A free resource by NextGen Coastal — monthly OC rental market intelligence

Comparing Brockton vs Lynn vs Revere vs Waltham

Live from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse. Pick 2 to 4 cities and see them side by side.

Cities to compare (2 to 4)

Or share the URL directly: ?cities=us-ca-irvine,us-tx-austin,us-fl-miami

Headline numbers

Brockton

MA

$2,329

YoY change
+3.7%
Vacancy
2.1%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
42.6%

Lynn

MA

$2,337

YoY change
+1.2%
Vacancy
2.6%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
51.9%

Revere

MA

$2,727

YoY change
+2.0%
Vacancy
5.6%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
54.4%

Waltham

MA

$3,123

YoY change
+3.0%
Vacancy
2.5%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
50.3%

All values from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse. Updated March 2026. See methodology.

Rent index — overlaid, last 5 years

ZORI rent index — Brockton vs Lynn vs Revere vs Waltham

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Demographics & income

Metric BrocktonLynnRevereWaltham
Median household income $80,115$75,043$86,969$120,216
Median age 36.736.539.234.4
Renter household share 42.6%51.9%54.4%50.3%
YoY rent change +3.7%+1.2%+2.0%+3.0%
Cap rate (overall)
$/unit (MFR)

Demographics: Census ACS5 2019-2024. Rent & cap rate: NGP-Rental-Data warehouse (see methodology). Cells marked "—" mean the metric isn't available for that geography in any free public source we ingest.