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Section 8 & HUD affordable housing across Massachusetts
Browse 14 counties and 9 small towns and rural communities in Massachusetts. Each page lists FY2024 Fair Market Rent for studio–4BR units, HUD income limits at 30/50/80% of AMI, and the housing authority that processes Section 8 vouchers locally.
How HUD housing data is organized in Massachusetts
HUD publishes Fair Market Rent and income limits at the county or metropolitan area level, not the city level — so two towns inside the same Massachusetts county will share the same FMR ceiling and the same income-eligibility brackets. That's why this directory leads with counties: the county page is the single most useful starting point for anyone navigating the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program in non-metro Massachusetts.
Below you'll find every county in Massachusetts, separated into rural / non-metro counties (where this site focuses) and larger or metro counties. After the county lists, scroll down for the alphabetized index of small towns and unincorporated communities we cover in this state.
Rural & non-metro counties (11)
Counties dominated by small towns, agricultural land, or unincorporated communities. These are the counties most commonly skipped by big-city apartment-search sites.
- Barnstable County 2BR FMR $2,165
- Berkshire County 2BR FMR $1,930
- Bristol County 2BR FMR $2,130
- Essex County 2BR FMR $2,055
- Franklin County 2BR FMR $2,130
- Hampden County 2BR FMR $2,205
- Hampshire County 2BR FMR $1,825
- Middlesex County 2BR FMR $1,950
- Norfolk County 2BR FMR $2,055
- Plymouth County 2BR FMR $2,000
- Worcester County 2BR FMR $1,920
Other counties (3)
Larger counties and metropolitan areas in Massachusetts.