Fair Market Rent · Massachusetts
Fair Market Rent in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County is $3,008 a month, +2.3% from FY2026. Middlesex 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 Middlesex 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01431 | Ashby | $2,650 | – | $1,200 |
| 01432 | Ayer | $2,650 | $1,714 | $1,442 |
| 01450 | Groton | $2,650 | $2,010 | $1,473 |
| 01460 | Littleton | $2,810 | $1,418 | $2,016 |
| 01463 | Pepperell | $2,650 | $1,574 | $1,301 |
| 01464 | Shirley | $2,650 | $2,596 | $1,481 |
| 01469 | Townsend | $2,650 | $1,539 | $1,305 |
| 01474 | West Townsend | $3,400 | – | $2,451 |
| 01701 | Framingham | $2,820 | $2,201 | $2,070 |
| 01702 | Framingham | $2,810 | $2,147 | $2,019 |
| 01718 | Acton | $2,660 | – | – |
| 01719 | Boxborough | $2,650 | $1,945 | $1,887 |
| 01720 | Acton | $2,660 | $2,324 | $1,982 |
| 01721 | Ashland | $3,340 | $2,737 | $2,452 |
| 01730 | Bedford | $3,440 | $2,460 | $2,622 |
| 01731 | Hanscom Afb | $4,510 | $3,500+ | $3,408 |
| 01741 | Carlisle | $3,070 | $1,433 | $1,313 |
| 01742 | Concord | $3,520 | $2,710 | $2,631 |
| 01746 | Holliston | $2,650 | $2,196 | $1,821 |
| 01748 | Hopkinton | $3,290 | $2,777 | $2,641 |
| 01749 | Hudson | $2,650 | $1,856 | $1,406 |
| 01752 | Marlborough | $2,650 | $2,037 | $1,871 |
| 01754 | Maynard | $2,650 | $1,769 | $1,800 |
| 01760 | Natick | $2,990 | $2,492 | $2,134 |
| 01770 | Sherborn | $3,110 | $2,662 | $2,338 |
| 01773 | Lincoln | $3,060 | $2,148 | $2,699 |
| 01775 | Stow | $2,650 | $1,756 | $1,782 |
| 01776 | Sudbury | $3,200 | $2,625 | $1,423 |
| 01778 | Wayland | $2,830 | $1,955 | $1,536 |
| 01801 | Woburn | $3,280 | $2,391 | $2,221 |
| 01803 | Burlington | $3,580 | $3,157 | $2,718 |
| 01821 | Billerica | $3,050 | $2,489 | $2,346 |
| 01824 | Chelmsford | $2,930 | $2,394 | $2,167 |
| 01826 | Dracut | $2,390 | $2,071 | $1,839 |
| 01827 | Dunstable | $2,360 | – | $1,325 |
| 01850 | Lowell | $2,240 | $1,615 | $1,707 |
| 01851 | Lowell | $2,440 | $1,763 | $1,714 |
| 01852 | Lowell | $2,280 | $1,632 | $1,581 |
| 01854 | Lowell | $2,290 | $1,437 | $1,487 |
| 01862 | North Billerica | $2,580 | $2,336 | $2,142 |
| 01863 | North Chelmsford | $2,340 | $1,867 | $1,875 |
| 01864 | North Reading | $3,160 | $2,186 | $2,259 |
| 01867 | Reading | $2,790 | $2,514 | $1,991 |
| 01876 | Tewksbury | $3,150 | $2,638 | $2,340 |
| 01879 | Tyngsboro | $2,630 | $1,861 | $1,986 |
| 01880 | Wakefield | $2,650 | $2,204 | $1,958 |
| 01886 | Westford | $3,390 | $2,398 | $2,436 |
| 01887 | Wilmington | $3,460 | $2,662 | $2,394 |
| 01890 | Winchester | $3,170 | $2,233 | $2,279 |
| 02138 | Cambridge | $4,310 | $3,059 | $2,772 |
| 02139 | Cambridge | $4,090 | $2,982 | $2,691 |
| 02140 | Cambridge | $3,800 | $2,727 | $2,615 |
| 02141 | Cambridge | $3,970 | $3,090 | $2,915 |
| 02142 | Cambridge | $4,090 | $3,500+ | $3,500+ |
| 02143 | Somerville | $3,630 | $2,696 | $2,475 |
| 02144 | Somerville | $3,750 | $2,730 | $2,702 |
| 02145 | Somerville | $3,470 | $2,534 | $2,398 |
| 02148 | Malden | $3,170 | $2,322 | $2,204 |
| 02149 | Everett | $2,920 | $2,179 | $2,076 |
| 02155 | Medford | $3,330 | $2,482 | $2,513 |
| 02176 | Melrose | $2,820 | $2,369 | $1,970 |
| 02180 | Stoneham | $2,750 | $2,131 | $2,035 |
| 02420 | Lexington | $3,860 | $2,721 | $2,801 |
| 02421 | Lexington | $4,130 | $3,500+ | $2,948 |
| 02451 | Waltham | $3,640 | $2,880 | $2,677 |
| 02452 | Waltham | $3,190 | $2,415 | $2,322 |
| 02453 | Waltham | $3,160 | $2,346 | $2,115 |
| 02458 | Newton | $3,150 | $2,410 | $2,154 |
| 02459 | Newton Center | $3,300 | $2,382 | $2,388 |
| 02460 | Newtonville | $3,530 | $2,727 | $2,654 |
| 02461 | Newton Highlands | $4,340 | $2,298 | $2,978 |
| 02462 | Newton Lower Falls | $3,640 | – | – |
| 02464 | Newton Upper Falls | $3,370 | $2,308 | $2,271 |
| 02465 | West Newton | $3,120 | $2,407 | $2,270 |
| 02466 | Auburndale | $3,150 | $2,452 | $2,144 |
| 02468 | Waban | $3,830 | $2,341 | $2,673 |
| 02472 | Watertown | $3,350 | $2,532 | $2,498 |
| 02474 | Arlington | $3,220 | $2,391 | $2,179 |
| 02476 | Arlington | $2,650 | $2,327 | $1,917 |
| 02478 | Belmont | $3,400 | $2,512 | $2,527 |
| 02493 | Weston | $3,010 | $2,226 | $2,085 |
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.