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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Massachusetts:
$1,331 $1,454 $1,851 $2,316 $2,627
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

Massachusetts (21) has the 3rd highest rent in the country out of 56 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Massachusetts ranges from $1,375 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Springfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area to $2,827 for a 2-bedroom unit in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2024, the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area (Essex County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $2,212 per month and $3,765 per month to rent a house or an apartment with 4 bedrooms. The average Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Massachusetts is $1,851 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Massachusetts is around 321,933 people. So, there are around 48,290 people in Massachusetts who could be receiving housing benefits from the HUD.

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What is Fair Market Rent?

Fair Market Rent is determined each fiscal year by the HUD and is used to set payment standards for federal housing assistance programs in Massachusetts. Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile of typical rentals in a given region. Learn more

Massachusetts Fair Market Rent Map

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Lookup FMR by Zip Code FHA Loan Limits in Massachusetts
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County 0 BR 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR Est. Population
Barnstable Town, MA MSA Metro $1,486 $1,585 $2,082 $2,541 $2,897 44,497
Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $950 $1,100 $1,402 $1,807 $1,867 8,084
Berkshire County, MA (part) HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $983 $1,104 $1,451 $1,754 $2,396 411
New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,027 $1,205 $1,463 $1,769 $2,049 10,589
Providence-Fall River, RI-MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,289 $1,398 $1,693 $2,047 $2,536 45,023
Taunton-Mansfield-Norton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,245 $1,398 $1,837 $2,319 $2,482 6,801
Easton-Raynham, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,890 $1,903 $2,500 $3,023 $3,747 24,860
Dukes County, MA $1,690 $1,886 $2,156 $2,911 $2,922 675
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $2,212 $2,377 $2,827 $3,418 $3,765 17,474
Lawrence, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,299 $1,483 $1,917 $2,329 $2,553 36,098
Franklin County, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $986 $1,107 $1,454 $1,766 $2,052 1,793
Springfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $934 $1,115 $1,375 $1,669 $1,954 28,627
Lowell, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,369 $1,518 $1,995 $2,412 $2,657 43,274
Nantucket County, MA $1,910 $1,922 $2,526 $3,096 $3,423 11,212
Brockton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,393 $1,488 $1,955 $2,479 $2,778 4,513
Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,072 $1,238 $1,582 $2,055 $2,373 6,304
Western Worcester County, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $998 $1,065 $1,399 $1,947 $2,318 11,694
Worcester, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,282 $1,292 $1,661 $2,008 $2,212 16,692
Eastern Worcester County, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,280 $1,438 $1,889 $2,662 $2,935 3,312

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