HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2027
Fair Market Rent in Massachusetts by county (FY 2027)
Massachusetts has 14 counties, and HUD sets a Fair Market Rent for every one of them. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom is $2,273. The highest is Nantucket County at $3,583, the lowest Berkshire County at $1,726.
Median 2BR
$2,273
Highest 2BR
$3,583
Nantucket County
Lowest 2BR
$1,726
Berkshire County
Counties
14
11 in metro areas
11 of the 14 counties sit inside a HUD metro area and share that metro's rate. The other 3 get a county rate built from their own rents. The Massachusetts median of $2,273 is about 114% above the national median county ($1,063). HUD also publishes ZIP-level Small Area FMRs covering 14 of the 14 counties, which is where the real variation shows up. Pick a county below for the full studio-to-four-bedroom table, payment standard ranges and ZIP rates.
Massachusetts is one of the six New England states where HUD publishes rates by town rather than county. The county figures here fold those towns together. Open a county to see every town listed with its own rate.
The median two-bedroom held flat from FY 2026. 13 counties went up, 1 went down, and the rest held.
Fair Market Rent by county
County | Area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | YoY | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nantucket County | Rural | $2,495 | $2,739 | $3,583 | $4,269 | $5,392 | +14.2% | 14,483 |
| Suffolk County | Metro | $2,440 | $2,518 | $3,008 | $3,584 | $3,953 | +2.3% | 785,121 |
| Norfolk County | Metro | $2,435 | $2,514 | $3,004 | $3,580 | $3,948 | +2.3% | 730,082 |
| Middlesex County | Metro | $2,285 | $2,382 | $2,884 | $3,444 | $3,790 | +2.1% | 1,638,365 |
| Essex County | Metro | $2,146 | $2,245 | $2,761 | $3,290 | $3,629 | +2.9% | 813,054 |
| Plymouth County | Metro | $2,064 | $2,185 | $2,713 | $3,303 | $3,565 | +3.2% | 535,075 |
| Barnstable County | Metro | $1,889 | $1,902 | $2,488 | $3,121 | $3,721 | +2.7% | 231,668 |
| Worcester County | Metro | $1,541 | $1,611 | $2,057 | $2,624 | $2,988 | +3.0% | 867,788 |
| Hampshire County | Metro | $1,416 | $1,593 | $2,034 | $2,663 | $2,768 | +1.5% | 162,028 |
| Dukes County | Rural | $1,461 | $1,537 | $2,010 | $2,783 | $3,112 | -6.2% | 20,933 |
| Bristol County | Metro | $1,444 | $1,530 | $1,928 | $2,325 | $2,712 | +7.2% | 582,270 |
| Franklin County | Rural | $1,311 | $1,439 | $1,882 | $2,242 | $2,473 | +0.9% | 70,944 |
| Hampden County | Metro | $1,264 | $1,421 | $1,800 | $2,241 | $2,370 | +3.8% | 462,815 |
| Berkshire County | Metro | $1,320 | $1,333 | $1,726 | $2,299 | $2,886 | +4.2% | 129,430 |
14 counties. HUD publishes studio through 4 bedroom rates. Tap a county for payment standards, ZIP-level rates and income needed.
Highest 2BR rates
Questions people ask
It depends on the county. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom FMR across Massachusetts's 14 counties is $2,273, ranging from $1,726 in Berkshire County to $3,583 in Nantucket County. Every county's full table is linked on this page.
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