4 Boston Suburbs Where Rent Has Increased The Most

By the looks of the most recent apartment data in Boston, it appears that rent growth in Boston’s suburbs is outpacing that of the city coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Like so many other US real estate markets, housing demand was higher in suburban areas than it was in Boston throughout most of the pandemic. Boston’s core markets endured major supply upheaval as a result of remote learning and remote work, while many of Boston’s suburbs saw a relatively low amount of disruption.

This shift in demand has resulted in a -2.06% loss in Boston’s average rent price compared to January 2020, prior to COVID coming to town. Compare that to Boston’s suburban average rent drop of -1.01%, you can see that prices are down more than twice as much in Boston proper as they are in the burbs.

Surprisingly, out of the 12 suburban areas closest to Boston, only four have recorded increases compared to their pre pandemic levels.