Apartment rental agency in Massachusetts

Benjamin Realty is a family-run real estate brokerage in Brookline that helps renters find and lease apartments across Massachusetts, from search to signed lease. Right now 12,452 apartments are listed for rent in 272 Massachusetts towns, at a median of $3,054 a month. Pick a town or Boston neighborhood below to see its rentals, rents by bedroom count and move-in dates, or tell us what you need.

To rent an apartment with us, call Benjamin Realty at (617) 734-5050, email [email protected], or use the form on this page.

Rents across Massachusetts right now

SizeListed nowMedian rentMiddle half of rents
Studio1,020$2,680/mo$2,225–$3,170
1 bedroom3,611$2,810/mo$2,381–$3,470
2 bedrooms4,663$3,100/mo$2,550–$3,800
3 bedrooms2,105$3,300/mo$2,800–$4,015
4+ bedrooms1,053$4,400/mo$3,500–$6,200

Towns

Every Massachusetts town with 15 or more apartments listed now has its own page, 97 towns with 11,659 rentals. Smaller towns don’t get a page yet; ask us about them.

Boston neighborhoods

How renting through Benjamin Realty works

  1. Tell us what you need. The town or neighborhood, how many bedrooms, your budget and when you want to move in, plus anything that matters to you, such as parking, laundry or a pet.
  2. We send you apartments that fit. From every rental we carry: MLS PIN listings, our partner landlords’ apartments and other listing services, including new ones as they come on.
  3. We set up the showings. We arrange times with the landlord or their agent and answer your questions about each apartment and building.
  4. Apply and sign. We help you put your application together, and go through the lease and the move-in costs with you before you sign.
  5. Fees in writing. Before you sign anything, we tell you in writing who hired us and who pays our fee, as the law requires. When a landlord hired us, the landlord pays our fee, not you.

Who pays the broker fee in Massachusetts

Since August 1, 2025, a broker’s fee on a Massachusetts apartment is paid only by the party who hired the broker: the landlord or the renter.

When you answer an ad from a broker the landlord hired, the landlord pays that broker. A landlord can’t make paying their broker a condition of renting, add a surcharge to the rent to cover the fee, or charge it under another name such as an admin, leasing or finder’s fee.

A renter pays a broker only when the renter chose to hire that broker to work for them. A broker must tell you in writing, before a lease is signed, who hired them, who pays their fee and how much it is.

Sources: G.L. c. 112, § 87DDD½, as amended by St. 2025, c. 9, § 43; Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities: Frequently asked questions about residential rental broker’s fees. Checked November 3, 2026.

What you pay at move-in

At or before the start of a tenancy, a Massachusetts landlord or their agent may ask for no more than the first month’s rent, the last month’s rent, a security deposit no larger than one month’s rent, and the cost of a new lock and key.

Source: G.L. c. 186, § 15B(1)(b).

Questions renters ask

Who pays the broker fee when I rent an apartment in Massachusetts?

The party who hired the broker. Since August 1, 2025, Massachusetts law says a rental broker’s fee is paid only by whoever engaged the broker: if you answer an ad from a broker the landlord hired, the landlord pays; you pay a broker only if you hired that broker to work for you (G.L. c. 112, § 87DDD½).

Which towns have a Benjamin Realty rental agency page?

Every Massachusetts town with at least 15 apartments listed now, 97 towns today, and 14 Boston neighborhoods. Each page shows that place’s rentals, rents by bedroom count and move-in dates.

How do I rent an apartment in Massachusetts through Benjamin Realty?

Tell us the bedrooms, budget and move-in date you want, by phone, email or the form on this page. We send you apartments that fit, set up showings, help with the application and go through the lease and move-in costs with you. Before you sign, we tell you in writing who hired us and who pays our fee.

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