Downtown Melrose

Melrose, MA

Background Image

Downtown Melrose - Melrose, MA Area Guide

The heart of Melrose provides easy access to Boston

Commuter Community Public Transportation Great Location Restaurants

Downtown Melrose combines a lively commercial area with the feel of a suburb. Located 10 miles north of Boston, commuters can travel into the large city via Interstate 93 or the MBTA Haverhill Commuter Rail Line. Downtown Melrose has great schools, locally owned restaurants and stores, and a scenic pond. Ell Pond is surrounded by several parks and recreational facilities including Melrose Dog Park, a skate park, tennis courts, and a pool. For even more outdoor fun, Downtown Melrose is just a mile from Middlesex Fells Reservation, a local favorite for hiking and kayaking. Residents in this close-knit neighborhood host many annual events like the Home for the Holidays festival in December. Rental options in Downtown Melrose include a mix of stately multi-family Victorian houses, apartments, and upscale condos.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Downtown Melrose is $2,000 for one bedroom, $2,704 for two bedrooms, and $4,221 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Downtown Melrose has decreased by -0.3% in the past year.

  • 1 BR

  • 553 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,000/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 901 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,704/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,600 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $4,221/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Explore how walkable, bikeable, drivable, and transit-friendly Downtown Melrose - Melrose, MA is for everyday living.

Moderately walkable

Walkability

70 / 100

Good public transit

Transit

60 / 100

Very drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Moderately bikeable

Bikeability

70 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Friends of Middlesex Fells Reservation
  • Middlesex Fells Reservation
  • Walter D. Stone Memorial Zoo
  • Breakheart Reservation
  • Saugus Ironworks National Historic Site

Airports

  • General Edward Lawrence Logan International

Top Apartments in Downtown Melrose

Property Management Companies

Search Nearby Rentals

Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.