Massachusetts (MA)

STATESAFMR

Found 649 ZIPs

State Median Investment Score

57Below average

095130300

BR	Rent	3Y CAGR
0 BR	$1,264 - $2,495Median: $1,678	7.3%
1 BR	$1,305 - $2,739Median: $1,842	6.4%
2 BR	$1,668 - $3,583Median: $2,409	6.3%
3 BR	$1,987 - $4,269Median: $3,015	5.6%
4 BR	$2,370 - $5,392Median: $3,166	6.0%

Market Alignment

Studio

Studio- 34 ZIPs

0.11-0.64ratio range

Median FMR$1,323

Median Market$2,385

vs market-$1,062

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

Studio- 35 ZIPs

0.65-0.69ratio range

Median FMR$1,416

Median Market$2,110

vs market-$694

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

Studio- 33 ZIPs

0.69-0.73ratio range

Median FMR$1,416

Median Market$2,040

vs market-$624

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

Studio- 56 ZIPs

0.73-0.77ratio range

Median FMR$1,678

Median Market$2,205

vs market-$527

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

Studio- 48 ZIPs

0.77-0.81ratio range

Median FMR$1,678

Median Market$2,080

vs market-$402

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

Studio- 60 ZIPs

0.81-0.86ratio range

Median FMR$1,370

Median Market$1,645

vs market-$276

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

Studio- 32 ZIPs

0.86-0.90ratio range

Median FMR$1,678

Median Market$1,870

vs market-$192

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

Studio- 45 ZIPs

0.90-0.94ratio range

Median FMR$1,678

Median Market$1,830

vs market-$152

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

Studio- 32 ZIPs

0.94-0.98ratio range

Median FMR$1,889

Median Market$1,935

vs market-$46

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

Studio- 31 ZIPs

0.98-1.02ratio range

Median FMR$1,315

Median Market$1,340

vs market-$25

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

Studio- 32 ZIPs

1.02-1.06ratio range

Median FMR$2,440

Median Market$2,340

vs market+$100

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

Studio- 18 ZIPs

1.06-1.10ratio range

Median FMR$2,440

Median Market$2,235

vs market+$205

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

Studio- 30 ZIPs

1.10-1.15ratio range

Median FMR$2,440

Median Market$2,150

vs market+$290

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

Studio- 20 ZIPs

1.15-1.20ratio range

Median FMR$2,440

Median Market$2,075

vs market+$365

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

Studio- 19 ZIPs

1.20-1.24ratio range

Median FMR$2,440

Median Market$1,980

vs market+$460

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

Studio- 17 ZIPs

1.25-1.30ratio range

Median FMR$2,440

Median Market$1,920

vs market+$520

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

Studio- 4 ZIPs

1.30-1.35ratio range

Median FMR$2,440

Median Market$1,850

vs market+$590

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

Studio- 22 ZIPs

1.36-1.66ratio range

Median FMR$2,440

Median Market$1,655

vs market+$785

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

0.11-1.66

1 BR

1 BR- 47 ZIPs

0.12-0.64ratio range

Median FMR$1,842

Median Market$3,070

vs market-$1,228

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

1 BR- 26 ZIPs

0.64-0.68ratio range

Median FMR$1,571

Median Market$2,325

vs market-$754

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

1 BR- 49 ZIPs

0.69-0.73ratio range

Median FMR$1,842

Median Market$2,600

vs market-$758

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

1 BR- 36 ZIPs

0.73-0.77ratio range

Median FMR$1,842

Median Market$2,470

vs market-$628

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

1 BR- 47 ZIPs

0.77-0.81ratio range

Median FMR$1,842

Median Market$2,270

vs market-$428

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

1 BR- 68 ZIPs

0.82-0.86ratio range

Median FMR$1,593

Median Market$1,910

vs market-$317

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

1 BR- 65 ZIPs

0.86-0.90ratio range

Median FMR$1,902

Median Market$2,140

vs market-$238

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

1 BR- 45 ZIPs

0.90-0.94ratio range

Median FMR$1,842

Median Market$2,010

vs market-$168

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

1 BR- 34 ZIPs

0.94-0.98ratio range

Median FMR$2,518

Median Market$2,580

vs market-$62

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

1 BR- 41 ZIPs

0.98-1.02ratio range

Median FMR$1,842

Median Market$1,810

vs market+$32

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

1 BR- 36 ZIPs

1.02-1.06ratio range

Median FMR$2,518

Median Market$2,380

vs market+$138

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

1 BR- 23 ZIPs

1.06-1.10ratio range

Median FMR$2,518

Median Market$2,310

vs market+$208

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

1 BR- 14 ZIPs

1.11-1.15ratio range

Median FMR$2,518

Median Market$2,210

vs market+$308

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

1 BR- 12 ZIPs

1.16-1.20ratio range

Median FMR$2,518

Median Market$2,125

vs market+$393

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

1 BR- 6 ZIPs

1.21-1.25ratio range

Median FMR$2,518

Median Market$2,040

vs market+$478

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

1 BR- 6 ZIPs

1.26-1.30ratio range

Median FMR$2,518

Median Market$1,965

vs market+$553

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

1 BR- 5 ZIPs

1.31-1.34ratio range

Median FMR$2,518

Median Market$1,910

vs market+$608

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

1 BR- 7 ZIPs

1.35-1.56ratio range

Median FMR$2,518

Median Market$1,730

vs market+$788

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

0.12-1.56

2 BR

2 BR- 38 ZIPs

0.14-0.64ratio range

Median FMR$2,709

Median Market$5,205

vs market-$2,497

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

2 BR- 37 ZIPs

0.65-0.68ratio range

Median FMR$1,704

Median Market$2,590

vs market-$886

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

2 BR- 28 ZIPs

0.69-0.73ratio range

Median FMR$2,409

Median Market$3,355

vs market-$946

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

2 BR- 36 ZIPs

0.73-0.77ratio range

Median FMR$1,900

Median Market$2,600

vs market-$700

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

2 BR- 50 ZIPs

0.77-0.81ratio range

Median FMR$2,409

Median Market$2,980

vs market-$571

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

2 BR- 46 ZIPs

0.82-0.86ratio range

Median FMR$2,409

Median Market$2,850

vs market-$441

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

2 BR- 57 ZIPs

0.86-0.90ratio range

Median FMR$2,409

Median Market$2,710

vs market-$301

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

2 BR- 45 ZIPs

0.90-0.94ratio range

Median FMR$2,409

Median Market$2,650

vs market-$241

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

2 BR- 74 ZIPs

0.94-0.98ratio range

Median FMR$3,008

Median Market$3,100

vs market-$92

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

2 BR- 45 ZIPs

0.98-1.02ratio range

Median FMR$2,488

Median Market$2,490

vs market-$2

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

2 BR- 36 ZIPs

1.02-1.06ratio range

Median FMR$2,409

Median Market$2,330

vs market+$79

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

2 BR- 30 ZIPs

1.07-1.10ratio range

Median FMR$1,967

Median Market$1,810

vs market+$157

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

2 BR- 21 ZIPs

1.10-1.14ratio range

Median FMR$3,008

Median Market$2,670

vs market+$338

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

2 BR- 9 ZIPs

1.16-1.20ratio range

Median FMR$3,008

Median Market$2,520

vs market+$488

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

2 BR- 4 ZIPs

1.22-1.25ratio range

Median FMR$3,008

Median Market$2,430

vs market+$578

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

2 BR- 5 ZIPs

1.25-1.28ratio range

Median FMR$1,900

Median Market$1,500

vs market+$400

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

2 BR- 2 ZIPs

1.31-1.32ratio range

Median FMR$3,008

Median Market$2,285

vs market+$723

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

2 BR- 4 ZIPs

1.42-1.64ratio range

Median FMR$3,008

Median Market$1,840

vs market+$1,168

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

0.14-1.64

3 BR

3 BR- 29 ZIPs

0.16-0.64ratio range

Median FMR$3,584

Median Market$6,080

vs market-$2,496

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

3 BR- 13 ZIPs

0.65-0.69ratio range

Median FMR$1,987

Median Market$3,080

vs market-$1,093

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

3 BR- 30 ZIPs

0.69-0.73ratio range

Median FMR$2,501

Median Market$3,530

vs market-$1,029

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

3 BR- 15 ZIPs

0.73-0.77ratio range

Median FMR$2,419

Median Market$3,220

vs market-$801

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

3 BR- 44 ZIPs

0.77-0.81ratio range

Median FMR$2,419

Median Market$3,080

vs market-$661

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

3 BR- 52 ZIPs

0.81-0.86ratio range

Median FMR$3,015

Median Market$3,540

vs market-$525

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

3 BR- 66 ZIPs

0.86-0.90ratio range

Median FMR$3,015

Median Market$3,445

vs market-$430

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

3 BR- 55 ZIPs

0.90-0.94ratio range

Median FMR$3,015

Median Market$3,230

vs market-$215

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

3 BR- 47 ZIPs

0.94-0.98ratio range

Median FMR$3,121

Median Market$3,200

vs market-$79

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

3 BR- 56 ZIPs

0.98-1.02ratio range

Median FMR$3,584

Median Market$3,540

vs market+$44

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

3 BR- 48 ZIPs

1.02-1.06ratio range

Median FMR$3,015

Median Market$2,920

vs market+$95

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

3 BR- 39 ZIPs

1.06-1.10ratio range

Median FMR$3,121

Median Market$2,920

vs market+$201

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

3 BR- 19 ZIPs

1.10-1.15ratio range

Median FMR$3,121

Median Market$2,770

vs market+$351

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

3 BR- 18 ZIPs

1.16-1.20ratio range

Median FMR$2,717

Median Market$2,345

vs market+$372

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

3 BR- 14 ZIPs

1.20-1.25ratio range

Median FMR$3,584

Median Market$2,915

vs market+$669

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

3 BR- 4 ZIPs

1.26-1.30ratio range

Median FMR$3,002

Median Market$2,365

vs market+$637

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

3 BR- 8 ZIPs

1.30-1.34ratio range

Median FMR$3,300

Median Market$2,480

vs market+$820

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

3 BR- 10 ZIPs

1.36-1.80ratio range

Median FMR$3,584

Median Market$1,995

vs market+$1,589

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

0.16-1.80

4 BR

4 BR- 30 ZIPs

0.19-0.64ratio range

Median FMR$3,166

Median Market$6,470

vs market-$3,304

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

4 BR- 18 ZIPs

0.65-0.68ratio range

Median FMR$3,560

Median Market$5,285

vs market-$1,726

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

4 BR- 21 ZIPs

0.69-0.73ratio range

Median FMR$3,166

Median Market$4,540

vs market-$1,374

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

4 BR- 25 ZIPs

0.73-0.77ratio range

Median FMR$3,166

Median Market$4,140

vs market-$974

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

4 BR- 44 ZIPs

0.77-0.81ratio range

Median FMR$3,166

Median Market$3,970

vs market-$804

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

4 BR- 75 ZIPs

0.81-0.86ratio range

Median FMR$3,166

Median Market$3,750

vs market-$584

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

4 BR- 63 ZIPs

0.86-0.90ratio range

Median FMR$3,166

Median Market$3,560

vs market-$394

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

4 BR- 42 ZIPs

0.90-0.94ratio range

Median FMR$3,953

Median Market$4,240

vs market-$287

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

4 BR- 45 ZIPs

0.94-0.98ratio range

Median FMR$3,166

Median Market$3,290

vs market-$124

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

4 BR- 36 ZIPs

0.98-1.02ratio range

Median FMR$3,166

Median Market$3,230

vs market-$64

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

4 BR- 19 ZIPs

1.02-1.06ratio range

Median FMR$2,848

Median Market$2,740

vs market+$108

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

4 BR- 44 ZIPs

1.06-1.10ratio range

Median FMR$3,721

Median Market$3,390

vs market+$331

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

4 BR- 33 ZIPs

1.10-1.15ratio range

Median FMR$3,721

Median Market$3,310

vs market+$411

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

4 BR- 15 ZIPs

1.15-1.20ratio range

Median FMR$3,721

Median Market$3,110

vs market+$611

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

4 BR- 15 ZIPs

1.20-1.25ratio range

Median FMR$3,721

Median Market$3,070

vs market+$651

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

4 BR- 9 ZIPs

1.25-1.29ratio range

Median FMR$3,721

Median Market$2,880

vs market+$841

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

4 BR- 12 ZIPs

1.30-1.35ratio range

Median FMR$3,285

Median Market$2,495

vs market+$790

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

4 BR- 20 ZIPs

1.35-1.97ratio range

Median FMR$2,848

Median Market$2,045

vs market+$803

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

0.19-1.97

0.700.800.901.001.101.201.30aligned range

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Massachusetts fair market rent by county, FY 2027

HUD's FY 2027 fair market rents cover 14 counties in Massachusetts. The median county two-bedroom FMR is $2,222. That is down 0.2% from $2,227 in FY 2026. Two-bedroom FMRs run from $1,668 in Bristol County to $3,583 in Nantucket County. 8 HUD metropolitan FMR areas cover 11 of those counties; each county in the same metro area shares one FMR. No area in Massachusetts is required to use Small Area FMRs.

Two-bedroom FMR by county

FY 2027 two-bedroom fair market rent by county in Massachusetts
County	2BR	Change	HUD FMR area
Nantucket County	$3,583	+14.2%	Non-metro
Essex County	$3,008	+2.3%	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area
Middlesex County	$3,008	+2.3%	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area
Suffolk County	$3,008	+2.3%	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area
Barnstable County	$2,488	+2.7%	Barnstable Town, MA MSA
Norfolk County	$2,409	+4.2%	Brockton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
Plymouth County	$2,409	+4.2%	Brockton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
Hampshire County	$2,034	+1.5%	Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA
Dukes County	$2,010	−6.2%	Non-metro
Worcester County	$1,900	+8.6%	Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
Franklin County	$1,882	+0.9%	Non-metro
Hampden County	$1,800	+3.8%	Springfield, MA MSA
Berkshire County	$1,704	+4.8%	Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
Bristol County	$1,668	+9.2%	New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area

HUD metro FMR areas

FY 2027 two-bedroom fair market rent by HUD metro area in Massachusetts
Metro area	Counties	2BR
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area	3	$3,008
Barnstable Town, MA MSA	1	$2,488
Brockton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area	2	$2,409
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA	1	$2,034
Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area	1	$1,900
Springfield, MA MSA	1	$1,800
Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area	1	$1,704
New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area	1	$1,668

Questions about Massachusetts rents

What is the fair market rent in Massachusetts?

HUD sets fair market rents by metro area and county, not statewide. For FY 2027 the median county two-bedroom FMR in Massachusetts is $2,222. Look up the county or ZIP code to see the value that applies to a specific property.

Which Massachusetts counties have the highest fair market rent?

For FY 2027, the highest two-bedroom FMRs are in Nantucket County ($3,583), Essex County ($3,008), Middlesex County ($3,008).

Does Massachusetts use Small Area Fair Market Rents?

No area in Massachusetts is required to use them. Housing authorities use the metro or county FMR unless they choose to adopt Small Area FMRs.

Source: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents. Change compares each county's two-bedroom FMR with FY 2026.

Massachusetts counties Massachusetts cities Massachusetts ZIP codes What is FMR?

Data source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Fiscal Year 2027