HUD Publishes FY19 Fair Market Rents

Post date
September 6, 2018

On August 31st HUD published the Fiscal Year 2019 Fair Market Rents (FMRs). FMRs are used to determine payment standards for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, initial renewal rents for some expiring project-based Section 8 contracts, rent ceilings for the HOME Investment Partnership program, among others. Public housing agencies and other interested parties may comment on the FMRs and request a reevaluation within 30 days.

Comments and requests for reevaluations must be submitted through http://www.regulations.gov/ or by mail to: HUD Regulations Division, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW, Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410-0500. HUD encourages electronic submissions.

Below is a sampling of Massachusetts jurisdictions comparing FY-2019 and FY-2018 . All FY-2019 FMRs are available at: https://bit.ly/2LHz7N5

Barnstable- Cape Cod

 

Year

One-Bedroom

Two-Bedroom

Three-Bedroom

Four-Bedroom

FY 2019 FMR

$1,152

$1,524

$1,931

$2,101

FY 2018 FMR

$1,083

$1,441

$1,817

$1,984

 

 

 

 

 

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy

 

Year

One-Bedroom

Two-Bedroom

Three-Bedroom

Four-Bedroom

FY 2019 FMR

$1,561

$1,902

$2,383

$2,571

FY 2018 FMR

$1,421

$1,740

$2,182

$2,370

 

 

 

 

 

Brockton Metro Area

 

Year

One-Bedroom

Two-Bedroom

Three-Bedroom

Four-Bedroom

FY 2019 FMR

$1,136

$1,475

$1,853

$2,155

FY 2018 FMR

$1,064

$1,365

$1,726

$1,947

 

 

 

 

 

Fitchburg-Leominster Metro Area

 

Year

One-Bedroom

Two-Bedroom

Three-Bedroom

Four-Bedroom

FY 2019 FMR

$832

$1,096

$1,380

$1,491

FY 2018 FMR

$822

$1,085

$1,360

$1,478

 

 

 

 

 

Lawrence Metro Area

 

Year

One-Bedroom

Two-Bedroom

Three-Bedroom

Four-Bedroom

FY 2019 FMR

$1,057

$1,357

$1,700

$1,834

FY 2018 FMR

$929

$1,187

$1,488

$1,619

 

 

 

 

 

Lowell Metro Area

 

Year

One-Bedroom

Two-Bedroom

Three-Bedroom

Four-Bedroom

FY 2019 FMR

$1,179

$1,514

$1,897

$2,047

FY 2018 FMR

$1,098

$1,392

$1,745

$1,896

 

 

 

 

 

Providence-Fall River

 

Year

One-Bedroom

Two-Bedroom

Three-Bedroom

Four-Bedroom

FY 2019 FMR

$889

$1,060

$1,328

$1,565

FY 2018 FMR

$849

$1,014

$1,271

$1,508

 

 

 

 

 

Pittsfield Metro Area

 

Year

One-Bedroom

Two-Bedroom

Three-Bedroom

Four-Bedroom

FY 2019 FMR

$843

$1,048

$1,342

$1,463

FY 2018 FMR

$817

$1,000

$1,254

$1,409

 

 

 

 

 

Springfield Metro Area

 

Year

One-Bedroom

Two-Bedroom

Three-Bedroom

Four-Bedroom

FY 2019 FMR

$831

$1,061

$1,329

$1,521

FY 2018 FMR

$884

$1,117

$1,400

$1,627

 

 

 

 

 

Worcester Metro Area

 

Year

One-Bedroom

Two-Bedroom

Three-Bedroom

Four-Bedroom

FY 2019 FMR

$946

$1,202

$1,506

$1,632

FY 2018 FMR

$942

$1,192

$1,494

$1,654