FMRFinder

Massachusetts fair market rent by county and town

Massachusetts · FY2027 · 351 listed places · 20 HUD FMR areas

$2,367median 2BR

From $1,659 in Warren town to $3,583 in Nantucket town

FY2026 → FY2027: median +2.3% · 311 up, 40 down · largest Berlin town +15.4% · all states

Unweighted median of the listed county, county-equivalent and town 2-bedroom FMRs; places sharing a HUD FMR area have the same value. This is not a statewide estimate of rents paid. U.S. county median $1,056. Effective October 1, 2026.

Income needed to afford it

At HUD's affordability benchmark — rent and utilities at no more than 30% of income — a 2-bedroom at the Fair Market Rent takes about $143,320 a year in Nantucket town and $66,360 in Warren town.

UnitMedian FMRIncome neededPer hour
Studio$1,659$66,360$31.90
1 bedroom$1,809$72,360$34.79
2 bedrooms$2,367$94,680$45.52
3 bedrooms$2,820$112,800$54.23
4 bedrooms$3,111$124,440$59.83

Income needed = monthly FMR × 12 ÷ 0.30. Per hour = that ÷ 2,080 hours (one full-time job). Medians are across the listed Massachusetts places, like the figure above. The FMR is HUD's 40th-percentile gross rent estimate, not the price of any listing.

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