Fair market rents · FY 2027 · effective October 1, 2026
Massachusetts fair market rents, FY 2027
The 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in the median Massachusetts town is $2,367 a month for FY 2027, from $1,659 to $3,583 across the state. The typical town moved +2.3% from FY 2026 and +34.4% over five years; weighted by population, the state average moved +2.9%. The most populous HUD area, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH, is at $3,008 for a 2-bedroom.
FMRs are HUD's estimate of the 40th percentile gross rent (rent plus utilities) paid by recent movers into standard-quality units. Housing agencies set voucher payment standards from them. Source: HUD FY 2027 FMR file, 91 FR 56156 (published September 1, 2026). This site is not HUD.
| FY | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BR | $1,402 | $1,474 | $1,727 | $1,816 | $1,853 | $1,937 | $2,128 | $2,285 | $2,354 | $2,494 | $2,566 |
Every HUD rent area in Massachusetts, FY 2027
20 HUD FMR areas cover 351 towns; 17 are metro areas. Monthly gross rent by bedroom count. New England is published by town, so metro rows list how many towns they cover. The trend line is the 2-bedroom FMR from FY 2017 to FY 2027 for the most populous member.
Biggest one-year move up: Eastern Worcester County, MA, +15.4%. Biggest move down: Dukes County, MA, −6.2%. HUD caps a one-year drop at 10%.
| HUD area | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | 4BR | 1 yr | 5 yr | FY17 to FY27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst Town-Northampton20 towns | 1,416 | 1,593 | 2,034 | 2,663 | 2,768 | +1.5% | n/a | |
| Barnstable Town15 towns | 1,889 | 1,902 | 2,488 | 3,121 | 3,721 | +2.7% | +32.4% | |
| Berkshire County, MA (part)22 towns | 1,329 | 1,348 | 1,763 | 2,409 | 2,947 | +3.2% | +31.9% | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH112 towns | 2,440 | 2,518 | 3,008 | 3,584 | 3,953 | +2.3% | +25.4% | |
| Brockton15 towns | 1,678 | 1,842 | 2,409 | 3,015 | 3,166 | +4.2% | +39.8% | |
| Dukes CountyAquinnah, Chilmark, Edgartown, Gosnold, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury, West Tisbury | 1,461 | 1,537 | 2,010 | 2,783 | 3,112 | −6.2% | −9.2% | |
| Eastern Worcester County11 towns | 1,740 | 1,910 | 2,499 | 3,424 | 3,736 | +15.4% | +78.9% | |
| Easton-RaynhamEaston, Raynham | 1,971 | 2,209 | 2,589 | 3,085 | 3,651 | +1.5% | +39.0% | |
| Fitchburg-LeominsterAshburnham, Fitchburg city, Gardner city, Leominster city, Lunenburg, Templeton, Westminster, Winchendon | 1,323 | 1,571 | 1,900 | 2,419 | 2,828 | +8.6% | +65.8% | |
| Franklin County26 towns | 1,311 | 1,439 | 1,882 | 2,242 | 2,473 | +0.9% | n/a | |
| Lawrence, MA-NH10 towns | 1,677 | 1,809 | 2,367 | 2,820 | 3,111 | +4.3% | +51.2% | |
| Lowell10 towns | 1,659 | 1,831 | 2,383 | 2,878 | 3,132 | +1.4% | +34.4% | |
| Nantucket County | 2,495 | 2,739 | 3,583 | 4,269 | 5,392 | +14.2% | +50.0% | |
| New BedfordAcushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Freetown, New Bedford city | 1,297 | 1,305 | 1,668 | 1,987 | 2,524 | +9.2% | +49.7% | |
| Pittsfield10 towns | 1,315 | 1,324 | 1,704 | 2,231 | 2,848 | +4.8% | +33.4% | |
| Providence-Fall River, RI-MAAttleboro city, Fall River city, North Attleborough Town city, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea, Westport | 1,423 | 1,509 | 1,879 | 2,302 | 2,615 | +8.7% | +52.3% | |
| Springfield23 towns | 1,264 | 1,421 | 1,800 | 2,241 | 2,370 | +3.8% | +64.5% | |
| Taunton-Mansfield-NortonBerkley, Dighton, Mansfield, Norton, Taunton city | 1,517 | 1,666 | 2,179 | 2,596 | 2,864 | +4.9% | +52.1% | |
| Western Worcester CountyAthol, Hardwick, Hubbardston, New Braintree, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston, Warren | 1,280 | 1,288 | 1,659 | 2,297 | 2,773 | +8.3% | +58.2% | |
| Worcester33 towns | 1,577 | 1,587 | 2,043 | 2,560 | 2,915 | −0.6% | +37.0% |
Dollars per month, FY 2027 file as published September 1, 2026; rows marked R show FY 2026. "1 yr" compares the FY 2027 2BR with FY 2026, "5 yr" with FY 2022. HUD's methods changed over these years, so part of any move is method, not market. Area names are HUD's.
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Using these numbers on a rental
The FMR sets the range for voucher payments; it is not a rent estimate for your unit. A housing agency picks a payment standard between 90% and 110% of it, then checks your asking rent against similar unassisted units nearby. Both figures cover rent plus utilities, so the agency's allowance for any utilities the tenant pays comes off the top.
Take a 2-bedroom at $2,367, a payment standard at 100% of FMR, and a $150 utility allowance (an example; each agency publishes its own schedule). Then the voucher can cover a contract rent of up to $2,217 ($2,367 minus $150), with the tenant paying the usual 30% of income. How to underwrite with FMR works through the rest.