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Section 8 rent amounts in Bristol County, MA

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Bristol County, MA is $1,798. HUD town rows run from $1,527 to $2,550.

HUD voucher rents by ZIP and bedroom count, from the current Fair Market Rent and Small Area FMR release.

Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents and Small Area FMRs, effective 2025-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09, with ZIP placement from the HUD-USPS ZIP Crosswalk 2021-Q4. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html

2-bedroom
$1,798
FY2026 Fair Market Rent
ZIPs
42
HUD-USPS crosswalk
Small Area FMRs
0
Designated ZIP schedules
Population
578,436
HUD pop2023 weight

Fair Market Rent by HUD town row

HUD town rowStudio1 BR2 BR3 BR4 BR
Acushnet town$1,203$1,230$1,527$1,831$2,289
Attleboro city$1,318$1,402$1,729$2,087$2,480
Berkley town$1,433$1,584$2,078$2,562$2,751
Dartmouth town$1,203$1,230$1,527$1,831$2,289
Dighton town$1,433$1,584$2,078$2,562$2,751
Easton town$1,931$1,943$2,550$3,057$3,679
Fairhaven town$1,203$1,230$1,527$1,831$2,289
Fall River city$1,318$1,402$1,729$2,087$2,480
Freetown town$1,203$1,230$1,527$1,831$2,289
Mansfield town$1,433$1,584$2,078$2,562$2,751
New Bedford city$1,203$1,230$1,527$1,831$2,289
North Attleborough Town city$1,318$1,402$1,729$2,087$2,480
Norton town$1,433$1,584$2,078$2,562$2,751
Raynham town$1,931$1,943$2,550$3,057$3,679
Rehoboth town$1,318$1,402$1,729$2,087$2,480
Seekonk town$1,318$1,402$1,729$2,087$2,480
Somerset town$1,318$1,402$1,729$2,087$2,480
Swansea town$1,318$1,402$1,729$2,087$2,480
Taunton city$1,433$1,584$2,078$2,562$2,751
Westport town$1,318$1,402$1,729$2,087$2,480

Rent by ZIP

42 ZIPs from the HUD-USPS crosswalk.

ZIPStudio1 BR2 BR3 BR4 BRSchedule
02048$1,433$1,584$2,078$2,562$2,751County FMR
02334$1,931$1,943$2,550$3,057$3,679County FMR
02356Town schedules
02357Town schedules
02375Town schedules
02702Town schedules
02703$1,318$1,402$1,729$2,087$2,480County FMR
02712Town schedules
02715$1,433$1,584$2,078$2,562$2,751County FMR
02717Town schedules
02718Town schedules
02719$1,203$1,230$1,527$1,831$2,289County FMR
02720$1,318$1,402$1,729$2,087$2,480County FMR
02721$1,318$1,402$1,729$2,087$2,480County FMR
02722$1,318$1,402$1,729$2,087$2,480County FMR
02723$1,318$1,402$1,729$2,087$2,480County FMR
02724$1,318$1,402$1,729$2,087$2,480County FMR
02725$1,318$1,402$1,729$2,087$2,480County FMR
02726$1,318$1,402$1,729$2,087$2,480County FMR
02740$1,203$1,230$1,527$1,831$2,289County FMR
02741$1,203$1,230$1,527$1,831$2,289County FMR
02742$1,203$1,230$1,527$1,831$2,289County FMR
02743$1,203$1,230$1,527$1,831$2,289County FMR
02744$1,203$1,230$1,527$1,831$2,289County FMR
02745$1,203$1,230$1,527$1,831$2,289County FMR
02746$1,203$1,230$1,527$1,831$2,289County FMR
02747Town schedules
02748Town schedules
02760Town schedules
02761Town schedules
02763Town schedules
02764Town schedules
02766$1,433$1,584$2,078$2,562$2,751County FMR
02767$1,931$1,943$2,550$3,057$3,679County FMR
02768Town schedules
02769$1,318$1,402$1,729$2,087$2,480County FMR
02771$1,318$1,402$1,729$2,087$2,480County FMR
02777$1,318$1,402$1,729$2,087$2,480County FMR
02779$1,433$1,584$2,078$2,562$2,751County FMR
02780$1,433$1,584$2,078$2,562$2,751County FMR
02790$1,318$1,402$1,729$2,087$2,480County FMR
02791Town schedules

Payment standard

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,798. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2-bedroom Section 8 rent in Bristol County, MA?

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Bristol County, MA is $1,798. HUD town rows run from $1,527 to $2,550.

What are the FY2026 Fair Market Rents by bedroom in Bristol County, MA?

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Bristol County, MA is $1,798.

How does a voucher payment standard relate to the Fair Market Rent in Bristol County, MA?

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,798. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).