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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Massachusetts:
$956 $1,060 $1,345 $1,714 $1,885
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

Massachusetts (21) has the 5th highest rent in the country out of 112 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Massachusetts ranges from $962 for a 2-bedroom apartment in New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area to $2,311 for a 2-bedroom unit in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2020, the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area (Essex County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $1,715 per month and $3,131 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 $1,345 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Massachusetts is around 317,640 people. So, there are around 47,646 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 $986 $1,149 $1,513 $1,919 $2,050 44,325
Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $669 $815 $1,026 $1,309 $1,428 8,210
Berkshire County, MA (part) HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $867 $872 $1,108 $1,381 $1,510 410
New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $770 $784 $962 $1,199 $1,303 10,445
Providence-Fall River, RI-MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $794 $898 $1,075 $1,340 $1,591 44,325
Taunton-Mansfield-Norton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $785 $953 $1,205 $1,543 $1,715 6,630
Easton-Raynham, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,114 $1,158 $1,525 $2,099 $2,266 24,000
Dukes County, MA $1,126 $1,518 $1,728 $2,153 $2,390 640
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,715 $1,900 $2,311 $2,880 $3,131 17,220
Lawrence, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $970 $1,117 $1,438 $1,792 $1,948 35,375
Franklin County, MA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area $842 $859 $1,095 $1,467 $1,577 1,600
Springfield, MA MSA Metro $737 $875 $1,115 $1,389 $1,611 28,750
Lowell, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,066 $1,188 $1,534 $1,912 $2,078 42,790
Nantucket County, MA $1,248 $1,305 $1,719 $2,320 $2,329 10,910
Brockton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,064 $1,160 $1,528 $1,918 $2,240 4,470
Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $812 $818 $1,077 $1,358 $1,524 6,210
Western Worcester County, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $726 $731 $963 $1,300 $1,305 11,680
Worcester, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,013 $1,100 $1,398 $1,742 $1,894 16,550
Eastern Worcester County, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $866 $937 $1,234 $1,546 $1,921 3,100

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