Massachusetts Median Rental Costs by Town_

Gross rent is the monthly housing cost expenses for renters. It is based on the cost of rent plus the estimated average monthly cost of fuel and utilities.

The data here is for comparing rental prices among various Massachusetts municipalities

Generally, rent prices are cheaper in the western part of Massachusetts, away from the coast and the larger population areas.

It has been extracted from the latest available U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year dataset

Locations with higher population generally tend to have more accurate values than areas with fewer residents