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Aug 13 2025 | 2 min read

Boston Housing Authority Payment Standards (Effective July 1, 2025)

The Elle Group

Boston Housing Authority Payment Standards (Effective July 1, 2025)

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For real estate investors navigating the Boston rental market, understanding the Boston Housing Authority’s (BHA) Payment Standards is crucial. These standards set the maximum subsidy amount the BHA will pay toward rent and utilities for tenants with Section 8 housing vouchers. Each standard varies by zip code and bedroom size, closely reflecting median rents established by HUD’s Small Area Fair Market Rents.

It’s important to note that the Payment Standard is not the guaranteed rental price BHA will approve, nor is it necessarily reflective of market-rate rents. Instead, it provides investors a guideline for the maximum subsidy available, enabling strategic decision-making when setting rental rates. The actual approved rent must be reasonable when compared to comparable units in the area and must align with affordability criteria outlined by the BHA.

Below you'll find the comprehensive Payment Standard chart categorized by zip code and bedroom size. Investors are encouraged to utilize this as a benchmark for evaluating rental potential and strategizing property investments.

CityZip0 BR1BR2BR3BR4BR5BR6BR
Abington2351$1450$1520$1980$2509$2714$3120$3527
Acton1720$2323$2496$2969$3589$3954$4546$5139
Acushnet2743$1136$1236$1521$1833$2193$2522$2850
Amesbury1913$2323$2496$2969$3589$3954$4546$5139
Andover1810$1796$2058$2657$3224$3539$4069$4601
Arlington2474$2468$2646$3150$3812$4200$4830$5460
Arlington2476$2323$2496$2969$3589$3954$4546$5139
Ashland1721$2375$2552$3035$3669$4042$4647$5254
Attleboro2703$1502$1610$1974$2384$2870$3406$3750
Avon2322$1461$1561$2050$2600$2913$3350$3787
Ayer1432$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Bedford1730$2646$2846$3381$4085$4505$5180$5856
Bellingham2019$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Belmont2478$2699$2909$3455$4180$4600$5290$5980
Berkley2779$1418$1569$2058$2607$2729$3138$3548
Beverly1915$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Billerica1821$1400$1560$2020$2434$2678$3079$3481
Bolton1740$1649$1796$2268$2993$3381$3889$4396
Boston2109$3486$3749$4452$5387$5933$6822$7713
Boston - Allston2134$2426$2607$3100$3749$4129$4748$5367
Boston - Back Bay2116$3455$3718$4421$5346$5892$6775$7659
Boston - Beacon Hill2108$3266$3450$4100$4950$5450$6250$7000
Boston - Brighton2135$2560$2750$3270$3950$4350$5002$5655
Boston - Charlestown2129$2920$3140$3730$4510$4970$5715$6461
Boston - Chinatown2111$3030$3250$3870$4680$5150$5922$6695
Boston - Dorchester2122$2212$2377$2827$3418$3765$4329$4894
Boston - Dorchester2124$2212$2377$2827$3418$3765$4329$4894
Boston - Dorchester2125$2212$2377$2827$3418$3765$4329$4894
Boston - Dorchester / Roxbury2121$2212$2377$2827$3418$3765$4329$4894
Boston - Downtown2199$3486$3749$4452$5387$5933$6822$7713
Boston - East Boston2128$2212$2377$2827$3418$3765$4329$4894
Boston - Fenway2115$2426$2607$3100$3749$4129$4748$5367
Boston - Financial Disctrict2110$3486$3749$4452$5387$5933$6822$7713
Boston - Harvard Business2163$3210$3450$4130$4960$5460$6279$7098
Boston - Hyde Park2136$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Boston - Jamaica Plain2130$2500$2680$3190$3860$4250$4887$5525
Boston - Kenmore2215$2950$3170$3770$4560$5020$5773$6526
Boston - Mattapan2126$2212$2377$2827$3418$3765$4329$4894
Boston - North End2113$2836$3046$3623$4380$4821$5543$6267
Boston - Roslindale2131$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Boston - Roxbury2119$2212$2377$2827$3418$3765$4329$4894
Boston - Roxbury2120$2230$2397$2850$3446$3796$4365$4934
Boston - Seaport2210$3320$3570$4240$5130$5650$6497$7345
Boston - South Boston2127$2794$3003$3575$4323$4763$5477$6192
Boston - South End / Roxbury2118$2309$2481$2950$3600$3950$4518$5107
Boston - West End2114$3320$3570$4240$5130$5650$6497$7345
Boston - West Roxbury2132$2326$2499$2972$3594$3959$4552$5146
Boxborough1719$2369$2506$2969$3578$3936$4527$5117
Boxford1921$2101$2248$2678$3235$3561$4094$4629
Braintree2184$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Bridgewater2324$1764$1890$2478$3140$3518$4045$4573
Brockton2301$1450$1520$1980$2509$2714$3120$3527
Brockton2302$1461$1561$2050$2600$2913$3350$3787
Brookline2445$3234$3476$4137$4998$5513$6339$7167
Brookline2446$3455$3707$4410$5334$5870$6750$7631
Burlington1803$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Buzzards Bay2532$1624$1732$2275$2777$3166$3640$4116
Cambridge2138$3381$3633$4326$5229$5765$6629$7494
Cambridge2139$3298$3539$4211$5094$5608$6449$7290
Cambridge2140$2993$3213$3822$4625$5100$5875$6621
Cambridge2141$2930$3151$3749$4537$4989$5736$6485
Cambridge2142$3486$3749$4452$5387$5933$6822$7713
Canton2021$2499$2688$3192$3864$4253$4890$5529
Carlisle1741$2369$2506$2969$3578$3936$4527$5117
Carver2330$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Chelmsford1824$1922$2080$2594$3141$3456$3973$4492
Chelsea2150$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Chestnut Hill2467$3108$3339$3969$4799$5282$6074$6866
Cohasset2025$2334$2508$2982$3606$3972$4567$5163
Concord1742$2867$3077$3665$4432$4884$5616$6349
Danvers1923$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Dartmouth2745$976$1145$1390$1681$1947$2239$2531
Dartmouth2747$1046$1138$1400$1688$2019$2322$2625
Dartmouth2748$1028$1119$1376$1659$1985$2282$2580
Dedham2026$2392$2570$3056$3695$4070$4680$5291
Dighton2715$1308$1469$1929$2436$2607$2997$3388
Dover2030$3058$3293$3910$4731$5210$5991$6773
Dracut1826$1400$1560$2050$2470$2718$3125$3533
Duxbury2332$2375$2552$3035$3670$4043$4648$5255
East Bridgewater2333$1688$1735$2263$2867$3101$3566$4031
East Walpole2032$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
East Wareham2538$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
East Weymouth2189$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Easton2334$1730$1741$2283$2751$3334$3834$4334
Easton2356$1985$1999$2625$3175$3850$4408$4983
Essex1929$2369$2506$2969$3578$3936$4527$5117
Everett2149$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Fairhaven2719$1136$1237$1521$1833$2194$2523$2851
Fall River2720$1226$1329$1609$1946$2411$2772$3133
Fall River2721$1226$1329$1609$1946$2411$2772$3133
Fall River2723$1226$1329$1609$1946$2411$2772$3133
Fall River2724$1226$1329$1609$1946$2411$2772$3133
Foxboro2035$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Framingham1701$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Framingham1702$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Franklin2038$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Freetown2779$1418$1617$2058$2552$2846$3272$3700
Georgetown1833$2093$2240$2825$3401$3746$4308$4870
Gloucester1930$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Groveland1834$1414$1574$2062$2485$2735$3144$3554
Halifax2338$2101$2248$2678$3361$3645$4191$4738
Hanover2339$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Hanson2341$1461$1561$2050$2600$2913$3350$3787
Harvard1451$2101$2248$2678$3235$3561$4094$4629
Haverhill1830$1235$1410$1822$2214$2427$2790$3154
Haverhill1832$1235$1410$1822$2214$2427$2790$3154
Haverhill1835$1235$1410$1822$2214$2427$2790$3154
Hingham2043$2605$2750$3260$3930$4350$4974$5623
Holbrook2343$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Holliston1746$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Hopkinton1748$2521$2710$3224$3897$4296$4939$5584
Hudson1749$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Hull2045$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Ipswich1938$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Kingston2364$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Lakeville2347$1747$1796$2342$2967$3210$3690$4172
Lawrence1840$1235$1410$1822$2214$2427$2790$3154
Lawrence1841$1235$1410$1822$2214$2427$2790$3154
Lawrence1843$1235$1410$1822$2214$2427$2790$3154
Lexington2420$2972$3192$3801$4599$5061$5821$6580
Lexington2421$3486$3749$4452$5387$5933$6822$7713
Lincoln1773$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Littleton1460$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Lowell1850$1400$1560$2050$2470$2718$3125$3533
Lowell1851$1400$1560$2050$2470$2718$3125$3533
Lowell1852$1400$1560$2050$2470$2718$3125$3533
Lowell1854$1400$1560$2050$2470$2718$3125$3533
Lynn1901$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Lynn1902$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Lynn1904$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Lynn1905$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Lynnfield1940$2510$2699$3213$3885$4284$4927$5570
Malden2148$2326$2499$2972$3594$3959$4552$5146
Manchester1944$2369$2506$2969$3578$3936$4527$5117
Mansfield2048$1922$2079$2499$3035$3350$3852$4355
Marblehead1945$2369$2506$2969$3578$3936$4527$5117
Marion2738$1922$2079$2499$3035$3350$3852$4355
Marlborough1752$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Marshfield2050$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Mattapoisett2739$1586$1691$2226$2825$3161$3635$4109
Maynard1754$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Medfield2052$2369$2506$2969$3578$3936$4527$5117
Medford2155$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Medway2053$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Melrose2176$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Mendon1756$2101$2248$2678$3550$4065$4674$5284
Merrimac1860$1440$1603$2100$2531$2785$3202$3620
Methuen1844$1235$1424$1865$2247$2474$2844$3215
Middleboro2346$1497$1599$2100$2663$2985$3431$3879
Middleton1949$2413$2553$3025$3645$4011$4612$5213
Milford1757$1300$1450$1900$2663$3052$3509$3967
Millis2054$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Milton2186$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Nahant1908$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Natick1760$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Needham2492$2375$2552$3035$3670$4043$4648$5255
Needham Hills2494$2367$2543$3024$3657$4028$4631$5236
New Bedford2740$976$1145$1390$1681$1947$2239$2531
New Bedford2744$976$1145$1390$1681$1947$2239$2531
New Bedford2745$976$1145$1390$1681$1947$2239$2531
New Bedford2746$976$1145$1390$1681$1947$2239$2531
Newbury1951$2369$2506$2969$3578$3936$4527$5117
Newburyport1950$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Newton2458$2489$2678$3182$3844$4243$4880$5516
Newton - Auburndale2466$2783$2993$3560$4306$4737$5447$6158
Newton - Lower Falls2462$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Newton - Newtonville2460$2625$2825$3360$4064$4473$5144$5815
Newton - Upper Falls2464$2888$3108$3696$4473$4925$5663$6402
Newton - Waban2468$3140$3381$4011$4851$5345$6146$6948
Newton - West Newton2465$2625$2825$3360$4064$4400$5127$5796
Newton Center2459$2961$3182$3780$4568$5030$5784$6539
Newton Highlands2461$3476$3739$4442$5367$5913$6799$7686
Norfolk2056$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
North Andover1845$1922$2100$2709$3287$3612$4154$4696
North Attleboro2760$1922$2079$2499$3035$3350$3852$4355
North Billerica1862$1400$1560$2050$2470$2718$3125$3533
North Easton2356$1985$1999$2625$3175$3850$4408$4983
North Easton2357$1730$1741$2283$2751$3334$3834$4334
North Reading1864$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
North Weymouth2191$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Norton2766$1870$2101$2762$3487$3729$4287$4847
Norwell2061$2468$2646$3150$3812$4200$4830$5460
Norwood2062$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Onset2558$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Peabody1960$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Pembroke2359$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Plainville2762$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Plymouth2360$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Plympton2367$2101$2248$2678$3235$3561$4094$4629
Quincy2169$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Quincy2170$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Quincy2171$2334$2508$2982$3606$3972$4567$5163
Randolph2368$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Raynham2767$1985$1999$2625$3175$3850$4408$4983
Reading1867$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Rehoboth2769$1300$1391$1701$2050$2487$2859$3232
Revere2151$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Rochester2770$1688$1735$2263$2867$3101$3566$4031
Rockland2370$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Rockport1966$2369$2506$2969$3578$3936$4527$5117
Rowley1969$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Salem1970$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Salisbury1952$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Saugus1906$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Scituate2066$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Seekonk2771$1712$1828$2237$2700$3267$3756$4247
Sharon2067$2531$2720$3234$3906$4305$4951$5597
Sherborn1770$2369$2506$2969$3578$3936$4527$5117
Somerset2725$1295$1386$1695$2043$2478$2849$3220
Somerset2726$1407$1512$1848$2226$2699$3103$3509
Somerville2143$2626$2815$3350$4054$4464$5133$5803
Somerville2144$2856$3077$3654$4421$4862$5591$6320
Somerville2145$2594$2793$3318$4011$4421$5084$5747
South Easton2375$2079$2090$2751$3329$4127$4745$5365
South Weymouth2190$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Southborough1772$2087$2197$2678$3300$3651$4199$4747
Stoneham2180$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Stoughton2072$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Stow1775$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Sudbury1776$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Swampscott1907$2615$2804$3339$4032$4452$5120$5788
Swansea2777$1360$1481$1817$2196$2658$3056$3455
Taunton2780$1184$1329$1746$2205$2360$2713$3067
Tewksbury1876$2142$2384$3129$3780$4169$4794$5420
Topsfield1983$2369$2506$2969$3578$3936$4527$5117
Tyngsboro1854$1400$1560$2050$2470$2718$3125$3533
Tyngsboro1879$1400$1560$2050$2470$2718$3125$3533
Wakefield1880$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Walpole2081$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Waltham2451$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Waltham2452$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Waltham2453$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Wareham2571$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Watertown2472$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Wayland1778$2650$2820$3350$4031$4420$5103$5769
Wellesley2482$3003$3234$3843$4652$5114$5880$6648
Wellesley Hills2481$3486$3700$4380$5281$5800$6678$7550
Wenham1984$2369$2506$2969$3578$3936$4527$5117
West Bridgewater2379$1649$1754$2310$2930$3240$3640$4115
West Newbury1985$1869$2132$2751$3339$3665$4214$4764
Westford1886$2153$2395$3140$3802$4180$4807$5434
Weston2493$2548$2734$3250$3931$4300$4950$5596
Westport2790$1172$1254$1534$1849$2243$2578$2915
Westwood2090$2479$2657$3161$3823$4212$4843$5475
Weymouth2188$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Whitman2382$1450$1520$1980$2509$2714$3120$3527
Wilmington1887$2783$2993$3560$4306$4737$5447$6158
Winchester1890$2605$2804$3329$4023$4432$5097$5762
Winthrop2152$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140
Woburn1801$2102$2259$2686$3248$3578$4114$4650
Wrentham2093$2324$2497$2969$3590$3955$4547$5140

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