U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 five-year estimates
Massachusetts counties: highest median gross rents | ACS 2024
Rank 14 Massachusetts counties by available median gross rent estimates, highest to lowest; ACS 2024 five-year data.
Ranked observations
0 counties excluded for unavailable median gross rent; ties in the unrounded published values resolve by ascending GEOID. All available observations are shown.
| Rank | County | GEOID | Median gross rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nantucket County, Massachusetts | 25019 | $2,213 (±$628 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 2 | Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 25017 | $2,201 (±$17 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 3 | Norfolk County, Massachusetts | 25021 | $2,149 (±$29 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 4 | Suffolk County, Massachusetts | 25025 | $2,129 (±$24 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 5 | Essex County, Massachusetts | 25009 | $1,756 (±$23 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 6 | Plymouth County, Massachusetts | 25023 | $1,747 (±$38 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 7 | Barnstable County, Massachusetts | 25001 | $1,678 (±$60 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 8 | Worcester County, Massachusetts | 25027 | $1,426 (±$19 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 9 | Hampshire County, Massachusetts | 25015 | $1,388 (±$32 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 10 | Dukes County, Massachusetts | 25007 | $1,277 (±$413 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 11 | Bristol County, Massachusetts | 25005 | $1,245 (±$19 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 12 | Franklin County, Massachusetts | 25011 | $1,177 (±$47 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 13 | Hampden County, Massachusetts | 25013 | $1,136 (±$23 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 14 | Berkshire County, Massachusetts | 25003 | $1,097 (±$42 ACS 90% MOE) |
Method and provenance
ACS 2024 five-year survey estimates (2020–2024), not current prices. Direct estimates may have 90% margins of error shown where available. The home-value-to-income ratio and renter cost-burden rate are derived; no MOE is calculated for either. Missing or suppressed values are unavailable, not zero. County rankings are descriptive, not an affordability or suitability recommendation.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates. Validated Massachusetts bundle provenance, source snapshot and checksums. Massachusetts county map and full table.