Section 8 — MA ZIP index · page 1 of 2

Massachusetts ZIP codes
with a Section 8 rent.

Every Massachusetts ZIP code HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for — 637 of them, FY2026. This page lists ZIPs 1–500, grouped by HUD area, with the 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom ceiling beside each one. Open any ZIP for its full schedule from studio to 4-bedroom.

data as of 2026-08-19 · HUD FY2026

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Why the ZIP beats the metro average.

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A ZIP-level Fair Market Rent is HUD's Small Area FMR: instead of one voucher ceiling for an entire metro, HUD publishes a separate ceiling for each ZIP code, set from what rents actually cost in that ZIP. The metro figure is an average over all of them, so it sits above the weaker ZIPs and below the stronger ones — which is why two houses fifteen minutes apart in the same city can carry Section 8 ceilings hundreds of dollars apart. Underwrite the ZIP's number, not the metro's. The published FMR is still a reference, not a payment: housing authorities set their payment standard at roughly 90–110% of it, and every unit has to clear a rent reasonableness test against comparable local rentals before a lease is approved.

Every ZIP

FMR by ZIP code.

2-bedroom and 3-bedroom Fair Market Rent for each ZIP, listed under the HUD area it belongs to. What Fair Market Rent means.

ZIPs 1–500 of 637 · 16 HUD areas on this page · data as of 2026-08-19 · HUD FY2026

ZIP2 BR3 BR
Springfield, MA MSA
01001$1,910$2,340
01008$1,510$1,830
01009$1,830$2,240
01011$1,510$1,850
01013$1,600$1,960
01014$1,710$2,100
01020$1,730$2,120
01021$1,710$2,100
01022$2,460$3,020
01028$1,800$2,210
01030$1,740$2,130
01033$2,040$2,540
01034$2,600$3,190
01036$1,680$2,030
01040$1,720$2,110
01041$1,710$2,100
01050$1,930$2,410
01056$1,740$2,130
01057$1,440$1,770
01069$1,510$1,850
01071$1,400$1,720
01073$1,810$2,240
01077$1,810$2,220
01079$1,510$1,850
01080$1,710$2,100
01081$1,960$2,400
01085$1,640$2,010
01086$1,710$2,100
01089$1,560$1,910
01090$1,710$2,100
01095$1,730$2,120
01097$1,500$1,840
01101$1,710$2,100
01103$2,050$2,510
01104$1,820$2,230
01105$1,550$1,900
01106$2,600$3,190
01107$1,790$2,200
01108$1,750$2,150
01109$1,780$2,180
01111$1,710$2,100
01115$1,710$2,100
01116$1,710$2,100
01118$1,940$2,380
01119$1,860$2,280
01128$1,890$2,320
01129$1,910$2,340
01138$1,710$2,100
01139$1,710$2,100
01144$1,710$2,100
01151$1,870$2,290
01152$1,710$2,100
01223$2,240$2,890
01521$1,780$2,180
Franklin County, MA
01002$2,480$3,100
01039$2,520$3,120
01054$2,290$2,750
01070$1,590$1,990
01072$2,550$3,060
01093$2,170$2,620
01096$2,280$2,850
01247$1,590$2,050
01301$1,820$2,180
01302$1,870$2,240
01330$1,420$1,700
01331$1,500$2,090
01337$1,800$2,160
01338$1,640$1,960
01339$1,670$2,000
01340$1,690$2,030
01341$2,580$3,090
01342$2,460$2,950
01343$1,510$1,850
01344$1,470$1,760
01346$1,680$2,020
01347$1,990$2,380
01349$1,850$2,220
01350$1,500$1,880
01351$2,120$2,540
01354$1,980$2,370
01355$1,690$2,030
01360$1,930$2,310
01364$1,450$1,850
01367$1,510$1,830
01370$1,680$2,010
01373$1,900$2,280
01375$2,400$2,880
01376$1,750$2,100
01378$1,650$2,060
01379$1,880$2,260
01380$1,460$1,750
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA
01003$2,490$3,110
01004$2,130$2,660
01007$2,120$2,650
01012$1,640$2,050
01027$1,960$2,450
01032$2,200$2,750
01035$2,580$3,220
01038$2,320$2,900
01053$2,830$3,540
01059$2,130$2,660
01060$2,260$2,820
01061$2,130$2,660
01062$2,020$2,520
01063$2,260$2,820
01066$2,300$2,840
01075$1,880$2,350
01084$1,540$1,930
01088$2,340$2,910
01098$1,350$1,650
01243$1,840$2,350
Western Worcester County, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
01005$1,740$2,290
01010$1,350$1,850
01031$1,600$2,230
01037$1,630$2,190
01068$1,930$2,390
01082$1,690$2,110
01083$1,690$2,350
01092$1,590$2,130
01094$1,490$2,070
01366$1,740$2,420
01368$1,720$2,390
01452$1,670$2,290
01468$1,930$2,480
01473$2,490$3,200
01531$1,670$2,040
01535$1,670$2,040
01585$1,670$2,040
Berkshire County, MA (part) HUD Metro FMR Area
01026$1,650$2,060
01029$1,660$2,050
01201$1,680$2,180
01222$1,640$2,110
01230$1,830$2,360
01235$1,510$1,840
01236$2,090$2,700
01237$1,800$2,280
01238$1,970$2,550
01240$1,630$2,110
01244$1,810$2,330
01245$1,640$2,120
01252$1,640$2,120
01253$1,640$2,120
01254$1,870$2,380
01255$2,100$2,640
01256$1,560$1,950
01257$1,630$2,100
01258$1,630$2,080
01259$1,710$2,210
01264$1,970$2,550
01266$2,490$3,210
01267$2,070$2,670
01270$1,510$1,920
Worcester, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
01074$1,670$2,040
01501$1,800$2,230
01505$2,520$3,120
01506$1,670$2,040
01507$1,810$2,240
01508$1,990$2,470
01509$1,990$2,470
01515$1,670$2,040
01516$2,150$2,660
01518$1,980$2,450
01519$2,970$3,680
01520$2,450$3,040
01522$2,070$2,570
01524$1,670$2,040
01525$1,990$2,470
01526$1,990$2,470
01527$2,080$2,580
01532$3,080$3,820
01536$2,060$2,550
01537$1,750$2,170
01538$1,990$2,470
01540$1,680$2,080
01541$1,920$2,380
01542$2,170$2,690
01543$1,670$2,040
01545$2,800$3,470
01546$1,990$2,470
01550$1,730$2,140
01560$1,870$2,320
01562$1,670$2,040
01566$2,300$2,850
01570$1,670$2,060
01571$1,700$2,110
01583$1,920$2,380
01586$1,990$2,470
01588$1,750$2,170
01590$2,070$2,570
01602$2,240$2,780
01603$1,950$2,420
01604$2,250$2,790
01605$2,130$2,640
01606$2,220$2,750
01607$2,050$2,540
01608$2,180$2,700
01609$1,930$2,390
01610$1,970$2,440
01611$1,670$2,040
01612$1,800$2,230
01613$1,990$2,470
01614$1,990$2,470
01653$1,990$2,470
01655$1,990$2,470
01748$3,220$3,860
01752$2,560$3,080
Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
01202$1,650$2,140
01220$1,420$1,820
01224$1,800$2,280
01225$1,590$2,070
01226$1,420$1,820
01227$1,650$2,140
01229$1,650$2,140
01242$1,820$2,350
01260$1,910$2,470
01262$1,910$2,470
Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
01420$1,660$2,130
01430$2,620$3,370
01431$2,560$3,080
01436$1,710$2,200
01438$1,870$2,400
01440$1,560$2,000
01441$1,970$2,530
01453$1,850$2,380
01462$2,620$3,370
01475$1,730$2,220
01564$2,090$2,590
Lowell, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
01432$2,560$3,080
01450$2,560$3,080
01460$2,560$3,080
01463$2,560$3,080
01472$2,960$3,550
01730$3,330$3,990
01741$2,560$3,080
01810$2,940$3,530
01821$2,940$3,530
01822$2,960$3,550
01824$2,900$3,480
01826$2,330$2,790
01827$2,380$2,870
01850$2,170$2,600
01851$2,270$2,720
01852$2,160$2,590
01853$2,960$3,550
01854$2,250$2,700
01862$2,470$2,960
01863$2,230$2,670
01865$2,960$3,550
01866$2,960$3,550
01876$3,250$3,900
01879$2,550$3,060
01886$3,450$4,140
01887$3,480$4,170
Eastern Worcester County, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
01434$2,560$3,080
01451$2,560$3,080
01467$1,860$2,590
01503$2,560$3,080
01504$2,560$3,080
01510$1,990$2,590
01523$2,730$3,800
01529$1,850$2,590
01534$1,850$2,590
01561$2,730$3,800
01568$2,090$2,910
01569$2,170$2,690
01581$2,880$3,570
01740$2,210$2,950
01745$2,960$3,970
01747$2,320$3,230
01749$2,560$3,080
01756$2,640$3,670
01757$2,270$3,160
01772$2,980$4,140
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area
01464$2,560$3,080
01469$2,560$3,080
01474$3,270$3,920
01701$2,750$3,300
01702$2,650$3,180
01703$2,980$3,570
01704$2,980$3,570
01718$2,620$3,140
01719$2,560$3,080
01720$2,620$3,140
01721$3,270$3,920
01731$4,410$5,290
01742$3,500$4,200
01746$2,560$3,080
01754$2,560$3,080
01760$2,910$3,490
01770$2,920$3,500
01773$2,920$3,500
01775$2,560$3,080
01776$3,130$3,750
01778$2,990$3,590
01784$2,980$3,570
01801$3,150$3,780
01803$3,460$4,150
01864$3,170$3,800
01867$2,620$3,140
01880$2,590$3,110
01888$2,980$3,570
01889$2,980$3,570
01890$3,110$3,730
01901$2,560$3,080
01902$2,560$3,080
01903$2,560$3,080
01904$2,560$3,080
01905$2,560$3,080
01906$2,690$3,230
01907$3,090$3,700
01908$2,590$3,110
01915$2,680$3,210
01923$2,690$3,230
01929$2,560$3,080
01930$2,560$3,080
01931$2,560$3,080
01936$2,560$3,080
01937$2,690$3,230
01938$2,560$3,080
01940$3,250$3,900
01944$2,660$3,190
01945$2,560$3,080
01949$2,560$3,080
01950$2,560$3,080
01951$2,700$3,240
01952$2,590$3,110
01960$2,560$3,080
01961$2,560$3,080
01965$2,660$3,180
01966$2,560$3,080
01969$2,560$3,080
01970$2,560$3,080
01971$2,560$3,080
01982$2,560$3,080
01983$2,560$3,080
01984$2,560$3,080
02018$2,560$3,080
02019$2,590$3,110
02020$2,560$3,080
02021$3,140$3,760
02025$3,170$3,800
02026$2,870$3,440
02027$2,900$3,480
02030$3,680$4,410
02032$2,860$3,430
02035$2,560$3,080
02038$2,560$3,080
02041$2,560$3,080
02043$2,930$3,510
02045$2,640$3,170
02047$2,560$3,080
02050$2,560$3,080
02051$2,560$3,080
02052$2,560$3,080
02053$2,560$3,080
02054$2,580$3,090
02056$2,560$3,080
02059$2,560$3,080
02060$2,560$3,080
02061$2,930$3,510
02062$2,820$3,380
02065$2,560$3,080
02066$2,560$3,080
02067$3,300$3,960
02070$2,900$3,480
02071$2,580$3,090
02072$2,750$3,300
02081$2,620$3,140
02090$3,210$3,850
02093$2,560$3,080
02108$3,670$4,400
02109$4,410$5,290
02110$4,410$5,290
02111$3,700$4,440
02112$3,040$3,640
02113$3,600$4,320
02114$4,410$5,290
02115$3,330$3,990
02116$4,170$5,000
02117$3,040$3,640
02118$2,630$3,150
02119$2,560$3,080
02120$2,860$3,430
02121$2,560$3,080
02122$2,800$3,360
02123$3,040$3,640
02124$2,560$3,080
02125$2,560$3,080
02126$2,560$3,080
02127$3,790$4,540
02128$2,740$3,290
02129$4,020$4,820
02130$3,410$4,090
02131$2,830$3,390
02132$2,880$3,450
02133$3,890$4,660
02134$3,300$3,960
02135$3,250$3,900
02136$2,580$3,090
02137$3,040$3,640
02138$4,230$5,070
02139$4,000$4,800
02140$3,650$4,380
02141$3,800$4,560
02142$4,010$4,810
02143$3,470$4,160
02144$3,640$4,360
02145$3,350$4,020
02148$3,030$3,630
02149$2,760$3,310
02150$2,630$3,150
02151$2,570$3,080
02152$2,620$3,140
02155$3,250$3,900
02163$4,290$5,140
02169$2,940$3,530
02170$2,560$3,080
02171$3,030$3,630
02176$2,820$3,380
02180$2,670$3,200
02184$2,760$3,310
02185$2,900$3,480
02186$2,560$3,080
02188$2,710$3,250
02189$2,560$3,080
02190$2,610$3,130
02191$2,560$3,080
02196$3,040$3,640
02199$4,410$5,290
02201$3,040$3,640
02203$3,040$3,640
02205$3,040$3,640
02210$3,910$4,680
02215$3,820$4,580
02217$3,040$3,640
02222$3,040$3,640
02238$2,980$3,570
02269$2,900$3,480
02327$2,560$3,080
02331$2,560$3,080
02332$2,620$3,140
02339$2,560$3,080
02343$2,560$3,080
02345$2,560$3,080
02358$2,560$3,080
02360$2,560$3,080
02361$2,560$3,080
02362$2,560$3,080
02364$2,560$3,080
02366$2,560$3,080
02368$2,880$3,450
02381$2,560$3,080
02420$3,650$4,380
02421$4,200$5,040
02445$3,960$4,750
Lawrence, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area
01830$2,210$2,650
01831$2,370$2,840
01832$2,240$2,690
01833$3,000$3,600
01834$2,090$2,510
01835$2,240$2,690
01840$2,010$2,410
01841$2,010$2,410
01842$2,370$2,840
01843$2,390$2,870
01844$2,310$2,770
01845$2,990$3,590
01860$2,560$3,080
01885$2,370$2,840
01913$2,560$3,080
01921$2,560$3,080
01922$2,560$3,080
01985$3,070$3,680
Taunton-Mansfield-Norton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
02048$2,560$3,080
Brockton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
02301$2,240$2,800
02302$2,560$3,080
02303$2,330$2,910
02304$2,330$2,910
02305$2,330$2,910
02322$2,560$3,080
02324$2,660$3,330
02325$2,660$3,330
02330$2,630$3,150
02333$2,140$2,680
02337$2,330$2,910
02338$2,560$3,080
02341$3,130$3,910
02346$2,560$3,080
02350$3,130$3,910
02351$2,370$2,960
02359$2,940$3,530
02367$2,560$3,080
02370$2,560$3,080
02379$2,770$3,460
02382$2,360$2,950
Easton-Raynham, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
02334$2,170$2,610
02356$2,560$3,080
02357$2,520$3,050
02375$2,880$3,450
New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
02347$2,550$3,190

SAFMR = ZIP-level variation. HUD sets Small Area Fair Market Rents by ZIP across most large metros, so two homes in one city can carry very different voucher ceilings.

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Data source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents (Small Area FMRs where published), snapshot 2026-08-19. Payment standards vary by public housing authority (typically 90–110% of FMR). Figures are for research and do not guarantee approved rent on any specific unit.

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