Rent in Newton, MA: Prices & Apartments for Rent
As of October 17, 2026, the median asking rent for a 1-bedroom in Newton, MA is $2,300/month, based on 30 active listings on Redfin and ApartmentHomeLiving. 2-bedroom: $2,900 (74 listings).
That is 16% below the Massachusetts 1-bedroom median of about $2,750. Nearby, the 1-bedroom median ranges from $2,125 in Waltham to $2,995 in Chestnut Hill.
Updated · 376 listings. Prices are advertised asking rents; check availability on the original listing. How we calculate
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From listings with a single price and a single bedroom count. Fewer than 20 such listings and we leave the figure out.
- Studio
- —
- 9 listings
- 1 bedroom
- $2,300
- 30 listings
- 2 bedrooms
- $2,900
- 74 listings
- 3+ bedrooms
- $5,250
- 139 listings
Rentals in Newton
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1077 Chestnut St #8
1077 Chestnut St #8, Newton, MA 02464
$2,350 · 1 bd · 715 sqft
12 Rockland St #12
12 Rockland St #12, Newton, MA 02458
$2,500 · 2 bd · 1,000 sqft
65 Norwood Ave Unit A
65 Norwood Ave Unit A, Newton, MA 02459
$2,650 · 2 bd · 642 sqft
73 Charlesbank Rd, Unit 201
73 Charlesbank Rd, Newton, MA 02458
$2,850 · 2 bd · 1,000 sqft
392-396, 400, 404 Langley Road
392 Langley Rd, Newton, MA 02459
$3,195 · 2 bd · 1,000 sqft
Renting in Newton: common questions
- What is the median rent for a 1-bedroom apartment in Newton, MA?
- As of October 17, 2026, the median asking rent for a 1-bedroom in Newton, MA is $2,300 per month, based on 30 listings with a single price. A 2-bedroom has a median of $2,900.
- How many rentals are available in Newton, MA?
- 376 rentals are listed in Newton, MA on Redfin and ApartmentHomeLiving as of October 17, 2026, after removing listings that appear on more than one site.
- How are these rent prices calculated?
- We collect active listings from Redfin, Zillow and ApartmentHomeLiving, remove duplicates across sites, and take the median of asking rents for listings with one price and one bedroom count. If fewer than 20 listings qualify for a bedroom size, we leave that figure out. Read the full methodology
- How much income do I need to rent in Newton, MA?
- Many landlords ask for gross income of at least 3 times the monthly rent. For a median 1-bedroom at $2,300/month, that is about $6,900 a month, or $82,800 a year.
- What is the cheapest city near Newton, MA to rent in?
- Among nearby cities we track, Waltham, MA has the lowest median 1-bedroom rent at $2,125/month, $175 less than Newton.
Rent in cities near Newton
- Watertown, MA1BR $2,400 · 339 · 2 mi
- Waltham, MA1BR $2,125 · 593 · 2 mi
- Brighton, MA1BR $2,300 · 766 · 3 mi
- Belmont, MA134 · 3 mi
- Allston, MA1BR $2,372 · 537 · 4 mi
- Chestnut Hill, MA1BR $2,995 · 245 · 4 mi
- Brookline, MA1BR $2,800 · 1,468 · 4 mi
- Cambridge, MA1BR $2,800 · 2,003 · 5 mi
- Arlington, MA1BR $2,200 · 227 · 5 mi
- Wellesley, MA54 · 5 mi
- Jamaica Plain, MA255 · 5 mi
- West Roxbury, MA83 · 6 mi
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