Cost of living in Belmont, Massachusetts
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,527 a month.
Belmont is a Census community, not a separate city government in Massachusetts. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $183,137 a year.
- People
- 27,175
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,527
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $183,137
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $1,159,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $3,008
- Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area
Belmont, Massachusetts has about 27,175 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $1,159,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in this town's area (Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area) is $3,008 a month. That rate runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, prices sit at 108.3 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Massachusetts taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Belmont's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Massachusetts home paid 30.49¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Belmont's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in Massachusetts averaged $3.13 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 203 places we list in Massachusetts with a rent figure, 12 have higher typical rent than Belmont.
Nearby places
- Watertown
Typical rent $2,502
Compare with Belmont - Arlington
Typical rent $2,082
Compare with Belmont - Waltham
Typical rent $2,268
Compare with Belmont - Cambridge
Typical rent $2,787
Compare with Belmont - Somerville
Typical rent $2,517
Compare with Belmont - Medford
Typical rent $2,509
Compare with Belmont - Lexington
Typical rent $2,891
Compare with Belmont - Winchester
Typical rent $2,279
Compare with Belmont
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Massachusetts
Bigger places in Massachusetts
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.