Cost of living in Melrose, Massachusetts
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,970 a month.
Melrose is a city in Massachusetts. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $133,953 a year.
- People
- 29,650
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,970
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $133,953
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $822,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $3,008
- Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area
Melrose, Massachusetts has about 29,650 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $822,900.
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 Melrose'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 Melrose'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, 54 have higher typical rent than Melrose.
Nearby places
- Malden
Typical rent $2,204
Compare with Melrose - Stoneham
Typical rent $2,035
Compare with Melrose - Saugus
Typical rent $2,241
Compare with Melrose - Wakefield
Typical rent $1,958
Compare with Melrose - Medford
Typical rent $2,509
Compare with Melrose - Everett
Typical rent $2,076
Compare with Melrose - Revere
Typical rent $2,076
- Chelsea
Typical rent $1,956
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.