What is the median rent in West Bridgewater, MA?

The median gross rent in West Bridgewater, MA is $1,921 (±$320) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 480 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In West Bridgewater, the median gross rent went from $1,181 in 2015–2019 to $1,921 in 2020–2024 (+62.7%).

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
$1,921 (±$320)
Rented homes
480 (±157)
$2,000 or more
45.4%
Since 2015–2019
+62.7%

How much rent costs in West Bridgewater

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentWest BridgewaterPlymouth CountyMassachusettsUnited States
Less than $5005.0% (±6.2 points)10.1%10.2%6.3%
$500 to $99911.3% (±8.8 points)12.3%11.7%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,4999.4% (±11.7 points)14.6%17.7%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99929.0% (±16.5 points)26.3%19.9%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,49924.8% (±19.7 points)18.0%16.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,99912.7% (±10.9 points)10.3%10.5%5.5%
$3,000 or more7.9% (±12.5 points)8.4%13.3%6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 29.0% of renting households.

45.4% of rented homes in West Bridgewater cost $2,000 or more a month.

West Bridgewater against Plymouth County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
West BridgewaterPlymouth CountyMassachusettsUnited States
Median gross rent$1,921 (±$320)$1,747 (±$38)$1,762 (±$9)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent480 (±157)43,228 (±1,343)1,006,980 (±6,692)42,849,984

In West Bridgewater, median gross rent is not measurably different from Plymouth County ($1,747).

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

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

In Plymouth County, West Bridgewater ranks 8 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 90 of 333.

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

How rent in West Bridgewater has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$1,181 (±$283)$1,921 (±$320)+62.7%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent13.4% (±3.6 points)17.9% (±4.9 points)+4.5 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate9.2% (±10.8 points)0.0% (±7.7 points)−9.2 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 West Bridgewater

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Bridgewater
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
West Bridgewater—$1,921 (±$320)—
Bridgewater Town4.2 mi$2,092 (±$177)Not measurably different
Brockton4.2 mi$1,641 (±$52)Not measurably different
Easton4.4 mi$1,824 (±$161)Not measurably different
East Bridgewater4.5 mi$1,981 (±$671)Not measurably different
Whitman6.0 mi$1,771 (±$151)Not measurably different
Raynham Center6.4 mi$1,776 (±$39)Not measurably different
Raynham6.4 mi$1,749 (±$74)Not measurably different
Abington (community)7.4 mi$1,724 (±$250)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 Plymouth County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
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)
11Carver$1,827 (±$345)
12Hanson$1,821 (±$860)
13Halifax$1,804 (±$375)
14Marshfield$1,772 (±$123)

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 West Bridgewater

What is the average rent in West Bridgewater, MA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in West Bridgewater is $1,921 (±$320) 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 West Bridgewater?

In West Bridgewater, the median gross rent went from $1,181 in 2015–2019 to $1,921 in 2020–2024 (+62.7%).

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

45.4% of rented homes in West Bridgewater have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 5.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in West Bridgewater higher than in Plymouth County?

In West Bridgewater, median gross rent is not measurably different from Plymouth County ($1,747).

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 West Bridgewater town, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:75260, in state:25 county:023).

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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