A running list of the cost to rent an apartment in Greater Boston cities

Cambridge remains the most expensive place for renters, but which Greater Boston city saw a 15.3 percent year-over-year increase?

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October 9, 2019

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The fastest-growing rents can be found in Medford, according to a report a real estate search site released Tuesday, with the median cost of a one-bedroom jumping 15.3 percent year over year in September to $2,180.

Revere logged the second-biggest jump (12.7 percent), and Malden the third (12.1), according to Zumper. Despite those increases, Cambridge, Boston, and Brookline, in that order, remain the most expensive cities for renters. The least costly were Fall River, Brockton, and Worcester.

The median rent for a one-bedroom unit in Massachusetts was $1,962 in September.

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

September 2019

1	Cambridge	$2,650	9.1%
2	Boston	$2,510	6.4%
3	Brookline	$2,350	-2.13%
4	Revere	$2,300	12.7%
5	Everett	$2,260	5.1%
6	Medford	$2,180	15.3%
7 (tie)	Somerville	$2,130	1.4%
7	Waltham	$2,130	-4.9%
9	Newton	$2,000	5.3%
10	Quincy	$1,980	-3.4%
11	Malden	$1,850	12.1%
12	Chelsea	$1,820	2.2%
13	Haverhill	$1,700	3.23%
14	Lowell	$1,480	5%
15	Lawrence	$1,300	0%
16	Worcester	$1,290	-1.5%
17	Brockton	$1,190	0%
18	Fall River	$1,025	-2.86%

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 (tie)	Medford	$2,100	5.5%
7	Newton	$2,100	7.7%
9	Waltham	$2,080	-3.7%
10	Quincy	$2,000	0%
11 (tie)	Chelsea	$1,780	0%
11	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 (tie)	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 (tie)	Cambridge	$2,500	0.4%
1	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 (tie)	Haverhill	$1,410	-13.%
11	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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