Above-median FMR - New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,527/month - 71st percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#280 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 15.6% above market ; FMR rows touch Bristol County .

Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 6 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.

Upper-half placement for New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area

Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Lancaster, PA MSA; Medford, OR MSA; Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area; Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA .

Low-FMR contrast set: Ponce, PR Metro Area, Peoria, IL MSA, Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA, Saginaw, MI MSA, St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA, Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area .

MA-state FMR neighbors for New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area

Closest 2-BR amounts inside MA: Pittsfield, MA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,626); Springfield, MA MSA ($1,734); Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,749); Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA ($2,004); Barnstable Town, MA MSA ($2,422); Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,941) . Alphabetical “nearby” lists are intentionally not used here - amount proximity is the comparison that matters for payment standards.

What are the HUD FY2026 bedroom FMRs for New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$1,203/mo
1-BR$1,230/mo
2-BR$1,527/mo
3-BR$1,831/mo
4-BR$2,289/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area

HUD lets each Public Housing Authority set its payment standard between 90% and 110% of the published Fair Market Rent for the bedroom size served. These dollar amounts are derived from HUD FY2026 FMR for New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area; your PHA may choose a figure inside this band. This is not a quote for a specific unit, availability, or waitlist status.

Size HUD FMR 90% floor 110% ceiling
Studio $1,203/mo $1,083/mo $1,323/mo
1-BR $1,230/mo $1,107/mo $1,353/mo
2-BR $1,527/mo $1,374/mo $1,680/mo
3-BR $1,831/mo $1,648/mo $2,014/mo
4-BR $2,289/mo $2,060/mo $2,518/mo

For a 2-bedroom in New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,527/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,374–$1,680/month before any tenant income share.

ACS median 2-BR rent $1,321/mo → 15.6% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area.

PHAs naming New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area

Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Massachusetts . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.

MA agencies near this metro's scale key

Housing authorities in MA whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):

Full near-amount ladder

What to do with this FMR desk

New Bedford, MA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,527/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.

FMR is HUD's published Fair Market Rent for this FMR area. It is not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, eligibility result, or waitlist status. Confirm any leasing figure with the PHA that serves the unit.

Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent (FY2026) ; Census ACS median gross rent. Confirm the live PHA figure before leasing. Methodology.

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Source and method. PlainVoucher compiles public HUD and U.S. Census release data into a searchable reference. Release periods and source boundaries are identified on each data surface; PlainVoucher does not determine eligibility, waitlist status, payment standards, or local PHA rules. Read our editorial standards and corrections policy, methodology, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-02.