Best Places to Buy Rental Property in Massachusetts (2026)

There is no honest way to rank Massachusetts cities by rental return without rent data, and this page does not have it. What it does have is transaction evidence: the median price homes actually closed at inside each city's limits, and how many closings happened. That answers the two questions that come before any cash flow analysis, what it costs to get in and whether you can get back out.

What this page measures, and what it does not

Every city below cleared at least 100 closings in its reporting window, which filters out markets too thin to read. They are ranked cheapest first by median closed price, from $300,750 to $655,000. You will not find rent estimates, rent-to-price ratios, cap rates, cash-on-cash projections or gross yield rankings here. Resideline does not have verified rent data for these cities, so publishing those numbers would be invention rather than analysis. Entry price and transaction volume are what the data supports. Every figure describes closings inside the city limits, not the wider postal area that shares the city's name. The two can differ a lot: a postal area usually reaches into surrounding townships, which pulls the median toward whatever those townships are worth. Massachusetts's statewide median closed price is $667,500 across 39,982 tracked closings.

The rankings

1. Pittsfield, $300,750, 298 closings

At $300,750 the entry price is about 45 percent of the Massachusetts median. Resideline tracked 298 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 50 a month. Full detail is on the Pittsfield market page.

2. Springfield, $310,000, 836 closings

At $310,000 the entry price is about 46 percent of the Massachusetts median. Resideline tracked 836 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 139 a month. Full detail is on the Springfield market page.

3. New Bedford, $477,000, 328 closings

At $477,000 the entry price is about 71 percent of the Massachusetts median. Resideline tracked 328 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 55 a month. Full detail is on the New Bedford market page.

4. Worcester, $480,000, 810 closings

At $480,000 the entry price is about 72 percent of the Massachusetts median. Resideline tracked 810 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 135 a month. Full detail is on the Worcester market page.

5. Taunton, $494,750, 346 closings

At $494,750 the entry price is about 74 percent of the Massachusetts median. Resideline tracked 346 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 58 a month. Full detail is on the Taunton market page.

6. Fall River, $500,000, 371 closings

At $500,000 the entry price is about 75 percent of the Massachusetts median. Resideline tracked 371 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 62 a month. Full detail is on the Fall River market page.

7. Plymouth, $509,000, 131 closings

At $509,000 the entry price is about 76 percent of the Massachusetts median. Resideline tracked 131 closings there over the last last 12 months, roughly 11 a month. That is a thin market: both your comparable set and your eventual exit depend on a small buyer pool. This is a low-volume market, so treat the median as directional. Full detail is on the Plymouth market page.

8. Attleboro, $525,000, 242 closings

At $525,000 the entry price is about 79 percent of the Massachusetts median. Resideline tracked 242 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 40 a month. Full detail is on the Attleboro market page.

9. Brockton, $525,000, 372 closings

At $525,000 the entry price is about 79 percent of the Massachusetts median. Resideline tracked 372 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 62 a month. Full detail is on the Brockton market page.

10. Haverhill, $535,000, 427 closings

At $535,000 the entry price is about 80 percent of the Massachusetts median. Resideline tracked 427 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 71 a month. Full detail is on the Haverhill market page.

11. North Attleboro, $590,510, 176 closings

At $590,510 the entry price is about 88 percent of the Massachusetts median. Resideline tracked 176 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 29 a month. Full detail is on the North Attleboro market page.

12. Lynn, $610,000, 381 closings

At $610,000 the entry price is about 91 percent of the Massachusetts median. Resideline tracked 381 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 64 a month. Full detail is on the Lynn market page.

13. Mashpee, $629,000, 264 closings

At $629,000 the entry price is about 94 percent of the Massachusetts median. Resideline tracked 264 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 44 a month. Full detail is on the Mashpee market page.

14. Weymouth, $630,000, 305 closings

At $630,000 the entry price is about 94 percent of the Massachusetts median. Resideline tracked 305 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 51 a month. Full detail is on the Weymouth market page.

15. Chelmsford, $655,000, 201 closings

At $655,000 the entry price is about 98 percent of the Massachusetts median. Resideline tracked 201 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 34 a month. Full detail is on the Chelmsford market page.

How to use this list

Treat it as a shortlist, not an answer. A citywide median cannot price a specific address: property type, size, condition and location move a number far more than the city line does. Run any address on this list through Resideline for the comparable set behind its value.

Figures last updated August 23, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.