Lynn, MA · rent comparison · updated June 2026

Rent in Lynn vs nearby cities

As of June 2026, the average rent in Lynn is $2,300/month — ranking #7 of 7 among nearby Massachusetts cities by price.

Average rent, side by side

  • Medford$3,419/mo
  • Saugus$2,996/mo
  • Revere$2,826/mo
  • Peabody$2,812/mo
  • Swampscott$2,764/mo
  • Salem$2,742/mo
  • Lynn$2,300/mo
Smoothed observed market rent, June 2026. Bars scaled to the priciest city. Source: Zillow Research ZORI.

Lynn and neighbors, compared

RankCityAvg rent (June 2026)1-yr changevs Lynn
#1Medford$3,419+$104 (+3.1%)+$1,119 (+49%)
#2Saugus$2,996n/a (n/a)+$696 (+30%)
#3Revere$2,826+$27 (+1.0%)+$526 (+23%)
#4Peabody$2,812+$40 (+1.4%)+$512 (+22%)
#5Swampscott$2,764n/a (n/a)+$464 (+20%)
#6Salem$2,742+$43 (+1.6%)+$442 (+19%)
#7Lynn$2,300+$55 (+2.4%)—

"vs Lynn" is each city's average minus the Lynn average of $2,300. Tap any city for a head-to-head: Lynn vs Salem, Lynn vs Revere, Lynn vs Peabody, Lynn vs Saugus, Lynn vs Swampscott, Lynn vs Medford.

What this means for renters

Lynn is one of the more affordable rental markets in its area: 6 of the 6 nearby cities we track are more expensive, 0 are cheaper. The priciest nearby is Medford at $3,419/month; the most affordable is Lynn at $2,300.

Every figure here comes from the same Zillow ZORI dataset on the same smoothed, market-rate basis, so the cities are directly comparable — these are typical observed rents across all home types, not asking prices or active listings. Want the ZIP-level picture for Lynn itself? See the Lynn ZIP breakdown, or read how we compute this.