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https://bostonpads.com/blog/boston-rental-market/2022-medford-ma-apartment-rental-market-report/ Based on the most recent rental supply figures, demand for Medford MA apartments has never been stronger. Thus far in 2022, both apartment availability and vacancy rates in Medford have remained 20-30% below their pre-pandemic levels from 2019. During COVID, rental supply levels and average rent prices remained stable in Medford compared to most Greater Boston neighborhoods. Now as a result of the tight inventory, Medford’s average rent price is up +4.63% year-over-year and has surpassed its previous all-time high from July 2020 ($2,159) by $57. Let’s have a look at the trends moving Medford’s apartment rental market in 2022.

https://marketersnow.com/medford-rent-price-surpasses-all-time-high-in-march/ Medford’s average rent price has just surpassed its previous all-time high this month. The current average rent price of $2,158 eclipses the previous record of $2,156 set in July of 2020 after stagnating for 18 months during the pandemic. With apartment occupancy nearing all-time highs in Medford, it looks like 2022 will be a banner year for Medford’s apartment rental market. Medford’s recent rent price growth comes as the neighborhood approaches record high occupancy. The current vacancy rate for Medford apartments sits at 0.67%, close to the all-time low of 0.62% set in March of 2020. Considering there are 5 months left until vacancy hits its cyclical low, that number will continue to push to unprecedented lows as we approach September. Apartment availability, another key supply metric, is currently 2.8% in Medford. Compared to its pre-pandemic level in March 2019, that is 1.15% lower indicating tha...