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Official schedule. Effective January 1, 2026 (chart rev. 10/1/2025), by city and ZIP code.[1] Retrieved October 21, 2026.
By ZIP code (251 ZIP codes)
| ZIP | City / area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02351 | Abington | $1,550 | $1,673 | $2,196 | $2,745 | $2,907 |
| 01720 | Acton | $2,477 | $2,600 | $3,089 | $3,703 | $4,089 |
| 02743 | Acushnet | $1,264 | $1,292 | $1,604 | $1,923 | $2,404 |
| 01913 | Amesbury | $2,477 | $2,600 | $3,089 | $3,703 | $4,089 |
| 01810 | Andover | $2,132 | $2,352 | $3,087 | $3,707 | $4,085 |
| 02474 | Arlington | $2,615 | $2,741 | $3,255 | $3,906 | $4,305 |
| 02476 | Arlington | $2,477 | $2,600 | $3,089 | $3,703 | $4,089 |
| 01721 | Ashland | $2,751 | $2,888 | $3,434 | $4,116 | $4,547 |
| 02703 | Attleboro | $1,586 | $1,691 | $2,079 | $2,510 | $2,982 |
| 02322 | Avon | $1,550 | $1,674 | $2,196 | $2,746 | $2,908 |
| 01432 | Ayer | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 01730 | Bedford | $2,804 | $2,941 | $3,497 | $4,191 | $4,632 |
| 02019 | Bellingham | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 02478 | Belmont | $2,814 | $2,951 | $3,507 | $4,200 | $4,641 |
| 02779 | Berkley | $1,529 | $1,690 | $2,216 | $2,733 | $2,934 |
| 01915 | Beverly | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 01821 | Billerica | $1,541 | $1,703 | $2,234 | $2,679 | $2,959 |
| 01740 | Bolton | $1,600 | $1,770 | $2,321 | $3,228 | $3,622 |
| 02109 | Boston | $3,574 | $3,746 | $4,452 | $5,341 | $5,896 |
| 02134 | Boston - Allston | $2,527 | $2,652 | $3,150 | $3,777 | $4,171 |
| 02116 | Boston - Back Bay | $3,542 | $3,722 | $4,421 | $5,301 | $5,853 |
| 02108 | Boston - Beacon Hill | $3,045 | $3,200 | $3,800 | $4,556 | $5,033 |
| 02135 | Boston - Brighton | $2,627 | $2,757 | $3,270 | $3,924 | $4,327 |
| 02129 | Boston - Charlestown | $3,064 | $3,217 | $3,825 | $4,587 | $5,062 |
| 02111 | Boston - Chinatown | $3,107 | $3,264 | $3,870 | $4,644 | $5,126 |
| 02122 | Boston - Dorchester | $2,268 | $2,381 | $2,827 | $3,390 | $3,744 |
| 02124 | Boston - Dorchester | $2,268 | $2,381 | $2,827 | $3,390 | $3,744 |
| 02125 | Boston - Dorchester | $2,268 | $2,381 | $2,827 | $3,390 | $3,744 |
| 02121 | Boston - Dorchester / Roxbury | $2,268 | $2,381 | $2,827 | $3,390 | $3,744 |
| 02199 | Boston - Downtown | $3,574 | $3,746 | $4,452 | $5,341 | $5,896 |
| 02128 | Boston - East Boston | $2,268 | $2,381 | $2,827 | $3,390 | $3,744 |
| 02115 | Boston - Fenway | $2,547 | $2,674 | $3,175 | $3,807 | $4,204 |
| 02110 | Boston - Financial Disctrict | $3,574 | $3,746 | $4,452 | $5,341 | $5,896 |
| 02163 | Boston - Harvard Business | $3,312 | $3,476 | $4,130 | $4,949 | $5,469 |
| 02136 | Boston - Hyde Park | $2,382 | $2,500 | $2,969 | $3,560 | $3,932 |
| 02130 | Boston - Jamaica Plain | $2,612 | $2,736 | $3,250 | $3,899 | $4,299 |
| 02215 | Boston - Kenmore | $3,020 | $3,178 | $3,770 | $4,521 | $4,994 |
| 02126 | Boston - Mattapan | $2,268 | $2,381 | $2,827 | $3,390 | $3,744 |
| 02113 | Boston - North End | $2,909 | $3,050 | $3,623 | $4,348 | $4,801 |
| 02131 | Boston - Roslindale | $2,382 | $2,500 | $2,969 | $3,560 | $3,932 |
| 02119 | Boston - Roxbury | $2,268 | $2,381 | $2,827 | $3,390 | $3,744 |
| 02120 | Boston - Roxbury | $2,287 | $2,400 | $2,850 | $3,417 | $3,774 |
| 02210 | Boston - Seaport | $3,395 | $3,568 | $4,240 | $5,075 | $5,607 |
| 02127 | Boston - South Boston | $2,888 | $3,031 | $3,600 | $4,313 | $4,769 |
| 02118 | Boston - South End / Roxbury | $2,367 | $2,484 | $2,950 | $3,537 | $3,906 |
| 02114 | Boston - West End | $3,404 | $3,567 | $4,240 | $5,087 | $5,615 |
| 02132 | Boston - West Roxbury | $2,384 | $2,503 | $2,972 | $3,564 | $3,936 |
| 01719 | Boxborough | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 01921 | Boxford | $2,142 | $2,268 | $2,688 | $3,234 | $3,560 |
| 02184 | Braintree | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02324 | Bridgewater | $1,974 | $2,132 | $2,793 | $3,497 | $3,696 |
| 02301 | Brockton | $1,550 | $1,674 | $2,196 | $2,746 | $2,908 |
| 02302 | Brockton | $1,550 | $1,674 | $2,196 | $2,746 | $2,908 |
| 02445 | Brookline | $3,339 | $3,497 | $4,158 | $4,988 | $5,502 |
| 02446 | Brookline | $3,581 | $3,760 | $4,463 | $5,356 | $5,913 |
| 01803 | Burlington | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 02532 | Buzzards Bay | $1,743 | $1,754 | $2,301 | $2,836 | $3,257 |
| 02138 | Cambridge | $3,560 | $3,739 | $4,442 | $5,325 | $5,881 |
| 02139 | Cambridge | $3,371 | $3,539 | $4,200 | $5,040 | $5,565 |
| 02140 | Cambridge | $3,077 | $3,224 | $3,833 | $4,600 | $5,073 |
| 02141 | Cambridge | $3,203 | $3,360 | $3,990 | $4,788 | $5,282 |
| 02142 | Cambridge | $3,382 | $3,550 | $4,211 | $5,052 | $5,577 |
| 02021 | Canton | $2,646 | $2,772 | $3,297 | $3,948 | $4,368 |
| 01741 | Carlisle | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02330 | Carver | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 01824 | Chelmsford | $2,142 | $2,321 | $3,045 | $3,654 | $4,032 |
| 02150 | Chelsea | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 02467 | Chestnut Hill | $3,423 | $3,591 | $4,263 | $5,114 | $5,649 |
| 02025 | Cohasset | $2,668 | $2,804 | $3,329 | $3,991 | $4,411 |
| 01742 | Concord | $2,951 | $3,098 | $3,675 | $4,410 | $4,862 |
| 01923 | Danvers | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 02745 | Dartmouth | $1,144 | $1,169 | $1,451 | $1,740 | $2,176 |
| 02747 | Dartmouth | $1,144 | $1,169 | $1,451 | $1,740 | $2,176 |
| 02748 | Dartmouth | $1,144 | $1,169 | $1,451 | $1,740 | $2,176 |
| 02026 | Dedham | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02715 | Dighton | $1,505 | $1,664 | $2,182 | $2,691 | $2,889 |
| 02030 | Dover | $3,098 | $3,255 | $3,864 | $4,631 | $5,114 |
| 01826 | Dracut | $1,541 | $1,703 | $2,234 | $2,679 | $2,959 |
| 02332 | Duxbury | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02333 | East Bridgewater | $1,713 | $1,850 | $2,427 | $3,035 | $3,214 |
| 02032 | East Walpole | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02538 | East Wareham | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 02189 | East Weymouth | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 02334 | Easton | $1,835 | $1,847 | $2,423 | $2,905 | $3,496 |
| 02356 | Easton | $2,036 | $2,049 | $2,688 | $3,223 | $3,879 |
| 01929 | Essex | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02149 | Everett | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 02719 | Fairhaven | $1,264 | $1,293 | $1,604 | $1,924 | $2,405 |
| 02720 | Fall River | $1,253 | $1,333 | $1,643 | $1,984 | $2,357 |
| 02721 | Fall River | $1,253 | $1,333 | $1,643 | $1,984 | $2,357 |
| 02723 | Fall River | $1,253 | $1,333 | $1,643 | $1,984 | $2,357 |
| 02724 | Fall River | $1,253 | $1,333 | $1,643 | $1,984 | $2,357 |
| 02035 | Foxboro | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 01701 | Framingham | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 01702 | Framingham | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 02038 | Franklin | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02779 | Freetown | $1,607 | $1,723 | $2,216 | $2,710 | $3,067 |
| 01833 | Georgetown | $2,174 | $2,405 | $3,150 | $3,780 | $4,169 |
| 01930 | Gloucester | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 01834 | Groveland | $1,644 | $1,817 | $2,384 | $2,859 | $3,157 |
| 02338 | Halifax | $2,142 | $2,268 | $2,688 | $3,234 | $3,560 |
| 02339 | Hanover | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02341 | Hanson | $1,550 | $1,674 | $2,196 | $2,746 | $2,908 |
| 01451 | Harvard | $2,142 | $2,268 | $2,688 | $3,234 | $3,560 |
| 01830 | Haverhill | $1,488 | $1,644 | $2,157 | $2,587 | $2,857 |
| 01832 | Haverhill | $1,488 | $1,644 | $2,157 | $2,587 | $2,857 |
| 01835 | Haverhill | $1,488 | $1,644 | $2,157 | $2,587 | $2,857 |
| 02043 | Hingham | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02343 | Holbrook | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 01746 | Holliston | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 01748 | Hopkinton | $2,709 | $2,846 | $3,381 | $4,053 | $4,473 |
| 01749 | Hudson | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02045 | Hull | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 01938 | Ipswich | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02364 | Kingston | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02347 | Lakeville | $1,891 | $2,038 | $2,678 | $3,351 | $3,550 |
| 01840 | Lawrence | $1,488 | $1,644 | $2,157 | $2,587 | $2,857 |
| 01841 | Lawrence | $1,488 | $1,644 | $2,157 | $2,587 | $2,857 |
| 01843 | Lawrence | $1,488 | $1,644 | $2,157 | $2,587 | $2,857 |
| 02420 | Lexington | $3,077 | $3,224 | $3,833 | $4,600 | $5,073 |
| 02421 | Lexington | $3,539 | $3,717 | $4,410 | $5,292 | $5,838 |
| 01773 | Lincoln | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 01460 | Littleton | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 01850 | Lowell | $1,541 | $1,703 | $2,234 | $2,679 | $2,959 |
| 01851 | Lowell | $1,541 | $1,703 | $2,234 | $2,679 | $2,959 |
| 01852 | Lowell | $1,541 | $1,703 | $2,234 | $2,679 | $2,959 |
| 01854 | Lowell | $1,541 | $1,703 | $2,234 | $2,679 | $2,959 |
| 01901 | Lynn | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 01902 | Lynn | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 01904 | Lynn | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 01905 | Lynn | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 01940 | Lynnfield | $2,741 | $2,878 | $3,413 | $4,096 | $4,516 |
| 02148 | Malden | $2,553 | $2,679 | $3,182 | $3,815 | $4,214 |
| 01944 | Manchester | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02048 | Mansfield | $2,142 | $2,268 | $2,688 | $3,234 | $3,560 |
| 01945 | Marblehead | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02738 | Marion | $2,142 | $2,268 | $2,688 | $3,234 | $3,560 |
| 01752 | Marlborough | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 02050 | Marshfield | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02739 | Mattapoisett | $1,713 | $1,850 | $2,427 | $3,035 | $3,214 |
| 01754 | Maynard | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 02052 | Medfield | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02155 | Medford | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 02053 | Medway | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02176 | Melrose | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 01756 | Mendon | $2,142 | $2,268 | $2,772 | $3,854 | $4,326 |
| 01860 | Merrimac | $1,488 | $1,644 | $2,157 | $2,587 | $2,857 |
| 01844 | Methuen | $1,488 | $1,644 | $2,157 | $2,587 | $2,857 |
| 02346 | Middleboro | $1,550 | $1,674 | $2,196 | $2,746 | $2,908 |
| 01949 | Middleton | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 01757 | Milford | $1,419 | $1,569 | $2,058 | $2,862 | $3,212 |
| 02054 | Millis | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02186 | Milton | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 01908 | Nahant | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 01760 | Natick | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02492 | Needham | $2,650 | $2,778 | $3,300 | $3,960 | $4,373 |
| 02494 | Needham Hills | $2,561 | $2,688 | $3,192 | $3,827 | $4,227 |
| 02740 | New Bedford | $1,144 | $1,169 | $1,451 | $1,740 | $2,176 |
| 02744 | New Bedford | $1,144 | $1,169 | $1,451 | $1,740 | $2,176 |
| 02745 | New Bedford | $1,144 | $1,169 | $1,451 | $1,740 | $2,176 |
| 02746 | New Bedford | $1,144 | $1,169 | $1,451 | $1,740 | $2,176 |
| 01951 | Newbury | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 01950 | Newburyport | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02458 | Newton | $2,636 | $2,773 | $3,287 | $3,939 | $4,348 |
| 02466 | Newton - Auburndale | $2,730 | $2,867 | $3,402 | $4,074 | $4,505 |
| 02462 | Newton - Lower Falls | $2,752 | $2,888 | $3,434 | $4,117 | $4,548 |
| 02460 | Newton - Newtonville | $2,857 | $2,993 | $3,560 | $4,264 | $4,716 |
| 02464 | Newton - Upper Falls | $3,004 | $3,161 | $3,749 | $4,495 | $4,968 |
| 02468 | Newton - Waban | $3,088 | $3,245 | $3,854 | $4,611 | $5,104 |
| 02465 | Newton - West Newton | $2,668 | $2,804 | $3,329 | $3,991 | $4,411 |
| 02459 | Newton Center | $2,888 | $3,035 | $3,602 | $4,317 | $4,768 |
| 02461 | Newton Highlands | $3,665 | $3,844 | $4,568 | $5,482 | $6,049 |
| 02056 | Norfolk | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 01845 | North Andover | $2,164 | $2,395 | $3,140 | $3,771 | $4,159 |
| 02760 | North Attleboro | $2,142 | $2,268 | $2,688 | $3,234 | $3,560 |
| 01862 | North Billerica | $1,541 | $1,703 | $2,234 | $2,679 | $2,959 |
| 02356 | North Easton | $2,036 | $2,049 | $2,688 | $3,223 | $3,879 |
| 02357 | North Easton | $1,835 | $1,847 | $2,423 | $2,905 | $3,496 |
| 01864 | North Reading | $2,668 | $2,804 | $3,329 | $3,991 | $4,411 |
| 02191 | North Weymouth | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 02766 | Norton | $2,058 | $2,268 | $2,982 | $3,675 | $3,948 |
| 02061 | Norwell | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02062 | Norwood | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02558 | Onset | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 01960 | Peabody | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 02359 | Pembroke | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02762 | Plainville | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02360 | Plymouth | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 02367 | Plympton | $2,142 | $2,268 | $2,688 | $3,234 | $3,560 |
| 02169 | Quincy | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02170 | Quincy | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02171 | Quincy | $2,553 | $2,679 | $3,182 | $3,815 | $4,214 |
| 02368 | Randolph | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 02767 | Raynham | $2,028 | $2,041 | $2,678 | $3,211 | $3,864 |
| 01867 | Reading | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02769 | Rehoboth | $1,385 | $1,473 | $1,816 | $2,193 | $2,605 |
| 02151 | Revere | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 02770 | Rochester | $1,713 | $1,850 | $2,427 | $3,035 | $3,214 |
| 02370 | Rockland | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 01966 | Rockport | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 01969 | Rowley | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 01970 | Salem | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 01952 | Salisbury | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 01906 | Saugus | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 02066 | Scituate | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02771 | Seekonk | $1,901 | $2,017 | $2,489 | $3,004 | $3,571 |
| 02067 | Sharon | $2,783 | $2,919 | $3,465 | $4,158 | $4,589 |
| 01770 | Sherborn | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02725 | Somerset | $1,385 | $1,473 | $1,816 | $2,193 | $2,605 |
| 02726 | Somerset | $1,471 | $1,555 | $1,922 | $2,322 | $2,763 |
| 02143 | Somerville | $2,920 | $3,067 | $3,644 | $4,369 | $4,821 |
| 02144 | Somerville | $3,066 | $3,213 | $3,822 | $4,578 | $5,061 |
| 02145 | Somerville | $2,825 | $2,962 | $3,518 | $4,222 | $4,663 |
| 02375 | South Easton | $2,289 | $2,300 | $3,024 | $3,623 | $4,358 |
| 02190 | South Weymouth | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 01772 | Southborough | $2,153 | $2,384 | $3,129 | $4,347 | $4,883 |
| 02180 | Stoneham | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02072 | Stoughton | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 01775 | Stow | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 01776 | Sudbury | $2,636 | $2,773 | $3,287 | $3,939 | $4,348 |
| 01907 | Swampscott | $2,605 | $2,731 | $3,245 | $3,886 | $4,296 |
| 02777 | Swansea | $1,502 | $1,597 | $1,964 | $2,374 | $2,815 |
| 02780 | Taunton | $1,362 | $1,506 | $1,975 | $2,436 | $2,615 |
| 01876 | Tewksbury | $2,353 | $2,605 | $3,413 | $4,096 | $4,516 |
| 01983 | Topsfield | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 01854 | Tyngsboro | $1,541 | $1,703 | $2,234 | $2,679 | $2,959 |
| 01879 | Tyngsboro | $1,541 | $1,703 | $2,234 | $2,679 | $2,959 |
| 01880 | Wakefield | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02081 | Walpole | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02451 | Waltham | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 02452 | Waltham | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 02453 | Waltham | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 02571 | Wareham | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 02472 | Watertown | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 01778 | Wayland | $2,519 | $2,644 | $3,140 | $3,765 | $4,158 |
| 02482 | Wellesley | $3,350 | $3,518 | $4,179 | $5,009 | $5,534 |
| 02481 | Wellesley Hills | $3,392 | $3,560 | $4,232 | $5,073 | $5,608 |
| 01984 | Wenham | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 02379 | West Bridgewater | $1,840 | $1,981 | $2,600 | $3,248 | $3,445 |
| 01985 | West Newbury | $2,227 | $2,458 | $3,224 | $3,865 | $4,264 |
| 01886 | Westford | $2,500 | $2,762 | $3,623 | $4,348 | $4,800 |
| 02493 | Weston | $2,553 | $2,679 | $3,182 | $3,815 | $4,214 |
| 02790 | Westport | $1,253 | $1,333 | $1,643 | $1,984 | $2,357 |
| 02090 | Westwood | $2,699 | $2,836 | $3,371 | $4,044 | $4,464 |
| 02188 | Weymouth | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 02382 | Whitman | $1,550 | $1,674 | $2,196 | $2,746 | $2,908 |
| 01887 | Wilmington | $2,930 | $3,077 | $3,654 | $4,379 | $4,841 |
| 01890 | Winchester | $2,615 | $2,752 | $3,266 | $3,918 | $4,327 |
| 02152 | Winthrop | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
| 01801 | Woburn | $2,242 | $2,353 | $2,794 | $3,350 | $3,700 |
| 02093 | Wrentham | $2,478 | $2,601 | $3,089 | $3,704 | $4,090 |
The official schedule also lists larger unit sizes; see the source[1].
BHA's chart covers Boston and the other cities and towns where BHA vouchers can be used.
HUD FY2027 Fair Market Rents: Boston city, MA
HUD area: Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area. A housing authority's schedule can be based on an earlier FMR year or on ZIP-level Small Area FMRs, so it won't always match these figures.
How landlords use this
It caps the subsidy, not your rent
The payment standard is the most the housing authority will count toward rent plus tenant-paid utilities. The rent still has to pass its rent-reasonableness review.
The 40% rule at move-in
For a new lease, if the gross rent is above the payment standard, the family's share can't be more than 40% of its monthly adjusted income.
Treat every applicant the same
Use the same written screening criteria for voucher holders as for everyone else. Many states and cities prohibit refusing renters because they pay with a voucher; check your local law.
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Sources
- BHA, Payment Standard Chart for All Bedroom Sizes, effective January 1, 2026 (PDF) (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://www.bostonhousing.org/BHA/media/Documents/Leased%20Housing/SAFMRs/2026-Payment-Standards-All-BR.pdf
- BHA, Payment Standards page (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Section-8-Leased-Housing/How-Rent-is-Set/Payment-Standards.aspx
- HUD USER, FY2027 Fair Market Rents, county-level file (FY27_FMRs.xlsx) (retrieved October 21, 2026): https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx