A running list of the most affordable and most expensive cities for renters in Eastern Mass.

From Boston.com & Globe.com

A running list of the most affordable and most expensive cities for renters in Eastern Mass. by Realestate.boston.com

April 4, 2019 11:57 am

Cambridge continues its reign as the most expensive Eastern Massachusetts city for renters, according to a new report, with Boston, Brookline, and Somerville not far behind.

The least expensive rents can be found in Fall River, Lawrence, and Brockton, in that order, but Fall River saw the largest year-over-year increase — up 15.1 percent, according to the Zumper real estate site. Framingham was the second-fastest growing, and Worcester was third.

Here’s how 16 cities stacked up for the cost of renting a one-bedroom apartment and the percentage change year over year:

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   3.93  Brookline $2,350    0.4%4  Waltham $2,120   15.8%5  Somerville $2,100    5%6  Medford $2,060    6.2%7Quincy $1,930    12.9%8 Newton $1,900    -3.6%9 Framingham   $1,650    3.1%10  Malden $1,630    -3%11Haverhill $1,470    -0.7%12  Lowell $1,410    2.2%13 Lawrence $1,340   -3.6%14Worcester $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%