Fair Market Rent · Massachusetts
Fair Market Rent in Essex County, MA
FY2027 HUD figures, effective October 1, 2026, plus what renters pay by ZIP code.
HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Essex County is $3,008 a month, +2.3% from FY2026. Essex County is part of the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area (a metro area), and the county is split into more than one HUD area. HUD also publishes Small Area FMRs by ZIP code here; those can be higher or lower than the area-wide figure. See each ZIP code below.
Area-wide Fair Market Rents
| Size | FY2027 | FY2026 | Change | Typical voucher range (90–110%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $2,440 | $2,359 | +3.4% | $2,196–2,684 |
| 1 bedroom | $2,518 | $2,476 | +1.7% | $2,266–2,770 |
| 2 bedrooms | $3,008 | $2,941 | +2.3% | $2,707–3,309 |
| 3 bedrooms | $3,584 | $3,526 | +1.6% | $3,226–3,942 |
| 4 bedrooms | $3,953 | $3,894 | +1.5% | $3,558–4,348 |
The voucher range is the typical band housing authorities use for payment standards; your housing authority sets the actual standard.
Rents by ZIP code in Essex County
Open a ZIP code for every size, the spread of rents and nearby ZIP codes.
| ZIP | Place | 2-bedroom FMR (ZIP) | Census median, 2 bedrooms | Census median, all sizes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01810 | Andover | $3,070 | $2,394 | $2,201 |
| 01830 | Haverhill | $2,320 | $1,823 | $1,644 |
| 01832 | Haverhill | $2,300 | $1,759 | $1,648 |
| 01833 | Georgetown | $3,010 | $2,411 | $2,223 |
| 01834 | Groveland | $2,080 | $2,159 | $1,825 |
| 01835 | Haverhill | $2,410 | $1,885 | $1,852 |
| 01840 | Lawrence | $2,120 | $1,762 | $1,413 |
| 01841 | Lawrence | $2,170 | $1,626 | $1,672 |
| 01843 | Lawrence | $2,490 | $1,768 | $1,746 |
| 01844 | Methuen | $2,450 | $1,818 | $1,749 |
| 01845 | North Andover | $3,010 | $2,332 | $2,223 |
| 01860 | Merrimac | – | $1,603 | $1,352 |
| 01901 | Lynn | $2,650 | $1,636 | $1,363 |
| 01902 | Lynn | $2,650 | $1,733 | $1,673 |
| 01904 | Lynn | $2,650 | $2,019 | $1,822 |
| 01905 | Lynn | $2,650 | $1,867 | $1,869 |
| 01906 | Saugus | $3,010 | $2,241 | $2,241 |
| 01907 | Swampscott | $3,080 | $2,404 | $2,303 |
| 01908 | Nahant | $2,650 | $1,625 | $1,777 |
| 01913 | Amesbury | $2,650 | $1,856 | $1,683 |
| 01915 | Beverly | $2,800 | $2,123 | $1,770 |
| 01921 | Boxford | $2,650 | – | $776 |
| 01922 | Byfield | $2,650 | – | – |
| 01923 | Danvers | $2,740 | $2,182 | $2,076 |
| 01929 | Essex | $2,650 | $2,068 | $1,964 |
| 01930 | Gloucester | $2,650 | $1,580 | $1,411 |
| 01937 | Hathorne | $2,740 | – | – |
| 01938 | Ipswich | $2,650 | $1,618 | $1,598 |
| 01940 | Lynnfield | $3,420 | $2,680 | $2,676 |
| 01944 | Manchester | $2,660 | – | $1,811 |
| 01945 | Marblehead | $2,650 | $1,815 | $1,764 |
| 01949 | Middleton | $2,650 | – | $1,407 |
| 01950 | Newburyport | $2,650 | $1,775 | $1,592 |
| 01951 | Newbury | $2,740 | – | $1,856 |
| 01952 | Salisbury | $2,650 | $2,012 | $1,691 |
| 01960 | Peabody | $2,650 | $2,028 | $1,950 |
| 01965 | Prides Crossing | $2,770 | – | – |
| 01966 | Rockport | $2,650 | $2,197 | $1,851 |
| 01969 | Rowley | $2,650 | $1,533 | $1,603 |
| 01970 | Salem | $2,650 | $1,883 | $1,836 |
| 01982 | South Hamilton | $2,650 | $1,774 | $1,794 |
| 01983 | Topsfield | $2,650 | – | $1,115 |
| 01984 | Wenham | $2,650 | – | – |
| 01985 | West Newbury | $2,770 | – | $1,675 |
Sources: HUD Fair Market Rents and Small Area Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) and FY2026; U.S. Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates (median gross rent by ZIP code). Fair Market Rents and Census figures include utilities. Not affiliated with HUD or the Census Bureau. About the data.