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

The median gross rent in Medfield (community), MA is $2,014 (±$531) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 437 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Medfield (community), the median gross rent went from $1,347 in 2015–2019 to $2,014 in 2020–2024 (+49.5%).

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
$2,014 (±$531)
Rented homes
437 (±157)
$2,000 or more
50.8%
Since 2015–2019
+49.5%

How much rent costs in Medfield (community)

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentMedfield (community)Norfolk CountyMassachusettsUnited States
Less than $50018.5% (±17.2 points)8.4%10.2%6.3%
$500 to $9998.2% (±6.1 points)6.4%11.7%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,4998.5% (±8.0 points)9.5%17.7%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99914.0% (±12.8 points)18.8%19.9%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,49929.1% (±15.2 points)22.9%16.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9992.7% (±4.2 points)15.8%10.5%5.5%
$3,000 or more19.0% (±17.9 points)18.2%13.3%6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 29.1% of renting households.

50.8% of rented homes in Medfield (community) cost $2,000 or more a month.

Medfield (community) against Norfolk County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Medfield (community)Norfolk CountyMassachusettsUnited States
Median gross rent$2,014 (±$531)$2,149 (±$29)$1,762 (±$9)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent437 (±157)85,183 (±1,935)1,006,980 (±6,692)42,849,984

In Medfield (community), median gross rent is not measurably different from Norfolk County ($2,149).

It is not measurably different from Massachusetts ($1,762).

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

In Norfolk County, Medfield (community) ranks 8 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 33 of 147.

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

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

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$1,347 (±$153)$2,014 (±$531)+49.5%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent21.3% (±4.4 points)16.9% (±5.7 points)−4.4 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate1.8% (±2.9 points)2.2% (±3.2 points)+0.4 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 Medfield (community)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Medfield (community)
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Medfield (community)—$2,014 (±$531)—
Millis-Clicquot2.9 mi$1,820 (±$296)Not measurably different
Dover3.3 mi$2,917 (±$1,892)Not measurably different
Millis3.4 mi$1,696 (±$279)Not measurably different
Walpole3.6 mi$2,205 (±$222)Not measurably different
Walpole (community)4.8 mi$2,184 (±$377)Not measurably different
Westwood4.8 mi$2,553 (±$323)Not measurably different
Sherborn4.8 mi$2,338 (±$316)Not measurably different
Norfolk5.1 mi$2,019 (±$598)Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Median gross rent across Norfolk County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
2Brookline (community)$2,835 (±$82)
3Sharon (community)$2,576 (±$302)
4Needham (community)$2,409 (±$183)
5Walpole (community)$2,184 (±$377)
6Norwood (community)$2,116 (±$83)
7Dedham (community)$2,042 (±$182)
8Medfield (community)$2,014 (±$531)
9Bellingham (community)$2,009 (±$358)
10Millis-Clicquot$1,820 (±$296)
11Foxborough (community)$1,737 (±$61)
12Milton (community)$1,474 (±$281)
13Holbrook (community)$1,094 (±$423)

Showing 12 of 13 places in Norfolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Medfield (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 Medfield, 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 Medfield (community)

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

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Medfield (community) is $2,014 (±$531) 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 Medfield (community)?

In Medfield (community), the median gross rent went from $1,347 in 2015–2019 to $2,014 in 2020–2024 (+49.5%).

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 Medfield (community) cost more than $2,000 a month?

50.8% of rented homes in Medfield (community) have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 18.5% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Medfield (community) higher than in Norfolk County?

In Medfield (community), median gross rent is not measurably different from Norfolk County ($2,149).

It is not measurably different from 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 Medfield CDP, Massachusetts (place:39730, 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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