High-rent metro gap - Barnstable Town, MA MSA
Displayed gap in Barnstable Town, MA MSA: +41.5% (HUD $2,422 vs ACS $1,711) · counties in FMR rows: Barnstable County .
FMR gap dispatch plate
CBSA 12700 · Barnstable Town, MA -41.5% shortfall
GAP-GENEROUS · FMR-TOP · SPREAD-PLUS · PHOTO-FINISH · COUNTY-SPARSE · BOOK-FULL
- GAP-GENEROUS 41.5% surplus
- FMR-TOP #380/396 · P96
- SPREAD-PLUS +$711
- PHOTO-FINISH Boston-Cambridge-N
- COUNTY-SPARSE 1 county
- BOOK-FULL HUD+ACS pair
Nearest shortfall peer: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area (-0.1pp)
HUD's reference overshoots the ACS median by $711/mo. Lease-up odds are usually better than in shortfall markets, though still compare Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area before assuming portability helps.
Instrument codes from this metro’s HUD FMR vs ACS shortfall band, national FMR quartile, dollar spread, gap peer, county footprint, and book completeness, not a moving recommendation.
Shortfall neighbourhood around Barnstable Town, MA
Metros nearest this CBSA on voucher-vs-market shortfall (HUD FMR vs ACS 2-BR median). Full ladder: /gap/.
- Amherst Town-Nor -39.36
Amherst Town-Nor: -39.4% shortfall
-39.36 % shortfall
- Yuma -40.02
Yuma: -40.0% shortfall
-40.02 % shortfall
- Jackson -40.94
Jackson: -40.9% shortfall
-40.94 % shortfall
- Barnstable Tow · this metro -41.55
Barnstable Tow · this metro: -41.5% shortfall
-41.55 % shortfall
- Boston-Cambridge -41.6
Boston-Cambridge: -41.6% shortfall
-41.6 % shortfall
How does Barnstable Town, MA compare with nearby FMR areas?
These are the twelve metros closest to Barnstable Town, MA on the displayed voucher-vs-market margin. Their county lists are HUD FMR-area coverage, not a claim that the markets are interchangeable.
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area
-41.6% shortfall · HUD $2,941 vs ACS $2,077 · $+$864/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Essex County, Essex County, Essex County, Essex County, Essex County, Essex County.
- Jackson, TN Metro Area
-40.9% shortfall · HUD $1,260 vs ACS $894 · $+$366/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Chester County, Madison County.
- Yuma, AZ Metro Area
-40.0% shortfall · HUD $1,382 vs ACS $987 · $+$395/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Yuma County.
- Amherst Town-Northampton, MA Metro Area
-39.4% shortfall · HUD $2,004 vs ACS $1,438 · $+$566/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Hampshire County, Hampshire County, Hampshire County, Hampshire County, Hampshire County, Hampshire County.
- Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metro Area
-43.8% shortfall · HUD $1,257 vs ACS $874 · $+$383/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Cochise County.
- Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area
-39.2% shortfall · HUD $1,143 vs ACS $821 · $+$322/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Edgecombe County, Nash County.
- Great Falls, MT Metro Area
-39.0% shortfall · HUD $1,284 vs ACS $924 · $+$360/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Cascade County.
- Pittsfield, MA Metro Area
-44.4% shortfall · HUD $1,626 vs ACS $1,126 · $+$500/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Berkshire County, Berkshire County, Berkshire County, Berkshire County, Berkshire County, Berkshire County.
- Springfield, MA Metro Area
-44.6% shortfall · HUD $1,734 vs ACS $1,199 · $+$535/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Hampden County, Hampden County, Hampden County, Hampden County, Hampden County, Hampden County.
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area
-38.3% shortfall · HUD $1,895 vs ACS $1,370 · $+$525/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Warren County.
- Burlington, NC Metro Area
-38.0% shortfall · HUD $1,348 vs ACS $977 · $+$371/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Alamance County.
- Goldsboro, NC Metro Area
-37.6% shortfall · HUD $1,244 vs ACS $904 · $+$340/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Wayne County.
Source: HUD USER FY2026 Fair Market Rent area records and Census ACS 2019–2023 median gross rent.
MA FMR scale context
These are the closest FY2026 2-BR FMR values in MA; they help place this HUD reference on its state scale, but do not substitute for each metro’s ACS rent comparison.
- Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA $2,004 (−$418)
- Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area $2,941 (+$519)
- Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area $1,749 (−$673)
- Springfield, MA MSA $1,734 (−$688)
- Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area $1,626 (−$796)
- New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area $1,527 (−$895)
Low-FMR contrast (scale only)
Bay City, MI MSA ($1,030 2-BR); Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA ($1,103 2-BR); Fayette County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area ($915 2-BR); Arecibo, PR Metro Area ($510 2-BR) . Opposite-quartile FMR metros for scale, not gap substitutes for Barnstable Town, MA MSA.
Barnstable Town, MA MSA gap inputs
- HUD 2-BR FMR (FY2026): $2,422/mo
- ACS 2019–2023 2-BR median: $1,711/mo
- Displayed gap: +41.5%
- National FMR percentile: 96 (#380/396)
displayed % = (HUD 2-BR − ACS 2-BR median) / ACS median × 100
MA HCV agencies (scale-keyed)
Full payment standards for Barnstable Town, MA MSA · Payment standards vs FMR
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent FY2026, Census ACS median gross rent. Gap is PlainVoucher-derived. Methodology.
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