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Cost of living in Methuen, Massachusetts

Methuen, Massachusetts has about 53,475 people. Typical rent is $1,749 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $113,310 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

Ranked #56 in Massachusetts on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,749 a month.

Methuen is a city in Massachusetts. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $113,310 a year.

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People
53,475
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,749
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$113,310
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$499,700
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,367
Lawrence, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area

Methuen, Massachusetts has about 53,475 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $499,700.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in this town's area (Lawrence, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area) is $2,367 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 Methuen'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 Methuen'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, 87 have higher typical rent than Methuen.

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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.