Cost of living in Nahant, Massachusetts
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,777 a month.
Nahant is a Census community, not a separate city government in Massachusetts. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $112,762 a year.
- People
- 3,325
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,777
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $112,762
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $748,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- Not matched
- HUD county or town rent
Nahant, Massachusetts has about 3,325 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $748,800.
We could not match this place to a county, so there is no HUD rent on this page.
Massachusetts's prices sit at 105.8 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Massachusetts taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Nahant'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 Nahant'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, 77 have higher typical rent than Nahant.
Nearby places
- Revere
Typical rent $2,076
Compare with Nahant - Winthrop Town
Typical rent $2,064
Compare with Nahant - Swampscott
Typical rent $2,303
Compare with Nahant - Lynn
Typical rent $1,722
Compare with Nahant - Chelsea
Typical rent $1,956
Compare with Nahant - Saugus
Typical rent $2,241
Compare with Nahant - Salem
Typical rent $1,836
- Hull
Typical rent $2,081
Compare with Nahant
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.