What is the median rent in Brockton, MA?

Name: Median rent in Brockton, MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Brockton, MA is $1,641 (±$52) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 14,916 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Brockton, the median gross rent went from $1,111 in 2015–2019 to $1,641 in 2020–2024 (+47.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,641 (±$52)
Rented homes: 14,916 (±797)
$2,000 or more: 28.2%
Since 2015–2019: +47.7%

How much rent costs in Brockton

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Brockton	Plymouth County	Massachusetts	United States
Less than $500	15.4% (±2.1 points)	10.1%	10.2%	6.3%
$500 to $999	11.7% (±2.1 points)	12.3%	11.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	14.4% (±2.8 points)	14.6%	17.7%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	30.3% (±3.4 points)	26.3%	19.9%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	18.5% (±2.8 points)	18.0%	16.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	5.9% (±2.0 points)	10.3%	10.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	3.8% (±1.5 points)	8.4%	13.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 30.3% of renting households.

28.2% of rented homes in Brockton cost $2,000 or more a month.

Brockton against Plymouth County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Brockton	Plymouth County	Massachusetts	United States
Median gross rent	$1,641 (±$52)	$1,747 (±$38)	$1,762 (±$9)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	14,916 (±797)	43,228 (±1,343)	1,006,980 (±6,692)	42,849,984

In Brockton, median gross rent is lower than in Plymouth County ($1,747).

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

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

In Plymouth County, Brockton ranks 18 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 158 of 333.

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

How rent in Brockton 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	$1,111 (±$41)	$1,641 (±$52)	+47.7%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	45.0% (±1.9 points)	42.6% (±1.9 points)	−2.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	2.0% (±1.1 points)	2.0% (±1.0 points)	0.0 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 Brockton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Brockton
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Brockton	—	$1,641 (±$52)	—
Avon	3.8 mi	$1,558 (±$265)	Not measurably different
Abington (community)	4.2 mi	$1,724 (±$250)	Not measurably different
Abington	4.2 mi	$1,724 (±$250)	Not measurably different
West Bridgewater	4.2 mi	$1,921 (±$320)	Not measurably different
Holbrook (community)	4.2 mi	$1,094 (±$423)	Lower
Holbrook	4.2 mi	$1,094 (±$423)	Lower
Whitman	4.4 mi	$1,771 (±$151)	Not measurably different
Stoughton	4.8 mi	$2,050 (±$200)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Holbrook (community), MA ($1,094), Holbrook, MA ($1,094).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Stoughton, MA ($2,050).

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

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
12	Hanson	$1,821 (±$860)
13	Halifax	$1,804 (±$375)
14	Marshfield	$1,772 (±$123)
15	Whitman	$1,771 (±$151)
16	Abington	$1,724 (±$250)
17	Middleborough	$1,706 (±$72)
18	Brockton	$1,641 (±$52)
19	Rockland	$1,610 (±$255)
20	Scituate	$1,609 (±$311)
21	Mattapoisett	$1,597 (±$422)
22	Duxbury	$1,591 (±$1,590)
23	Wareham	$1,504 (±$180)
24	Rochester	$1,432 (±$743)

Showing 13 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 Brockton

What is the average rent in Brockton, MA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Brockton is $1,641 (±$52) 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 Brockton?

In Brockton, the median gross rent went from $1,111 in 2015–2019 to $1,641 in 2020–2024 (+47.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Brockton cost more than $2,000 a month?

28.2% of rented homes in Brockton have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 15.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Brockton higher than in Plymouth County?

In Brockton, median gross rent is lower than in Plymouth County ($1,747).

It is also lower 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 Brockton city, Massachusetts (place:09000, 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.