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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Massachusetts:
$802 $900 $1,126 $1,451 $1,618
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

Massachusetts (21) has the 7th highest rent in the country out of 112 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Massachusetts ranges from $823 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Western Worcester County, MA HUD Metro FMR Area to $1,691 for a 2-bedroom unit in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2017, the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area (Essex County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $1,194 per month and $2,331 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 $1,126 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Massachusetts is around 309,051 people. So, there are around 46,358 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 $845 $933 $1,240 $1,554 $1,709 45,193
Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $594 $733 $887 $1,110 $1,271 8,485
Berkshire County, MA (part) HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $732 $768 $886 $1,108 $1,296 494
New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $660 $717 $849 $1,062 $1,170 10,303
Providence-Fall River, RI-MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $732 $827 $994 $1,244 $1,485 43,593
Taunton-Mansfield-Norton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $781 $851 $1,092 $1,381 $1,505 6,411
Easton-Raynham, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $987 $1,011 $1,344 $1,956 $2,023 23,112
Dukes County, MA $936 $1,026 $1,326 $1,821 $1,828 311
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $1,194 $1,372 $1,691 $2,116 $2,331 16,283
Lawrence, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $890 $1,024 $1,305 $1,633 $1,799 33,201
Franklin County, MA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area $692 $736 $913 $1,142 $1,331 1,737
Springfield, MA MSA Metro $701 $844 $1,057 $1,322 $1,568 28,438
Lowell, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $826 $954 $1,203 $1,505 $1,658 40,243
Nantucket County, MA $978 $1,135 $1,310 $1,703 $1,806 10,172
Brockton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $826 $904 $1,158 $1,497 $1,600 4,356
Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $646 $774 $1,010 $1,264 $1,392 6,081
Western Worcester County, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $582 $680 $823 $1,143 $1,439 11,584
Worcester, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $745 $839 $1,060 $1,326 $1,466 16,188
Eastern Worcester County, MA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $887 $972 $1,254 $1,679 $2,057 2,866

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