What is the median rent in Methuen, MA?

Name: Median rent in Methuen, MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Methuen, MA is $1,749 (±$91) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 4,905 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,749 (±$91)
Rented homes: 4,905 (±454)
$2,000 or more: 36.7%

How much rent costs in Methuen

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Methuen	Essex County	Massachusetts	United States
Less than $500	14.7% (±4.6 points)	10.4%	10.2%	6.3%
$500 to $999	7.0% (±3.2 points)	9.0%	11.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	15.1% (±4.5 points)	17.3%	17.7%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	26.6% (±5.6 points)	25.9%	19.9%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	21.3% (±4.7 points)	20.1%	16.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	10.7% (±4.1 points)	10.0%	10.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	4.7% (±3.1 points)	7.3%	13.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 26.6% of renting households.

36.7% of rented homes in Methuen cost $2,000 or more a month.

Methuen against Essex County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Methuen	Essex County	Massachusetts	United States
Median gross rent	$1,749 (±$91)	$1,756 (±$23)	$1,762 (±$9)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	4,905 (±454)	110,387 (±2,126)	1,006,980 (±6,692)	42,849,984

In Methuen, median gross rent is not measurably different from Essex County ($1,756).

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

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

In Essex County, Methuen ranks 19 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 137 of 333.

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

Median gross rent in places near Methuen

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Methuen
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Methuen	—	$1,749 (±$91)	—
Lawrence	3.1 mi	$1,662 (±$50)	Not measurably different
Salem	3.8 mi	$1,625 (±$146)	Not measurably different
Haverhill	5.4 mi	$1,668 (±$49)	Not measurably different
Andover (community)	6.3 mi	$1,759 (±$212)	Not measurably different
North Andover	6.5 mi	$2,223 (±$223)	Higher
Andover	6.6 mi	$2,201 (±$129)	Higher
Atkinson	6.7 mi	$1,140 (±$32)	Lower
Dracut	7.6 mi	$1,839 (±$130)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Atkinson, NH ($1,140).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: North Andover, MA ($2,223), Andover, MA ($2,201).

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

Median gross rent across Essex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
13	Manchester-by-the-Sea	$1,811 (±$443)
14	Newbury	$1,806 (±$1,462)
15	Hamilton	$1,794 (±$394)
16	Nahant	$1,777 (±$334)
17	Beverly	$1,771 (±$106)
18	Marblehead	$1,764 (±$147)
19	Methuen	$1,749 (±$91)
20	Lynn	$1,722 (±$60)
21	Salisbury	$1,691 (±$411)
22	Amesbury	$1,683 (±$115)
23	West Newbury	$1,675 (±$674)
24	Haverhill	$1,668 (±$49)
25	Lawrence	$1,662 (±$50)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Essex 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 Methuen

What is the average rent in Methuen, MA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Methuen is $1,749 (±$91) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

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

36.7% of rented homes in Methuen have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 14.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Methuen higher than in Essex County?

In Methuen, median gross rent is not measurably different from Essex County ($1,756).

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 Methuen city, Massachusetts (place:40675, 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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