FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
0.82
1 BR
1 BR- 01827
0.81ratio
FMR$1,840
Market$2,260
vs market-$420
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
0.81
2 BR
2 BR- 01827
0.87ratio
FMR$2,360
Market$2,700
vs market-$340
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
0.87
3 BR
3 BR- 01827
0.85ratio
FMR$2,910
Market$3,410
vs market-$500
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
0.85
4 BR
4 BR- 01827
0.88ratio
FMR$3,170
Market$3,610
vs market-$440
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
0.88
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Dunstable, MA fair market rent, FY 2027
For FY 2027, HUD's Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit in Dunstable, MA is $2,360 a month. That is down 0.8% from $2,380 in FY 2026. Dunstable is in the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area. HUD also publishes the ZIP-level Small Area FMRs shown here, but unless the local housing authority has adopted them, vouchers are based on the metro-wide two-bedroom FMR of $3,008. The median county two-bedroom FMR in Massachusetts is $2,222, so Dunstable is 6% above it.
FY 2027 rent by bedroom
FY 2027 fair market rent by bedroom for Dunstable, MA
Bedrooms
FY 2026
FY 2027
Change
90–110% range
Studio
$1,630
$1,640
+0.6%
$1,476–$1,804
1BR
$1,810
$1,840
+1.7%
$1,656–$2,024
2BR
$2,380
$2,360
−0.8%
$2,124–$2,596
3BR
$2,870
$2,910
+1.4%
$2,619–$3,201
4BR
$3,150
$3,170
+0.6%
$2,853–$3,487
Fair market rent history, FY 2023–2027
Fair market rent by fiscal year for Dunstable, MA
Fiscal year
Studio
1BR
2BR
3BR
4BR
FY 2027
$1,640
$1,840
$2,360
$2,910
$3,170
FY 2026
$1,630
$1,810
$2,380
$2,870
$3,150
FY 2025
$1,810
$2,010
$2,640
$3,180
$3,500
FY 2024
$1,670
$1,850
$2,430
$2,940
$3,240
FY 2023
$1,730
$1,930
$2,530
$3,080
$3,400
Questions about Dunstable, MA rents
How much will Section 8 pay for a two-bedroom in Dunstable, MA?
Housing authorities set voucher payment standards, normally between 90% and 110% of the FMR. With the metro-wide two-bedroom FMR of $3,008, which applies unless the housing authority uses Small Area FMRs, that basic range is $2,707 to $3,309 a month; under the ZIP-level Small Area FMR of $2,360 it would be $2,124 to $2,596. The voucher pays the lower of the payment standard or the gross rent, minus the tenant's share, which is usually about 30% of adjusted monthly income. Confirm the local housing authority's current schedule before underwriting.
Which HUD fair market rent area is Dunstable, MA in?
Dunstable, MA is in the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area. Small Area FMRs are optional here; the metro-wide two-bedroom FMR is $3,008.
How much did fair market rent change in Dunstable, MA for FY 2027?
The two-bedroom FMR fell 0.8%, from $2,380 in FY 2026 to $2,360 in FY 2027. Since FY 2023 it has fallen 6.7%.
When do FY 2027 fair market rents take effect?
HUD's FY 2027 fair market rents took effect on October 1, 2026. When FMRs change, housing authorities generally have up to three months to bring payment standards back within 90% to 110% of the new FMR.
Source: HUD FY 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents and area FMRs. Payment-standard ranges are 90% to 110% of FMR, HUD's basic range, not a housing authority's published schedule. How payment standards are set