Lynn, Massachusetts · updated April 2026

Average rent in Lynn: $2,356/month

What it really costs to rent in Lynn, Massachusetts. Market-rate rent across all home types, tracked monthly since 2015.

$2,356
average rent, April 2026
+$38
change vs one year ago (+1.6%)
$3,184
Boston metro average — Lynn is 26% below

Lynn rent trend, last 5 years

$2,000$2,400$2,800$3,20020222023202420252026 $2,356 — Lynn MA  ┄ Boston metro
Smoothed observed market rent, Lynn MA vs metro. Source: Zillow Research ZORI.

Rent by ZIP code

ZIPAreaAvg rent (April 2026)1-yr change
01905West Lynn$2,622n/a (n/a)trend →
01902East Lynn / Lynn Common$2,509+$54 (+2.2%)trend →
01901Downtown Lynn / Central Square$2,215+$10 (+0.5%)trend →

ZIPs without sufficient rental volume in the index are not shown.

Lynn rent vs nearby cities

At $2,356/month, Lynn is the most affordable of the 6 nearby cities we track. See Lynn rent compared with Medford, Saugus, Peabody, Revere, Swampscott, Salem →

What $2,356 means in Lynn

A year ago the average was $2,318; five years ago it was $1,839 — a 28% rise. Renters comparing Lynn to the wider Boston metro (averaging $3,184) are paying about 26% less than the metro typical.

These figures are smoothed market-rate estimates across apartments, condos, and single-family rentals — what a typical unit rents for today, not an average of asking prices. Methodology and caveats are documented here.