Where Renting on the SouthCoast Costs the Most

As anyone looking for a new place to live can tell you, the cost of renting an apartment is still painfully expensive.

Experts say you shouldn't take on a monthly rent that is more than 30% of your income for the month, yet in some of the more pricey corners of the country rents can be 42% or even 66% of one's monthly take-home pay.

But how bad are things here on the SouthCoast?

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Most Expensive Rents in America

New national rankings from LawnLove.com show that New York City is still the most expensive place for renters in the country. It's not too surprising: residents here often spend over 40% of their monthly income for housing.

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Flagstaff, Arizona finds itself at #8, but a list of Florida and California cities fill in the rest of the Top 10.

Most Expensive Rents in New England

Overall Boston ranked #19 on LawnLove's list with Providence close behind at #21.

But exactly how expensive are things for local renters?

Most Expensive Rents on Massachusetts' SouthCoast

Using LawnLove's study as motivation, we dug into the current rental numbers for cities and towns across the SouthCoast to find out where one can find the best rates for rent.

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We then compiled our own list of the most expensive spots for renters on the SouthCoast using listings found on Zillow, Zumper and Apartments.com. To keep things even, we only used one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartments for the list and found a huge range of rents from Westport to Wareham and beyond.

So here's how things rank for renters in our area.