Rent & Home Prices in Massachusetts
22 metro areas · Sorted by average 2BR rent
Massachusetts has 22 rental markets tracked by HUD Fair Market Rents. The average 2-bedroom apartment across Massachusetts costs $2,106/month in 2026. Franklin County is among the most affordable metros with 2-bedroom rents averaging $919/month, while Nantucket County has some of the highest rents in the state at $3,583/month. Use the table below to compare rent prices across all Massachusetts metro areas by bedroom size. Data is sourced from HUD Fair Market Rents and updated annually.
| # | City / Metro | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | 4BR | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin County Franklin County, MA (part) HUD Metro FMR Area | $693 | $741 | $919 | $1,140 | $1,375 | 70,922 |
| 2 | Franklin County Franklin County, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,071 | $1,191 | $1,562 | $1,882 | $2,100 | 462,853 |
| 3 | Western Worcester County Western Worcester County, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,280 | $1,288 | $1,659 | $2,297 | $2,773 | 861,664 |
| 4 | New Bedford New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,297 | $1,305 | $1,668 | $1,987 | $2,524 | 1,673,807 |
| 5 | Pittsfield Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,315 | $1,324 | $1,704 | $2,231 | $2,848 | 128,047 |
| 6 | Berkshire County Berkshire County, MA (part) HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,329 | $1,348 | $1,763 | $2,409 | $2,947 | 128,047 |
| 7 | Springfield Springfield, MA MSA | $1,264 | $1,421 | $1,800 | $2,241 | $2,370 | 462,853 |
| 8 | Providence Providence-Fall River, RI-MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,423 | $1,509 | $1,879 | $2,302 | $2,615 | 1,673,807 |
| 9 | Franklin County Franklin County, MA | $1,311 | $1,439 | $1,882 | $2,242 | $2,473 | 70,922 |
| 10 | Fitchburg Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,323 | $1,571 | $1,900 | $2,419 | $2,828 | 861,664 |
| 11 | Dukes County Dukes County, MA | $1,461 | $1,537 | $2,010 | $2,783 | $3,112 | 20,751 |
| 12 | Amherst Town Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA | $1,416 | $1,593 | $2,034 | $2,663 | $2,768 | 156,595 |
| 13 | Worcester Worcester, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,577 | $1,587 | $2,043 | $2,560 | $2,915 | 861,664 |
| 14 | Taunton Taunton-Mansfield-Norton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,517 | $1,666 | $2,179 | $2,596 | $2,864 | 1,673,807 |
| 15 | Lawrence Lawrence, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,677 | $1,809 | $2,367 | $2,820 | $3,111 | 4,917,661 |
| 16 | Lowell Lowell, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,659 | $1,831 | $2,383 | $2,878 | $3,132 | 4,917,661 |
| 17 | Brockton Brockton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,678 | $1,842 | $2,409 | $3,015 | $3,166 | 4,917,661 |
| 18 | Barnstable Town Barnstable Town, MA MSA | $1,889 | $1,902 | $2,488 | $3,121 | $3,721 | 230,073 |
| 19 | Eastern Worcester County Eastern Worcester County, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,740 | $1,910 | $2,499 | $3,424 | $3,736 | 861,664 |
| 20 | Easton Easton-Raynham, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,971 | $2,209 | $2,589 | $3,085 | $3,651 | 1,673,807 |
| 21 | Boston Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area | $2,440 | $2,518 | $3,008 | $3,584 | $3,953 | 4,917,661 |
| 22 | Nantucket County Nantucket County, MA | $2,495 | $2,739 | $3,583 | $4,269 | $5,392 | 14,299 |
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