Lynn, MA · best time to rent · updated April 2026

The best time of year to rent in Lynn

8 years of rent-index history say Lynn rents climb fastest in January, February, March and stall — or dip — in April, August, December. If you can time your move, the slow months are when the market has the least pricing momentum.

+1.17%
typical March move — the fastest-rising month
−0.23%
typical August move — the softest month
$33
the monthly swing between them at today's $2,356 average

How Lynn rent moves, month by month

  • Jan
    +1.13%
  • Feb
    +1.10%
  • Mar
    +1.17%
  • Apr
    −0.05%
  • May
    +0.73%
  • Jun
    +0.65%
  • Jul
    +0.31%
  • Aug
    −0.23%
  • Sep
    +0.29%
  • Oct
    +0.33%
  • Nov
    +0.43%
  • Dec
    −0.05%
Average month-over-month change in the Lynn rent index for each calendar month, 2018–2026. Red = rents typically rising, green = flat or falling. Source: Zillow Research ZORI (non-seasonally-adjusted).

The same numbers, with consistency

MonthTypical change≈ at today's $2,356Rents rose in
January+1.13%+$27/mo7 of 8 years
February+1.10%+$26/mo6 of 8 years
March+1.17%+$28/mo7 of 7 years
April−0.05%−$1/mo4 of 7 years
May+0.73%+$17/mo6 of 8 years
June+0.65%+$15/mo6 of 8 years
July+0.31%+$7/mo4 of 7 years
August−0.23%−$5/mo3 of 7 years
September+0.29%+$7/mo6 of 8 years
October+0.33%+$8/mo6 of 8 years
November+0.43%+$10/mo5 of 7 years
December−0.05%−$1/mo3 of 7 years

"Rents rose in X of Y years" is the consistency check: a month that rose in nearly every year is a real pattern; a month that split 3-of-6 is noise. We show both rather than pretending the averages alone are gospel.

What this means if you're apartment hunting

In the months when the index has historically gone flat or negative (April, August, December), fewer people are moving and landlords holding vacancies have less leverage — historically the better window to search, negotiate, or time a lease renewal. In the fast months (January, February, March), the market has the most momentum and a typical month added about +$28/month to the citywide average.

One practical note: a 12-month lease signed in a soft month also renews in a soft month, which compounds the advantage over the life of the tenancy.

Read this honestly

We deliberately use the non-seasonally-adjusted index on this page — the seasonal swing is the whole point. The rest of the site's year-over-year figures compare the same month a year apart, so seasonality cancels out there. More in the methodology, or see current Lynn rent and how it compares to nearby cities.