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Massachusetts

State Facts

Minimum Wage $15.00
2-Bedroom Housing Wage $41.64
Number of Renter Households 1,020,041
Number of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
311,673
Percent of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
31%
Number of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
473,368
Percent of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
46%

Affordable Rent for Low Income Households

Minimum Wage Worker

$780/mo

Household at 30% of Area Median Income

$985/mo

Household at 50% of Area Median Income

$1,642/mo

Fair Market Rent

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,772/mo

2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$2,165/mo

Working at minimum wage $15.00/hr

Each week you have to work 91 hours

To afford a modest 1 bedroom rental home at Fair Market Rent

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Massachusetts Massachusetts Non-Metropolitan Areas Barnstable Town MSA Berkshire County (part) HMFA Boston-Cambridge-Quincy HMFA Brockton HMFA Eastern Worcester County HMFA Easton-Raynham HMFA Fitchburg-Leominster HMFA Franklin County HMFA Lawrence HMFA Lowell HMFA New Bedford HMFA Pittsfield HMFA Providence-Fall River HMFA Springfield HMFA Taunton-Mansfield-Norton HMFA Western Worcester County HMFA Worcester HMFA Dukes County Nantucket County †
Number of Households
Total 2,714,448 10,832 98,163 19,768 1,397,125 93,533 34,889 14,453 59,627 30,792 112,210 117,669 67,590 35,757 102,181 244,212 43,592 11,402 220,653 6,801 4,031
Renter 1,020,041 2,973 18,864 4,883 576,093 26,572 6,653 3,296 20,336 9,413 44,717 36,692 30,564 11,738 40,153 90,641 12,045 2,700 81,708 1,814 1,159
Percent Renters 38% 27% 19% 25% 41% 28% 19% 23% 34% 31% 40% 31% 45% 33% 39% 37% 28% 24% 37% 27% 29%
Housing Wage
Zero-Bedroom $31.12 $33.98 $26.94 $18.44 $38.94 $23.96 $21.38 $31.38 $19.02 $16.46 $22.85 $25.77 $17.12 $17.85 $20.50 $15.73 $20.83 $18.10 $23.67 $34.19 $33.65
One-Bedroom $34.09 $39.21 $29.87 $20.94 $42.27 $27.21 $24.29 $31.60 $20.13 $19.00 $26.48 $28.65 $20.21 $21.06 $22.52 $18.98 $23.71 $18.33 $24.46 $39.58 $38.63
Two-Bedroom $41.64 $46.91 $39.31 $27.58 $50.67 $35.83 $31.98 $41.60 $26.12 $24.62 $34.15 $37.60 $24.65 $26.69 $27.10 $23.52 $31.13 $24.12 $31.44 $44.71 $50.35
Three-Bedroom $50.87 $59.52 $48.10 $33.56 $61.67 $45.67 $43.35 $50.63 $33.62 $30.50 $41.58 $45.75 $30.00 $34.10 $32.98 $28.79 $39.19 $32.85 $38.27 $58.00 $61.90
Four-Bedroom $56.72 $64.15 $53.48 $40.50 $68.08 $52.08 $51.56 $62.67 $39.23 $35.21 $45.88 $50.50 $33.12 $36.08 $40.73 $34.60 $42.87 $35.37 $42.23 $61.15 $68.85
Fair Market Rent
Zero-Bedroom $1,618 $1,767 $1,401 $959 $2,025 $1,246 $1,112 $1,632 $989 $856 $1,188 $1,340 $890 $928 $1,066 $818 $1,083 $941 $1,231 $1,778 $1,750
One-Bedroom $1,772 $2,039 $1,553 $1,089 $2,198 $1,415 $1,263 $1,643 $1,047 $988 $1,377 $1,490 $1,051 $1,095 $1,171 $987 $1,233 $953 $1,272 $2,058 $2,009
Two-Bedroom $2,165 $2,439 $2,044 $1,434 $2,635 $1,863 $1,663 $2,163 $1,358 $1,280 $1,776 $1,955 $1,282 $1,388 $1,409 $1,223 $1,619 $1,254 $1,635 $2,325 $2,618
Three-Bedroom $2,645 $3,095 $2,501 $1,745 $3,207 $2,375 $2,254 $2,633 $1,748 $1,586 $2,162 $2,379 $1,560 $1,773 $1,715 $1,497 $2,038 $1,708 $1,990 $3,016 $3,219
Four-Bedroom $2,949 $3,336 $2,781 $2,106 $3,540 $2,708 $2,681 $3,259 $2,040 $1,831 $2,386 $2,626 $1,722 $1,876 $2,118 $1,799 $2,229 $1,839 $2,196 $3,180 $3,580
Annual Income Needed to Afford
Zero-Bedroom $64,723 $70,683 $56,040 $38,360 $81,000 $49,840 $44,480 $65,280 $39,560 $34,240 $47,520 $53,600 $35,600 $37,120 $42,640 $32,720 $43,320 $37,640 $49,240 $71,120 $70,000
One-Bedroom $70,899 $81,556 $62,120 $43,560 $87,920 $56,600 $50,520 $65,720 $41,880 $39,520 $55,080 $59,600 $42,040 $43,800 $46,840 $39,480 $49,320 $38,120 $50,880 $82,320 $80,360
Two-Bedroom $86,613 $97,569 $81,760 $57,360 $105,400 $74,520 $66,520 $86,520 $54,320 $51,200 $71,040 $78,200 $51,280 $55,520 $56,360 $48,920 $64,760 $50,160 $65,400 $93,000 $104,720
Three-Bedroom $105,818 $123,806 $100,040 $69,800 $128,280 $95,000 $90,160 $105,320 $69,920 $63,440 $86,480 $95,160 $62,400 $70,920 $68,600 $59,880 $81,520 $68,320 $79,600 $120,640 $128,760
Four-Bedroom $117,969 $133,437 $111,240 $84,240 $141,600 $108,320 $107,240 $130,360 $81,600 $73,240 $95,440 $105,040 $68,880 $75,040 $84,720 $71,960 $89,160 $73,560 $87,840 $127,200 $143,200
Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00
Rent Affordable for a Full-Time Worker at Minimum Wage $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780
Work Hours/Week at Minimum Wage
Zero-Bedroom 83 91 72 49 104 64 57 84 51 44 61 69 46 48 55 42 56 48 63 91 90
One-Bedroom 91 105 80 56 113 73 65 84 54 51 71 76 54 56 60 51 63 49 65 106 103
Two-Bedroom 111 125 105 74 135 96 85 111 70 66 91 100 66 71 72 63 83 64 84 119 134
Three-Bedroom 136 159 128 89 164 122 116 135 90 81 111 122 80 91 88 77 105 88 102 155 165
Four-Bedroom 151 171 143 108 182 139 137 167 105 94 122 135 88 96 109 92 114 94 113 163 184
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payment
SSI Monthly Payment $1,028 $1,028 $1,028 $1,028 $1,028 $1,028 $1,028 $1,028 $1,028 $1,028 $1,028 $1,028 $1,028 $1,028 $1,028 $1,028 $1,028 $1,028 $1,028 $1,028 $1,028
Rent affordable to SSI recipient $309 $309 $309 $309 $309 $309 $309 $309 $309 $309 $309 $309 $309 $309 $309 $309 $309 $309 $309 $309 $309
Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $39,418 $38,743 $37,290 $30,450 $44,790 $34,170 $44,280 $45,780 $31,320 $29,580 $35,580 $39,720 $26,310 $26,640 $31,800 $28,110 $37,470 $29,640 $36,600 $37,470 $40,890
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $65,697 $64,571 $62,150 $50,750 $74,650 $56,950 $73,800 $76,300 $52,200 $49,300 $59,300 $66,200 $43,850 $44,400 $53,000 $46,850 $62,450 $49,400 $61,000 $62,450 $68,150
Median Renter Household Income $61,119 $48,660 $49,381 $40,809 $72,535 $49,957 $53,197 $55,430 $44,758 $40,725 $50,537 $59,340 $41,952 $35,333 $45,041 $37,480 $48,495 $36,100 $50,211 $32,357 $74,176
Rent Affordable at Different Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $985 $969 $932 $761 $1,120 $854 $1,107 $1,145 $783 $740 $890 $993 $658 $666 $795 $703 $937 $741 $915 $937 $1,022
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $1,642 $1,614 $1,554 $1,269 $1,866 $1,424 $1,845 $1,908 $1,305 $1,233 $1,483 $1,655 $1,096 $1,110 $1,325 $1,171 $1,561 $1,235 $1,525 $1,561 $1,704
Median Renter Household Income $1,528 $1,217 $1,235 $1,020 $1,813 $1,249 $1,330 $1,386 $1,119 $1,018 $1,263 $1,484 $1,049 $883 $1,126 $937 $1,212 $903 $1,255 $809 $1,854

Median Wages for State’s Most Common Occupations

Occupation Total Employment Median Hourly Wage
Cashiers 69,560 $15.96
Fast Food and Counter Workers 86,230 $16.74
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 106,190 $17.11
Retail Salespersons 81,180 $17.19
Waiters and Waitresses 42,400 $17.27
Stockers and Order Fillers 46,370 $18.01
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 51,480 $18.43
Cooks, Restaurant 31,300 $19.00
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 33,610 $19.06
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 42,780 $19.57
Nursing Assistants 37,730 $19.65
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 24,900 $22.36
Office Clerks, General 51,540 $22.84
Customer Service Representatives 65,250 $23.05
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 38,670 $24.99
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 28,880 $25.02
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 40,180 $26.27
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 30,430 $28.65
All Occupations 3,566,000 $29.32
One-Bedroom Housing Wage $34.09
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 39,350 $34.26
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 25,010 $37.81
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 25,260 $38.54
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 27,180 $39.86
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 31,890 $40.17
Two-bedrooom Housing Wage $41.64
Accountants and Auditors 39,020 $41.66
Registered Nurses 94,100 $49.43
Project Management Specialists 25,310 $50.91
Management Analysts 28,360 $52.69
General and Operations Managers 119,850 $61.73
Software Developers 60,310 $66.39
Financial Managers 31,940 $77.96