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Metro Housing|Boston Payment Standards 2026: Voucher Amounts by Bedroom
We haven't transcribed Metro Housing|Boston's own payment standards — its official schedule is linked below. As a benchmark, HUD's FY2027 (effective Oct 1, 2026) 2-bedroom Small Area Fair Market Rent across the 105 ZIP codes in its area runs from $2,650 to $4,510 a month (median $3,150). That is HUD's figure, not Metro Housing|Boston's: Metro Housing|Boston normally sets its 2-bedroom amount between 90% and 110% of the HUD figure for the unit's area — about $2,835–$3,465 at the median.
Official schedule: Official Metro Housing|Boston payment standards (page)
Metro Housing|Boston payment standards page (it points to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts "Find My Payment Standard" tool for current amounts)
Metro Housing|Boston runs the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program for Boston and 32 other Greater Boston communities. It sets its own payment standards — the most it will pay toward rent for each unit size — and federal rules normally require those to fall between 90% and 110% of HUD's Fair Market Rent for the area (the metro-wide FMR, or ZIP-level Small Area FMRs where the authority uses them) unless HUD approves an exception. Below are HUD's FY2027 (effective Oct 1, 2026) figures for the 105 ZIP codes in its area, the benchmark Metro Housing|Boston's schedule is built from. Metro Housing|Boston lists 30 communities it serves (Lynn residents are referred to the Lynn Housing Authority) and also runs rental vouchers in Holbrook, Randolph and Weymouth; some of these towns have their own housing authority too.
Metro Housing|Boston Section 8 waiting list: Not stated
The Metro Housing|Boston Section 8 pages we read (payment standards and rent ranges) do not state whether its Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is open.
Status as published by the authority on October 24, 2026; confirm with the authority before applying. We do not estimate wait times or predict openings. Source: Metro Housing|Boston – Payment Standards · All Massachusetts waiting lists · Every state
Contact Metro Housing|Boston
Phone: 617-859-0400
Address: 1411 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02120-3401
HUD rents by ZIP code
2-bedroom HUD figure for each ZIP. Open a ZIP for every unit size.
$3,44001801 Woburn
$3,28001803 Burlington
$3,58001864 North Reading
$3,16001867 Reading
$2,79001880 Wakefield
$2,65001887 Wilmington
$3,46001888 Woburn
$3,05001889 North Reading
$3,05001890 Winchester
$3,17002108 Boston
$3,67002109 Boston
$4,03002110 Boston
$4,51002111 Boston
$3,62002112 Boston
$3,11002113 Boston
$3,82002114 Boston
$4,38002115 Boston
$3,60002116 Boston
$4,13002117 Boston
$3,11002118 Boston
$3,04002119 Roxbury
$2,65002120 Roxbury Crossing
$2,87002121 Dorchester
$2,65002122 Dorchester
$2,94002123 Boston
$3,11002124 Dorchester Center
$2,65002125 Dorchester
$2,65002126 Mattapan
$2,65002127 Boston
$4,16002128 Boston
$2,90002129 Charlestown
$3,62002130 Jamaica Plain
$3,57002131 Roslindale
$2,96002132 West Roxbury
$2,94002133 Boston
$3,88002134 Allston
$3,40002135 Brighton
$3,31002136 Hyde Park
$2,66002137 Readville
$3,11002138 Cambridge
$4,31002139 Cambridge
$4,09002140 Cambridge
$3,80002141 Cambridge
$3,97002142 Cambridge
$4,09002143 Somerville
$3,63002144 Somerville
$3,75002145 Somerville
$3,47002148 Malden
$3,17002149 Everett
$2,92002150 Chelsea
$2,80002151 Revere
$2,72002152 Winthrop
$2,75002155 Medford
$3,33002163 Boston
$3,87002169 Quincy
$3,07002170 Quincy
$2,65002171 Quincy
$3,17002176 Melrose
$2,82002180 Stoneham
$2,75002184 Braintree
$2,86002185 Braintree
$2,96002186 Milton
$2,65002188 Weymouth
$2,75002189 East Weymouth
$2,65002190 South Weymouth
$2,68002191 North Weymouth
$2,65002196 Boston
$3,11002199 Boston
$4,51002201 Boston
$3,11002203 Boston
$3,11002205 Boston
$3,11002210 Boston
$4,22002215 Boston
$4,05002217 Boston
$3,11002222 Boston
$3,11002238 Cambridge
$3,05002269 Quincy
$2,96002343 Holbrook
$2,65002368 Randolph
$2,93002420 Lexington
$3,86002421 Lexington
$4,13002445 Brookline
$3,86002446 Brookline
$4,42002447 Brookline Village
$2,96002451 Waltham
$3,64002452 Waltham
$3,19002453 Waltham
$3,16002454 Waltham
$3,05002455 North Waltham
$3,05002458 Newton
$3,15002459 Newton Center
$3,30002460 Newtonville
$3,53002461 Newton Highlands
$4,34002462 Newton Lower Falls
$3,64002464 Newton Upper Falls
$3,37002465 West Newton
$3,12002466 Auburndale
$3,15002467 Chestnut Hill
$4,19002468 Waban
$3,83002471 Watertown
$3,00802472 Watertown
$3,35002474 Arlington
$3,22002476 Arlington
$2,65002478 Belmont
$3,400
Other housing authorities in Massachusetts: Boston Housing Authority, Worcester Housing Authority
Not sure which authority covers an address? Use the PHA directory. To see how Metro Housing|Boston compares with other authorities, open payment standards by housing authority.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Metro Housing|Boston's payment standards for 2026?
We haven't transcribed Metro Housing|Boston's own payment standards — its official schedule is linked below. As a benchmark, HUD's FY2027 (effective Oct 1, 2026) 2-bedroom Small Area Fair Market Rent across the 105 ZIP codes in its area runs from $2,650 to $4,510 a month (median $3,150). That is HUD's figure, not Metro Housing|Boston's: Metro Housing|Boston normally sets its 2-bedroom amount between 90% and 110% of the HUD figure for the unit's area — about $2,835–$3,465 at the median. Metro Housing|Boston's official schedule: Metro Housing|Boston payment standards page (it points to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts "Find My Payment Standard" tool for current amounts).
What is the Metro Housing|Boston payment standard?
A payment standard is the maximum monthly amount Metro Housing|Boston uses to calculate a voucher's housing assistance for a given unit size. Metro Housing|Boston chooses its payment standards, and HUD rules (24 CFR 982.503) normally require them to fall between 90% and 110% of HUD's Fair Market Rent for the area (the metro-wide FMR, or ZIP-level Small Area FMRs where the authority uses them) — the "basic range". An authority can go above 110% only with an exception payment standard approved by HUD or allowed by HUD notice.
Why might Metro Housing|Boston's published amounts differ from the HUD figures on this page?
The figures here are HUD's FY2027 (effective Oct 1, 2026) Small Area FMRs. Metro Housing|Boston sets its own amounts as a percentage of these (anywhere in the 90–110% basic range), and it adopts new amounts on its own schedule. When new HUD figures would put its payment standards outside the basic range, HUD rules require the authority to revise them within three months of the new figures taking effect. Always use Metro Housing|Boston's own published schedule for your actual voucher amount.
Where can I find Metro Housing|Boston's official payment standard schedule?
Metro Housing|Boston publishes its schedule on its website: Metro Housing|Boston payment standards page (it points to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts "Find My Payment Standard" tool for current amounts). If you have a voucher, your briefing packet or caseworker can also confirm the amount for your unit size and ZIP code.
Does a higher payment standard mean the voucher pays more of my rent?
It raises the ceiling. The housing assistance payment is the lower of the payment standard or the unit's gross rent (rent plus tenant-paid utilities), minus your total tenant payment — usually about 30% of adjusted monthly income (24 CFR 982.505). If a unit's gross rent is above the payment standard, you pay the difference, and at initial lease-up your share can't exceed 40% of adjusted monthly income.
Why do the amounts change by ZIP code?
HUD publishes Small Area FMRs for each ZIP code in Metro Housing|Boston's area rather than one figure for the whole metro area. Some authorities are required to use them and others may choose to; where an authority uses them, its payment standards vary by ZIP too, so higher-rent neighborhoods get higher ceilings. Check Metro Housing|Boston's schedule for the ZIP of the unit, not where you live now.