Most Expensive Cities in Massachusetts

Most expensive cities in Massachusetts (population > 5,000) ranked by cost of living index.

#	City	Cost Index	Income	Rent	Population
1	Wellesley	249	$250,001	$2,849/mo	29,906
2	Brookline	225	$140,631	$2,804/mo	62,822
3	Nantucket	224	$109,988	$2,484/mo	10,837
4	Lexington	218	$219,402	$2,816/mo	34,085
5	Newton	210	$184,989	$2,388/mo	88,504
6	Cambridge	207	$126,469	$2,742/mo	117,794
7	Needham	206	$212,241	$2,412/mo	32,059
8	Winchester	204	$218,176	$2,271/mo	22,862
9	Belmont	202	$178,188	$2,387/mo	27,009
10	Somerville	187	$127,056	$2,468/mo	80,549
11	West Concord	185	$178,979	$2,444/mo	5,997
12	Lynnfield	184	$172,484	$2,333/mo	12,964
13	Arlington	173	$141,440	$2,043/mo	46,015
14	Burlington	173	$142,207	$2,597/mo	26,223
15	Medford	172	$118,089	$2,477/mo	59,062
16	Hingham	171	$222,696	$1,066/mo	5,343
17	Watertown Town	171	$123,422	$2,357/mo	35,270
18	Marblehead	167	$165,859	$1,769/mo	20,334
19	Wilmington	165	$161,473	$2,412/mo	23,195
20	Waltham	164	$116,560	$2,232/mo	64,723
21	Sharon	164	$183,239	$2,469/mo	6,022
22	Swampscott	163	$128,964	$2,223/mo	15,209
23	Melrose	163	$126,854	$1,933/mo	29,488
24	Cochituate	161	$190,938	$1,705/mo	6,688
25	Boston	160	$94,755	$2,093/mo	663,972
26	Milton	158	$178,053	$1,503/mo	28,481
27	Woburn	158	$107,754	$2,190/mo	41,205
28	Dedham	153	$124,375	$2,058/mo	25,109
29	East Harwich	152	$108,157	$2,213/mo	5,670
30	Reading	152	$163,725	$1,722/mo	25,448
31	Norwood	151	$97,110	$2,056/mo	31,380
32	Malden	151	$95,298	$2,066/mo	65,509
33	North Scituate	151	$136,852	$1,613/mo	6,163
34	Wakefield	150	$130,320	$1,872/mo	27,284
35	Danvers	150	$117,072	$2,004/mo	27,924
36	Newburyport	149	$144,259	$1,511/mo	18,444
37	Medfield	149	$186,625	$1,667/mo	6,355
38	Everett	149	$79,658	$1,988/mo	49,236
39	Quincy	148	$95,711	$1,998/mo	101,361
40	Braintree Town	148	$125,305	$1,925/mo	38,762
41	Stoneham	147	$112,635	$1,878/mo	22,986
42	Saugus	147	$100,819	$1,982/mo	28,599
43	Winthrop Town	146	$106,357	$1,909/mo	18,807
44	Hull	146	$127,112	$1,885/mo	10,098
45	Walpole	145	$132,411	$1,952/mo	5,989
46	Revere	145	$81,121	$1,966/mo	59,933
47	Framingham	144	$98,179	$1,853/mo	72,013
48	Peabody	143	$95,278	$1,902/mo	54,180
49	Franklin Town	141	$142,788	$1,856/mo	33,067
50	Andover	141	$127,054	$1,422/mo	9,261

See also: Cheapest Cities in Massachusetts · Massachusetts Overview