Rent & Home Prices in Massachusetts
21 metro areas · Sorted by average 2BR rent
Massachusetts has 21 rental markets tracked by HUD Fair Market Rents. The average 2-bedroom apartment across Massachusetts costs $1,879/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 $2,842/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 Nonmetro FMR Area | $886 | $972 | $1,245 | $1,653 | $1,781 | 70,922 |
| 3 | New Bedford New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,081 | $1,177 | $1,448 | $1,745 | $2,088 | 1,673,807 |
| 4 | Western Worcester County Western Worcester County, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,047 | $1,155 | $1,462 | $2,049 | $2,455 | 861,664 |
| 5 | Springfield Springfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,044 | $1,205 | $1,496 | $1,823 | $2,037 | 462,853 |
| 6 | Franklin County Franklin County, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,071 | $1,191 | $1,562 | $1,882 | $2,100 | 462,853 |
| 7 | Pittsfield Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,077 | $1,234 | $1,571 | $2,016 | $2,166 | 128,047 |
| 8 | Providence Providence-Fall River, RI-MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,233 | $1,319 | $1,614 | $1,945 | $2,359 | 1,673,807 |
| 9 | Fitchburg Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,139 | $1,332 | $1,661 | $2,165 | $2,475 | 861,664 |
| 10 | Berkshire County Berkshire County, MA (part) HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,148 | $1,276 | $1,674 | $2,028 | $2,811 | 128,047 |
| 11 | Worcester Worcester, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,429 | $1,438 | $1,854 | $2,265 | $2,493 | 861,664 |
| 12 | Taunton Taunton-Mansfield-Norton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,302 | $1,447 | $1,899 | $2,405 | $2,518 | 1,673,807 |
| 13 | Lawrence Lawrence, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,346 | $1,498 | $1,963 | $2,365 | $2,603 | 4,917,661 |
| 14 | Eastern Worcester County Eastern Worcester County, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,408 | $1,565 | $2,053 | $2,877 | $3,297 | 861,664 |
| 15 | Brockton Brockton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,607 | $1,652 | $2,155 | $2,730 | $2,953 | 4,917,661 |
| 16 | Dukes County Dukes County, MA | $1,701 | $1,713 | $2,222 | $3,114 | $3,300 | 20,751 |
| 17 | Lowell Lowell, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,537 | $1,709 | $2,242 | $2,701 | $2,972 | 4,917,661 |
| 18 | Barnstable Town Barnstable Town, MA MSA | $1,739 | $1,788 | $2,346 | $2,879 | $3,308 | 230,073 |
| 19 | Easton Easton-Raynham, MA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,820 | $1,832 | $2,403 | $2,895 | $3,509 | 1,673,807 |
| 20 | Boston Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area | $2,263 | $2,394 | $2,837 | $3,418 | $3,761 | 4,917,661 |
| 21 | Nantucket County Nantucket County, MA | $2,298 | $2,436 | $2,842 | $3,424 | $4,772 | 14,299 |
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