What is the median rent in Arlington (community), MA?

Name: Median rent in Arlington (community), MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Arlington (community), MA is $2,082 (±$76) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 7,504 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Arlington (community), the median gross rent went from $1,730 in 2015–2019 to $2,082 in 2020–2024 (+20.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $2,082 (±$76)
Rented homes: 7,504 (±523)
$2,000 or more: 54.1%
Since 2015–2019: +20.3%

How much rent costs in Arlington (community)

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Arlington (community)	Middlesex County	Massachusetts	United States
Less than $500	9.0% (±3.1 points)	6.8%	10.2%	6.3%
$500 to $999	4.7% (±2.3 points)	6.7%	11.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	10.1% (±3.3 points)	9.8%	17.7%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	22.2% (±4.7 points)	18.1%	19.9%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	25.0% (±4.1 points)	21.0%	16.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	15.7% (±3.4 points)	15.6%	10.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	13.4% (±3.0 points)	21.9%	13.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 25.0% of renting households.

54.1% of rented homes in Arlington (community) cost $2,000 or more a month.

Arlington (community) against Middlesex County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Arlington (community)	Middlesex County	Massachusetts	United States
Median gross rent	$2,082 (±$76)	$2,201 (±$17)	$1,762 (±$9)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	7,504 (±523)	237,764 (±2,442)	1,006,980 (±6,692)	42,849,984

In Arlington (community), median gross rent is lower than in Middlesex County ($2,201).

It is also higher than in Massachusetts ($1,762).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Middlesex County, Arlington (community) ranks 9 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 28 of 147.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Arlington (community) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,730 (±$34)	$2,082 (±$76)	+20.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	42.0% (±2.2 points)	38.4% (±2.3 points)	−3.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	4.1% (±2.7 points)	2.3% (±1.6 points)	−1.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Arlington (community)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Arlington (community)
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Arlington (community)	—	$2,082 (±$76)	—
Belmont (community)	1.8 mi	$2,527 (±$105)	Higher
Belmont	1.8 mi	$2,527 (±$105)	Higher
Winchester (community)	2.6 mi	$2,279 (±$481)	Not measurably different
Winchester	2.6 mi	$2,279 (±$481)	Not measurably different
Medford	2.8 mi	$2,509 (±$94)	Higher
Watertown	3.5 mi	$2,502 (±$107)	Higher
Cambridge	3.7 mi	$2,787 (±$48)	Higher
Somerville	3.8 mi	$2,517 (±$64)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Belmont (community), MA ($2,527), Belmont, MA ($2,527), Medford, MA ($2,509).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Middlesex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
3	Burlington (community)	$2,718 (±$368)
4	West Concord	$2,675 (±$129)
5	Belmont (community)	$2,527 (±$105)
6	Wilmington (community)	$2,394 (±$328)
7	Littleton Common	$2,306 (±$182)
8	Winchester (community)	$2,279 (±$481)
9	Arlington (community)	$2,082 (±$76)
10	Stoneham (community)	$2,035 (±$142)
11	Reading (community)	$1,991 (±$273)
12	Wakefield (community)	$1,958 (±$102)
13	Pinehurst	$1,946 (±$1,231)
14	Maynard (community)	$1,800 (±$148)
15	East Pepperell	$1,620 (±$134)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Middlesex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Arlington (community) is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Arlington, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Arlington (community)

What is the average rent in Arlington (community), MA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Arlington (community) is $2,082 (±$76) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Arlington (community)?

In Arlington (community), the median gross rent went from $1,730 in 2015–2019 to $2,082 in 2020–2024 (+20.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Arlington (community) cost more than $2,000 a month?

54.1% of rented homes in Arlington (community) have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 9.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Arlington (community) higher than in Middlesex County?

In Arlington (community), median gross rent is lower than in Middlesex County ($2,201).

It is also higher than in Massachusetts ($1,762).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Arlington CDP, Massachusetts (place:01640, in state:25).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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