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February 12, 2020

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Malden saw the biggest year-over-year increase in rent, according to a report the Zumper real estate search site released Wednesday — with the median cost of a one-bedroom jumping 14.1 percent in February to $1,860.

Framingham logged the second-biggest increase (13.9 percent), and Everett the third (13 percent). Cambridge, Boston, and Brookline were ranked the most expensive communities for renters. The least costly were Fall River and Worcester, in that order.

The median rent for a one-bedroom unit in Massachusetts was $1,859 in February.

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

February 2020

1	Cambridge	$2,620	6.1%
2 (tie)	Boston	$2,500	4.6%
2	Brookline	$2,500	6.4%
4	Everett	$2,260	13%
5	Waltham	$2,200	3.8%
6	Somerville	$2,150	2.4%
7	Revere	$2,140	11.5%
8	Medford	$2,100	1.9%
9	Newton	$2,050	7.9%
10	Quincy	$2,030	5.2%
11	Beverly	$1,920	0%
12	Framingham	$1,880	13.9%
13	Malden	$1,860	14.1%
14	Woburn	$1,850	2.8%
15	Chelsea	$1,790	-3.8%
16	Melrose	$1,690	-15.5%
17	Lawrence	$1,650	10.7%
18	Lynn	$1,630	3.2%
19	Salem	$1,610	1.9%
20	Lowell	$1,470	4.3%
21	Haverhill	$1,430	-.03%
22 (tie)	Brockton	$1,280	11.3%
22	Worcester	$1,280	-3.8%
23	Fall River	$1,050	0%

January 2020

1	Cambridge	$2,650	6%
2	Boston	$2,500	3.3%
3	Medford	$2,210	1.8%
4	Everett	$2,170	2.4%
5	Waltham	$2,150	1.4%
6 (tie)	Revere	$2,100	6.1%
6	Somerville	$2,100	0.5%
7	Newton	$2,050	7.9%
8	Quincy	$1,990	-2%
9	Malden	$1,960	15.3%
10	Woburn	$1,950	0%
11	Beverly	$1,920	2.1%
12	Chelsea	$1,850	0%
13	Framingham	$1,840	6.4%
14	Melrose	$1,800	-10%
15	Lynn	$1,590	6%
16	Salem	$1,560	0.6%
17	Haverhill	$1,500	-3.2%
18	Lowell	$1,410	1.4%
19	Lawrence	$1,400	9.3%
20	Worcester	$1,280	-3.8%
21	Brockton	$1,150	-8%
22	Fall River	$1,025	3.54%

December 2019

1	Cambridge	$2,750	10%
2	Boston	$2,590	5.7%
3	Medford	$2,310	6.5%
4	Everett	$2,190	7.4%
5	Somerville	$2,150	2.4%
6	Waltham	$2,130	-2.3%
7	Revere	$2,100	0%
8	Newton	$2,030	6.8%
9	Malden	$2,010	14.9%
10	Quincy	$2,000	0.5%
11	Beverly	$1,920	6.7%
12	Melrose	$1,900	-15.2%
13	Woburn	$1,890	15.2%
14	Chelsea	$1,880	6.2%
15	Framingham	$1,830	7.65%
16	Salem	$1,620	-4.1%
17	Haverhill	$1,580	-2.5%
18	Lynn	$1,510	-5.6%
19	Lowell	$1,410	1.4%
20	Lawrence	$1,300	5.17%
21	Worcester	$1,260	-5.3%
22	Brockton	$1,075	5.08%
23	Fall River	$1,025	-5.05%

November 2019

1	Cambridge	$2,640	5.2%
2	Boston	$2,500	0.8%
3	Everett	$2,270	3.2%
4 (tie)	Medford	$2,200	6.3%
4 (tie)	Revere	$2,200	3.3%
6	Waltham	$2,180	-4.8%
7	Somerville	$2,150	2.4%
8	Newton	$2,050	7.9%
9	Quincy	$1,970	1.5%
10	Chelsea	$1,960	13.3%
11	Malden	$1,910	15.8%
12	Framingham	$1,800	8.4%
13	Salem	$1,660	-1.8%
14	Haverhill	$1,550	2.65%
15	Lowell	$1,460	0%
16	Lawrence	$1,260	8.62%
17	Worcester	$1,250	-6.0%
18	Brockton	$1,050	-11.02%
19	Fall River	$915	-7.58%

October 2019

1	Cambridge	$2,660	6.4%
2	Boston	$2,530	5.4%
3	Everett	$2,310	5.5%
4	Revere	$2,270	9.7%
5	Somerville	$2,150	2.4%
6	Waltham	$2,130	-4.5%
7 (tie)	Medford	$2,100	6.6%
7	Newton	$2,100	9.9%
9	Quincy	$1,950	-1.5%
10	Chelsea	$1,910	3.2%
11	Malden	$1,900	11.8%
12	Salem	$1,670	-5.6%
13	Haverhill	$1,570	-1.25%
14	Lynn	$1,550	-3.1%
15	Lowell	$1,460	3.5%
16	Lawrence	$1,300	-10.16%
17	Worcester	$1,250	-6.0%
18	Brockton	$1,075	-14.6%
19	Fall River	$925	26.47%

September 2019

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

August 2019

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

July 2019

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

June 2019

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

May 2019

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

April 2019

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

March 2019

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

February 2019

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

January 2019

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

December 2018

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

November 2018

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

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