630	-3%
11	Haverhill	$1,470	-0.7%
12	Lowell	$1,410	2.2%
13	Lawrence	$1,340	-3.6%
14	Worcester	$1,330	-12.7%
15	Brockton	$1,190	-10.5%
16	Fall River	$1,040	15.6%

January 2019

1	Cambridge	$2,500	0.4%
2	Boston	$2,420	5.2%
3	Brookline	$2,370	1.3%
4	Medford	$2,170	11.3%
5	Waltham	$2,120	15.8%
6	Somerville	$2,090	6.1%
7	Quincy	$2,030	14.7%
8	Newton	$1,900	1.1%
9	Framingham	$1,720	11%
10	Malden	$1,610	-5.3%
11	Haverhill	$1,550	6.9%
12	Lowell	$1,390	3%
13	Worcester	$1,330	15.7%
14	Lawrence	$1,280	-7.2%
15	Brockton	$1,250	-3.8%
16	Fall River	$990	12.5%

December 2018

1	Cambridge	$2,500	4.2%
2	Boston	$2,450	7.9%
3	Brookline	$2,380	3.9%
4	Waltham	$2,180	16%
5	Medford	$2,170	10.7%
6	Somerville	$2,100	8.8%
7	Quincy	$1,990	10.6%
8	Newton	$1,900	3.8%
9	Framingham	$1,700	8.3%
10	Malden	$1,600	-5.9%
11	Haverhill	$1,590	4.6%
12	Lowell	$1,390	4.5%
13	Worcester	$1,330	15.7%
14	Brockton	$1,240	-6.8%
15	Lawrence	$1,220	-8.3%
16	Fall River	$940	8%

November 2018

1	Cambridge	$2,510	4.6%
2	Boston	$2,480	10.2%
3	Brookline	$2,400	4.8%
4	Waltham	$2,290	15.7%
5	Somerville	$2,100	5%
6	Medford	$2,070	8.9%
7	Quincy	$1,940	9%
8	Newton	$1,900	0.5%
9	Framingham	$1,660	7.1%
10	Malden	$1,650	-2.9%
11	Haverhill	$1,510	4.1%
12	Lowell	$1,460	7.4%
13	Worcester	$1,330	15.7%
14	Brockton	$1,180	-8.5%
15	Lawrence	$1,160	-9.4%
16	Fall River	$990	11.2%

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