Boston city is a U.S. Census Bureau place in Massachusetts (GEOID 2507000, 48.3 square miles of land). HUD records 245 assisted, public-housing or tax-credit properties with addresses here, 22,730 units in total, and 2 housing authorities with an office here. Data last updated October 4, 2026.
Fair Market Rents are set by county or metro area. Rents for individual ZIP codes in Boston may differ where Small Area FMRs apply; see the ZIP pages below.
HUD Fair Market Rents for the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area area (how Fair Market Rents work).
Unit size
Studio
1 BR
2 BR
3 BR
4 BR
Monthly rent
$2,440
$2,518
$3,008
$3,584
$3,953
Unit size
FY2027 Fair Market Rent
Studio / efficiency
$2,440 / month
1 bedroom
$2,518 / month
2 bedrooms
$3,008 / month
3 bedrooms
$3,584 / month
4 bedrooms
$3,953 / month
Source: HUD Fair Market Rents FY2027. 91 FR 56156 (published 2026-09-01). Effective 2026-10-01 except areas where HUD received a valid reevaluation request. HUD area code METRO14460MM1120. Imported 4 October 2026.
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HUD-assisted properties (project-based Section 8, 202, 811 and others)
Mission Park — 835 Huntington Ave, Boston · 775 assisted units · HFDA/8 NC
Castle Square Apartments — 484 Tremont St, Boston · 450 assisted units · LMSA
Symphony Plaza Apartments — 333 Massachusetts Ave, Boston · 404 assisted units · HFDA/8 NC
Blue/Elm Hill (Granite #3) — 168 Seaver St, Boston · 285 assisted units · PD/8 MR
South Cove Apartments — 230 Stuart St, Boston · 229 assisted units · Sec 8 NC
Peterborough Housing — 40 Peterborough St, Boston · 220 assisted units · Sec 8 SR
Tai Tung Village — 230 Harrison Ave, Boston · 209 assisted units · LMSA
Charlesview Redevelopment — 4 Justinian Way, Boston · 200 assisted units · LMSA
Kenmore Abbey — 490 Commonwealth Ave, Boston · 198 assisted units · HFDA/8 SR
Franklin Square House — 11 E Newton St, Boston · 193 assisted units · HFDA/8 SR
Victoria Apartments — 393 Shawmut Ave, Boston · 190 assisted units · Sec 8 NC
Hemenway Apartments — 97 Hemenway St, Boston · 183 assisted units · HFDA/8 SR
Viviendas Associates — 4A W Dedham St, Boston · 181 assisted units · LMSA
Washington Columbia II — 90 Columbia Rd, Boston · 175 assisted units · PD/8 MR
South End Tenants Houses II — 139 Pembroke St, Boston · 172 assisted units · LMSA
Concord House — 715 Tremont St, Boston · 171 assisted units · RAD RS/RAP Conv
Franklin Park — 20 Mount Bowdoin Ter, Boston · 156 assisted units · HFDA/8 SR
Washington Columbia Apartments — 173 Columbia Rd, Boston · 151 assisted units · PD/8 MR
Methunion Manor — 405 Columbus Ave, Boston · 149 assisted units · PD/8 Existing
Historic South End Apartments — 792 Tremont St, Boston · 146 assisted units · LMSA
Blackstone Apartments — 33 Blossom St, Boston · 145 assisted units · HFDA/8 NC
Morville House — 100 Norway St, Boston · 145 assisted units · LMSA
Boston Rehab — 15 Royce Rd, Boston · 144 assisted units · Sec 8 SR
The Stearns — 10 Temple Pl, Boston · 139 assisted units · Sec 8 SR
LPI Portfolio — 22 Greenville St, Boston · 138 assisted units · RAD Mod Rehab Conv
Quincy Heights — 4 Dunkeld St, Boston · 129 assisted units · Sec 8 NC
Mason Place — 80 Mason St, Boston · 126 assisted units · Sec 8 SR
St Cecilias House — 108 Kilmarnock St, Boston · 123 assisted units · PRAC/202
Norway Apartments — 87 Saint Stephen St, Boston · 120 assisted units · HFDA/8 SR
South End Tenants Houses I — 106 W Concord St, Boston · 100 assisted units · LMSA
Wait Street — 768 Huntington Ave, Boston · 100 assisted units · HFDA/8 SR
Quincy Geneva, Granite #11B — 9 Creston St, Boston · 94 assisted units · PD/8 MR
St Botolph Street Apartments — 11 Saint Botolph St, Boston · 92 assisted units · Preservation
Camfield Estates — 85 Lenox St, Boston · 92 assisted units · PD/8 Existing
Boston Bay — 530 Warren St, Boston · 88 assisted units · HFDA/8 SR
Casa Maria — 130 Endicott St, Boston · 85 assisted units · 202/8 NC
Beacon House — 19 Myrtle St, Boston · 85 assisted units · HFDA/8 NC
Restoration Housing/Rhc — 52 Francis St, Boston · 81 assisted units · Sec 8 SR
East Canton Street Apartments — 79 E Canton St, Boston · 80 assisted units · Sec 8 SR
St Helenas House — 89 Union Park St, Boston · 73 assisted units · 202/8 SR
Brownstone Apartments — 163 W Springfield St, Boston · 73 assisted units · PD/8 MR
Wayne at Bicknell — 57 Bicknell St, Boston · 72 assisted units · Sec 8 SR
Villa Michelangelo — 1 Michelangelo St, Boston · 71 assisted units · PRAC/202
Bradley Properties — 336 Shawmut Ave, Boston · 70 assisted units · LMSA
Interfaith Housing — 564 Massachusetts Ave, Boston · 69 assisted units · PD/8 MR
Anderson Park — 250 Cambridge St, Boston · 64 assisted units · HFDA/8 SR
Wilder Gardens — 20 Bishop Joe L Smith Way, Boston · 61 assisted units · PD/8 Existing
West End Place/Lowell Square — 150 Staniford St, Boston · 58 assisted units · Pension Fund
St Botolph Terrace — 351 Massachusetts Ave, Boston · 52 assisted units · Sec 8 SR
270 Huntington Ave — 270 Huntington Ave, Boston · 49 assisted units · RAD Mod Rehab Conv
West Fenway Apartments — 110 Peterborough St, Boston · 48 assisted units · 202/8 NC
The Dorchester — 51 Deering Rd, Boston · 47 assisted units · LMSA
Spencer House — 2055 Columbus Ave, Boston · 46 assisted units · PRAC/202
Bancroft Dixwell Apartments — 6 Ernst St, Boston · 45 assisted units · PD/8 Existing
Robert L Fortes House — 541 Shawmut Ave, Boston · 44 assisted units · 202/8 SR
Mei Wah Village — 10 Maple Pl, Boston · 40 assisted units · PRAC/202
Mass Pike Towers — 360 Tremont St, Boston · 40 assisted units · LMSA
Anna Bissonnette House — 1640 Washington St, Boston · 40 assisted units · Pension Fund
Roxbury Crossing Senior Bldg — 30 Gurney St, Boston · 40 assisted units · PRAC/202
Oxford Place — 15 Oxford Pl, Boston · 39 assisted units · Sec 8 SR
Spencer House II — 419 Walnut Ave, Boston · 37 assisted units · PRAC/202
Casas Borinquen — 79 W Brookline St, Boston · 36 assisted units · HFDA/8 SR
Uphams Corner — 3 Bird St, Boston · 36 assisted units · Pension Fund
Chauncy House — 115 Chauncy St, Boston · 34 assisted units · LMSA
Warren Ave Apartments — 25 Warren Ave, Boston · 30 assisted units · LMSA
Westland Avenue Apartments — 66 Westland Ave, Boston · 30 assisted units · Sec 8 SR
Hong Lok House — 15 Essex St, Boston · 28 assisted units · 202/8 SR
Bowdoin School — 45 Myrtle St, Boston · 26 assisted units · HFDA/8 SR
Joy St Residence/Faneuil Hiv — 56 Joy St, Boston · 20 assisted units · PRAC/811
Mcbride House — 74 Queensberry St, Boston · 16 assisted units · PRAC/811
Grace Apartments — 187 Summer St, Boston · 16 assisted units · HFDA/8 SR
Mhpi VIII — 528 Massachusetts Ave, Boston · 15 assisted units · PRAC/811
Chinagate Apartments — 15 Beach St, Boston · 15 assisted units · Sec 8 SR
150 River Street — 150 River St, Boston · 11 assisted units · PRAC/202
Residencia Betances — 326 Shawmut Ave, Boston · 11 assisted units · RAD Mod Rehab Conv
Northampton Tower — 35 Northampton St, Boston · 5 assisted units · 811 PRA DEMO
Harrison Tower — 860 Harrison Ave, Boston · 5 assisted units · 811 PRA DEMO
Holtzer Park — 137 Amory St, Boston · 5 assisted units · 811 PRA DEMO
Walker Park Apartments — 80 Walnut Park, Boston · 3 assisted units · 811 PRA DEMO
1 Gurney Street — 1 Gurney St, Boston · 3 assisted units · 811 PRA DEMO
Showing the 80 largest of 89 recorded properties.
Public housing developments
Ruth Lillian Barkley Apartments — 42 Harrison Archway, Boston · 414 units · Public Housing
Torre Unidad — 80 W Dedham St Apt 911, Boston · 195 units · Public Housing
St. Botolph Street — 70 Saint Botolph St Apt 311, Boston · 133 units · Public Housing
Old Colony Phase I — 25 James Oneill St, Boston · 116 units · Public Housing
Mlk Towers — 280 Mlk Blvd Apt 11, Boston · 103 units · Public Housing
Ausonia Homes — 185 Fulton St, Boston · 100 units · Public Housing
Old Colony Phase 2B — 20 Patterson Way, Boston · 84 units · Public Housing
Old Colony Phase 2A — 35 Patterson Way, Boston · 45 units · Public Housing
Old Colony Phase 2C — 244 Old Colony Ave, Boston · 40 units · Public Housing
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit properties
Mission Park Lp — 835 HUNTINGTON AVE, BOSTON · 620 assisted units · LIHTC
Castle Square II — 494 TREMONT ST, BOSTON · 500 assisted units · LIHTC
Castle Square I — 1 VILLAGE CT, BOSTON · 483 assisted units · LIHTC
Georgetowne Homes One B — 400A GEORGETOWNE DR, BOSTON · 382 units · LIHTC
Wayne Apartments — , BOSTON · 349 assisted units · LIHTC
Georgetowne Homes 1B — 400A GEORGETOWNE DRIVE, BOSTON · 344 assisted units · LIHTC
Leventhal House — 40 WALLINGFORD RD, BOSTON · 255 assisted units · LIHTC
Charlesview Redevelopment — 370 WESTERN AVE, BOSTON · 240 units · LIHTC
South Cove Plaza — 230 STUART ST, BOSTON · 229 assisted units · LIHTC
Georgetowne Homes One a — 400A GEORGETOWNE DR, BOSTON · 219 units · LIHTC
Symphony Plaza West — 333 MASSACHUSETTS AVE, BOSTON · 216 assisted units · LIHTC
New Mass Pike Towers — 336B TREMONT ST, BOSTON · 200 assisted units · LIHTC
Mandela Homes Lp — 1855 WASHINGTON ST, BOSTON · 190 assisted units · LIHTC
Kenmore Abbey — 490 COMMONWEALTH AVE, BOSTON · 190 assisted units · LIHTC
Symphony Plaza East — 334 MASSACHUSETTS AVE, BOSTON · 188 assisted units · LIHTC
Ywca Boston — 140 CLARENDON ST, BOSTON · 184 assisted units · LIHTC
Franklin Square Apartments — 11 E NEWTON ST, BOSTON · 183 assisted units · LIHTC
Viviendas Apartments Lp — 100 E DEDHAM ST, BOSTON · 181 assisted units · LIHTC
Morville House — 100 NORWAY ST, BOSTON · 175 assisted units · LIHTC
Victoria Apartments — 65 W DEDHAM ST, BOSTON · 174 assisted units · LIHTC
South End Tenants Housing II — 401 MASSACHUSETTS AVE, BOSTON · 170 assisted units · LIHTC
Tenant's Development II — 566 COLUMBUS AVE, BOSTON · 166 assisted units · LIHTC
Georgetowne Homes 1A — 400A GEORGETOWNE DRIVE, BOSTON · 162 assisted units · LIHTC
Grant Manor — 1812 WASHINGTON ST, BOSTON · 151 assisted units · LIHTC
Cottage Brook Apartments — 93-95 BROOK AVENUE, BOSTON · 147 assisted units · LIHTC
Stearns Apartments — 10 TEMPLE PL, BOSTON · 140 assisted units · LIHTC
Blackstone Apartments — 33 BLOSSOM ST, BOSTON · 139 assisted units · LIHTC
Mason Place — 80 MASON ST, BOSTON · 127 assisted units · LIHTC
Amy Lowell House — 65 MARTHA RD, BOSTON · 121 assisted units · LIHTC
Mechanic Mill — 67 MECHANIC MILL, SUITE 500, BOSTON · 120 assisted units · LIHTC
Maverick Gardens I — 1 MAVERICK ST, BOSTON · 116 assisted units · LIHTC
The Homes at Old Colony — 19 29 GENERAL J PILSUDSKI WAY, BOSTON · 116 units · LIHTC
Franklin Hill Revitalization Iia — 1 SHANDON RD, BOSTON · 110 assisted units · LIHTC
Jamaica Plain Apartments — 48 SCHOOL ST, BOSTON · 103 assisted units · LIHTC
225 Centre Llc — 225 CENTRE ST, BOSTON · 103 units · LIHTC
Seth Apartments I — 566 COLUMBUS AVE, BOSTON · 100 assisted units · LIHTC
Lbb Housing — 756 BLUE HILL AVE, BOSTON · 96 assisted units · LIHTC
Fitchburg Yarn — 6 FANEUIL HALL MARKETPLACE, BOSTON · 96 assisted units · LIHTC
Parcel 24 Affordable Rental — 99 KNEELAND ST, BOSTON · 95 units · LIHTC
One Greenway Fka Parcel 24 Aff Rental(Fka Phi+ II) — KNEELAND AND HUDSON STREETS, BOSTON · 95 assisted units · LIHTC
Franklin Hill Revitalization Ia — 101 SHANDON RD, BOSTON · 90 assisted units · LIHTC
School House Brookledge & Cummins — 60 BROOKLEDGE ST, BOSTON · 90 assisted units · LIHTC
Huntington Affordable Housing — 316 HUNTINGTON AVE, BOSTON · 88 assisted units · LIHTC
Orient Height Phase 3 — 232-246 WALDEMAR AVENUE, BOSTON · 88 assisted units · LIHTC
Orient Heights — 232-246 WALDEMAR AVENUE, BOSTON · 88 assisted units · LIHTC
Jackson Commons — 1540-1542 COLUMBUS AVENUE, BOSTON · 85 assisted units · LIHTC
Old Colony Phase 2B — 20 PATTERSON WAY, BOSTON · 84 assisted units · LIHTC
South End Apartments Renovation Project — 216 NORTHAMPTON ST, BOSTON · 83 assisted units · LIHTC
Dartmouth Tcb — 792 TREMONT ST, BOSTON · 83 assisted units · LIHTC
West End Place — 150 STANIFORD ST, BOSTON · 82 assisted units · LIHTC
Casa Maria Apartments — 130 ENDICOTT ST, BOSTON · 82 assisted units · LIHTC
The Metropolitan — 1 NASSAU ST, BOSTON · 81 assisted units · LIHTC
East Canton Street Apartments — 109 E CANTON ST, BOSTON · 80 assisted units · LIHTC
Washington Beech Hope VI — 4560 WASHINGTON ST, BOSTON · 78 assisted units · LIHTC
Auburn Court — 80 AUBURN COURT, BOSTON · 77 assisted units · LIHTC
Washington Park — 187 WALNUT AVE, BOSTON · 76 assisted units · LIHTC
270 Huntington Ave — 270 HUNTINGTON AVE, BOSTON · 75 assisted units · LIHTC
South End Low Cost Cooperative Housing — 163 W SPRINGFIELD ST, BOSTON · 75 assisted units · LIHTC
Ashmont Tod — 1900 DORCHESTER AVE, BOSTON · 74 assisted units · LIHTC
Brownstone Apartments Llc — 12 WELLINGTON ST, BOSTON · 73 units · LIHTC
Wayne at Bicknell 2 — 92-94 ESMOND STREET, BOSTON · 72 assisted units · LIHTC
Wayne at Bicknell — 92-94 ESMOND STREET, BOSTON · 72 assisted units · LIHTC
Danube Apartments — 621 COLUMBUS AVE, BOSTON · 71 units · LIHTC
Ashmont Tod — 1971-1977 DORCHESTER AVENUE, UNIT 1, BOSTON · 66 assisted units · LIHTC
Walnut Washington Granite — 3222 WASHINGTON ST, BOSTON · 65 assisted units · LIHTC
Walnut Washington Apartments — 38 WALNUT PARK, 11-15 WALDREN ROAD, 361-363 WALNUT AVENUE, 3224-3234 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON · 65 assisted units · LIHTC
Chauncy House — 115 CHAUNCY ST, BOSTON · 62 assisted units · LIHTC
Parkview Housing — 81 WESTLAND AVE, BOSTON · 61 assisted units · LIHTC
Bridgeview Center — 400 RUTHERFORD AVE, BOSTON · 61 units · LIHTC
Paris Village — 191 PARIS STREET, BOSTON · 61 assisted units · LIHTC
The Clarion — 295-311 BLUE HILL AVENUE, BOSTON · 61 assisted units · LIHTC
Oak Terrace — 888 WASHINGTON ST, BOSTON · 60 assisted units · LIHTC
Rth Riverway — 80-82 FENWAY ROAD, BOSTON · 60 assisted units · LIHTC
Interfaith Apartments — 282 COLUMBUS AVE, BOSTON · 59 assisted units · LIHTC
Cbes Dudley Square — 2311 WASHINGTON ST, BOSTON · 57 assisted units · LIHTC
Maverick Gardens IV — 87 GRADY CT, BOSTON · 57 assisted units · LIHTC
Susan S Bailis Assisted Living Community — 352 MASSACHUSETTS AVE, BOSTON · 54 assisted units · LIHTC
Peter Faneuil House — 60 JOY ST, BOSTON · 50 assisted units · LIHTC
Olmsted Green Rental Housing Phase II — 3 KINGBIRD RD, BOSTON · 50 assisted units · LIHTC
Westland Avenue Apartments — 65 WESTLAND AVE, BOSTON · 49 assisted units · LIHTC
Showing the 80 largest of 147 recorded properties.
U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer: Places · U.S. Census Bureau · source updated 1 January 2024 · retrieved 4 October 2026
HUD Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 14 May 2025 · retrieved 22 September 2026
HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 21 July 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
HUD Public Housing Developments · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 21 July 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
HUD Public Housing Authorities · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 18 August 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
HUD Fair Market Rents FY2027 · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (HUD User) · source updated 1 September 2026 · retrieved 4 October 2026
HUD-Approved Housing Counseling Agencies · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Housing Counseling · source updated not published by the provider · retrieved 4 October 2026
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer: Places (retrieved 4 October 2026); HUD Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Public Housing Developments (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Public Housing Authorities (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Fair Market Rents FY2027 (retrieved 4 October 2026); HUD-Approved Housing Counseling Agencies (retrieved 4 October 2026).
These federal datasets do not show vacancies, waiting-list status or whether a landlord accepts vouchers (about our data).