MA HUD County-Subdivision Directory
HUD FY2026 income limits, Fair Market Rents and Median Family Incomes for every HUD county subdivision published in MA.
Updated Aug 17, 2026 · Dataset v3 · 4,764 HUD entities · HUD FY2026 · FMR FY2026 · IRS reference: Publication 15-T (2026) · BLS CPI-U 1913-01 – 2026-07
MA at a glance
County subdivisions indexed
351
State median family income
$130,400
per year · middle HUD Median Family Income across county subdivisions
State median FMR (2BR)
$2,166
per month · middle HUD Fair Market Rent across county subdivisions
Top county subdivisions by signal
Highest HUD Median Family Income
- 1.Easton town$165,600/yr
- 2.Raynham town$165,600/yr
- 3.Acton town$164,600/yr
- 4.Amesbury city$164,600/yr
- 5.Arlington town$164,600/yr
Highest Fair Market Rent (2BR)
- 1.Nantucket town$3,138/mo
- 2.Acton town$2,941/mo
- 3.Amesbury city$2,941/mo
- 4.Arlington town$2,941/mo
- 5.Ashby town$2,941/mo
Highest FMR-to-income benchmark
- 1.Barnstable Town city23.5%
- 2.Bourne town23.5%
- 3.Brewster town23.5%
- 4.Chatham town23.5%
- 5.Dennis town23.5%
Benchmark = (12 × FMR 2BR) ÷ HUD Median Family Income. Two published HUD figures — not a measured rent burden.
Featured clusters
HUD county subdivision groupings by published-figure profile.
Income Leaders
Highest HUD Median Family Income
Lowest Rent-to-Income Benchmark
Lowest (12 × FMR 2BR) ÷ HUD MFI
High Rent Markets
Highest HUD Fair Market Rents
HUD county subdivisions by county
HUD publishes FY2026 income limits and Fair Market Rents for MA at town/city (county subdivision) level; there is no county-equivalent HUD record for this state. The 14 countys below group the 351 published entities.
Barnstable County (County) · 15 entities
Berkshire County (County) · 32 entities
- Adams town
- Alford town
- Becket town
- Cheshire town
- Clarksburg town
- Dalton town
- Egremont town
- Florida town
- Great Barrington town
- Hancock town
- Hinsdale town
- Lanesborough town
- Lee town
- Lenox town
- Monterey town
- Mount Washington town
- New Ashford town
- New Marlborough town
- North Adams city
- Otis town
- Peru town
- Pittsfield city
- Richmond town
- Sandisfield town
- Savoy town
- Sheffield town
- Stockbridge town
- Tyringham town
- Washington town
- West Stockbridge town
- Williamstown town
- Windsor town
Bristol County (County) · 20 entities
Dukes County (County) · 7 entities
Essex County (County) · 34 entities
- Amesbury city
- Andover town
- Beverly city
- Boxford town
- Danvers town
- Essex town
- Georgetown town
- Gloucester city
- Groveland town
- Hamilton town
- Haverhill city
- Ipswich town
- Lawrence city
- Lynn city
- Lynnfield town
- Manchester-by-the-Sea town
- Marblehead town
- Merrimac town
- Methuen city
- Middleton town
- Nahant town
- Newbury town
- Newburyport city
- North Andover town
- Peabody city
- Rockport town
- Rowley town
- Salem city
- Salisbury town
- Saugus town
- Swampscott town
- Topsfield town
- Wenham town
- West Newbury town
Franklin County (County) · 26 entities
- Ashfield town
- Bernardston town
- Buckland town
- Charlemont town
- Colrain town
- Conway town
- Deerfield town
- Erving town
- Gill town
- Greenfield city
- Hawley town
- Heath town
- Leverett town
- Leyden town
- Monroe town
- Montague town
- New Salem town
- Northfield town
- Orange town
- Rowe town
- Shelburne town
- Shutesbury town
- Sunderland town
- Warwick town
- Wendell town
- Whately town
Hampden County (County) · 23 entities
- Agawam Town city
- Blandford town
- Brimfield town
- Chester town
- Chicopee city
- East Longmeadow town
- Granville town
- Hampden town
- Holland town
- Holyoke city
- Longmeadow town
- Ludlow town
- Monson town
- Montgomery town
- Palmer Town city
- Russell town
- Southwick town
- Springfield city
- Tolland town
- Wales town
- West Springfield Town city
- Westfield city
- Wilbraham town
Hampshire County (County) · 20 entities
Middlesex County (County) · 54 entities
- Acton town
- Arlington town
- Ashby town
- Ashland town
- Ayer town
- Bedford town
- Belmont town
- Billerica town
- Boxborough town
- Burlington town
- Cambridge city
- Carlisle town
- Chelmsford town
- Concord town
- Dracut town
- Dunstable town
- Everett city
- Framingham city
- Groton town
- Holliston town
- Hopkinton town
- Hudson town
- Lexington town
- Lincoln town
- Littleton town
- Lowell city
- Malden city
- Marlborough city
- Maynard town
- Medford city
- Melrose city
- Natick town
- Newton city
- North Reading town
- Pepperell town
- Reading town
- Sherborn town
- Shirley town
- Somerville city
- Stoneham town
- Stow town
- Sudbury town
- Tewksbury town
- Townsend town
- Tyngsborough town
- Wakefield town
- Waltham city
- Watertown city
- Wayland town
- Westford town
- Weston town
- Wilmington town
- Winchester town
- Woburn city
Nantucket County (County) · 1 entity
Norfolk County (County) · 28 entities
- Avon town
- Bellingham town
- Braintree Town city
- Brookline town
- Canton town
- Cohasset town
- Dedham town
- Dover town
- Foxborough town
- Franklin Town city
- Holbrook town
- Medfield town
- Medway town
- Millis town
- Milton town
- Needham town
- Norfolk town
- Norwood town
- Plainville town
- Quincy city
- Randolph city
- Sharon town
- Stoughton town
- Walpole town
- Wellesley town
- Westwood town
- Weymouth Town city
- Wrentham town
Plymouth County (County) · 27 entities
- Abington town
- Bridgewater city
- Brockton city
- Carver town
- Duxbury town
- East Bridgewater town
- Halifax town
- Hanover town
- Hanson town
- Hingham town
- Hull town
- Kingston town
- Lakeville town
- Marion town
- Marshfield town
- Mattapoisett town
- Middleborough town
- Norwell town
- Pembroke town
- Plymouth town
- Plympton town
- Rochester town
- Rockland town
- Scituate town
- Wareham town
- West Bridgewater town
- Whitman town
Suffolk County (County) · 4 entities
Worcester County (County) · 60 entities
- Ashburnham town
- Athol town
- Auburn town
- Barre town
- Berlin town
- Blackstone town
- Bolton town
- Boylston town
- Brookfield town
- Charlton town
- Clinton town
- Douglas town
- Dudley town
- East Brookfield town
- Fitchburg city
- Gardner city
- Grafton town
- Hardwick town
- Harvard town
- Holden town
- Hopedale town
- Hubbardston town
- Lancaster town
- Leicester town
- Leominster city
- Lunenburg town
- Mendon town
- Milford town
- Millbury town
- Millville town
- New Braintree town
- North Brookfield town
- Northborough town
- Northbridge town
- Oakham town
- Oxford town
- Paxton town
- Petersham town
- Phillipston town
- Princeton town
- Royalston town
- Rutland town
- Shrewsbury town
- Southborough town
- Southbridge Town city
- Spencer town
- Sterling town
- Sturbridge town
- Sutton town
- Templeton town
- Upton town
- Uxbridge town
- Warren town
- Webster town
- West Boylston town
- West Brookfield town
- Westborough town
- Westminster town
- Winchendon town
- Worcester city
Frequently asked questions
How many HUD county subdivisions are in MA?
MA has 351 HUD county subdivisions indexed in the GovCalculator dataset, from the HUD FY2026 income limit and Fair Market Rent tables.
Which county subdivision in MA has the highest HUD Median Family Income?
Raynham town has the highest HUD Median Family Income in MA at $165,600 per year. This is HUD's Median Family Income for the area, not a Census median household income.
Which county subdivision in MA has the highest Fair Market Rent?
Nantucket town has the highest HUD Fair Market Rent (2-bedroom) in MA at $3,138 per month.
Which county subdivision in MA has the lowest FMR-to-income benchmark?
Aquinnah town, at approximately 15.8%. The benchmark is (12 × FMR 2BR) ÷ HUD Median Family Income. Both inputs are published HUD area figures, so it is not a measured rent burden and does not describe what any household actually spends.