What is the median rent in Bridgewater Town, MA?

The median gross rent in Bridgewater Town, MA is $2,092 (±$177) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,209 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Bridgewater Town, the median gross rent went from $1,597 in 2015–2019 to $2,092 in 2020–2024 (+31.0%).

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 .

Median gross rent
$2,092 (±$177)
Rented homes
2,209 (±307)
$2,000 or more
55.3%
Since 2015–2019
+31.0%

How much rent costs in Bridgewater Town

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentBridgewater TownPlymouth CountyMassachusettsUnited States
Less than $5000.5% (±0.9 points)10.1%10.2%6.3%
$500 to $9997.0% (±5.6 points)12.3%11.7%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49912.0% (±6.5 points)14.6%17.7%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99925.2% (±9.9 points)26.3%19.9%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,49928.9% (±9.1 points)18.0%16.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,99919.2% (±9.3 points)10.3%10.5%5.5%
$3,000 or more7.2% (±6.1 points)8.4%13.3%6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 28.9% of renting households.

55.3% of rented homes in Bridgewater Town cost $2,000 or more a month.

Bridgewater Town against Plymouth County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Bridgewater TownPlymouth CountyMassachusettsUnited States
Median gross rent$2,092 (±$177)$1,747 (±$38)$1,762 (±$9)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent2,209 (±307)43,228 (±1,343)1,006,980 (±6,692)42,849,984

In Bridgewater Town, median gross rent is higher than in Plymouth County ($1,747).

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

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

In Plymouth County, Bridgewater Town ranks 4 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 58 of 333.

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

How rent in Bridgewater Town has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$1,597 (±$123)$2,092 (±$177)+31.0%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent28.4% (±3.8 points)24.4% (±3.3 points)−4.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate3.8% (±4.4 points)3.2% (±4.5 points)−0.6 percentage pointsNot 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 Bridgewater Town

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bridgewater Town
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Bridgewater Town—$2,092 (±$177)—
West Bridgewater4.2 mi$1,921 (±$320)Not measurably different
Raynham Center4.5 mi$1,776 (±$39)Lower
Raynham4.5 mi$1,749 (±$74)Lower
East Bridgewater4.9 mi$1,981 (±$671)Not measurably different
Middleborough Center6.1 mi$1,737 (±$90)Lower
Halifax6.3 mi$1,804 (±$375)Not measurably different
Whitman7.6 mi$1,771 (±$151)Lower
Taunton7.6 mi$1,324 (±$86)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Raynham Center, MA ($1,776), Raynham, MA ($1,749), Middleborough Center, MA ($1,737).

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

Median gross rent across Plymouth County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
1Hingham$2,465 (±$603)
2Pembroke$2,464 (±$753)
3Norwell$2,215 (±$336)
4Bridgewater Town$2,092 (±$177)
5Hull$2,081 (±$187)
6East Bridgewater$1,981 (±$671)
7Plymouth$1,933 (±$108)
8West Bridgewater$1,921 (±$320)
9Lakeville$1,884 (±$466)
10Hanover$1,845 (±$341)

Showing 10 of 27 places in Plymouth County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Bridgewater Town

What is the average rent in Bridgewater Town, MA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Bridgewater Town is $2,092 (±$177) 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 Bridgewater Town?

In Bridgewater Town, the median gross rent went from $1,597 in 2015–2019 to $2,092 in 2020–2024 (+31.0%).

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 Bridgewater Town cost more than $2,000 a month?

55.3% of rented homes in Bridgewater Town have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.5% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Bridgewater Town higher than in Plymouth County?

In Bridgewater Town, median gross rent is higher than in Plymouth County ($1,747).

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 Bridgewater Town city, Massachusetts (place:08130, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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