Rental numbers for Middlesex County, MA
The typical home here runs -$3,240 a month at 7.78% with 25% down. 0 of 56 ZIP codes with full Zillow data in this county are cash-flow positive; the median gross yield is 4.3%.
- Gross yield
- 4.6%
- typical home, Zillow
- Median ZIP yield
- 4.3%
- 56 ZIPs with full data
- Cash flow
- -$3,240/mo
- at 7.78%, 25% down
- Typical price
- $814,000
- Zillow ZHVI, Aug 2026
- Typical rent
- $3,132/mo
- Zillow ZORI, Aug 2026
ZIP codes in Middlesex County
79 with published figures
| 01474Townsend | $518,000 | $3,270* | 7.6% | 3.8% | -$1,171 | n/a |
| 01431Ashby | $482,000 | $2,560* | 6.4% | 2.5% | -$1,598 | n/a |
| 01718Acton | $493,000 | $2,620* | 6.4% | 2.5% | -$1,627 | n/a |
| 01863Chelmsford | $555,000 | $2,804 | 6.1% | 2.5% | -$1,843 | n/a |
| 01469Townsend | $509,000 | $2,560* | 6.0% | 2.4% | -$1,735 | n/a |
| 01854Lowell | $482,000 | $2,323 | 5.8% | 2.5% | -$1,605 | -0.4% |
| 01850Lowell | $452,000 | $2,129 | 5.7% | 2.4% | -$1,549 | n/a |
| 01852Lowell | $473,000 | $2,223 | 5.6% | 2.3% | -$1,647 | +1.0% |
| 01851Lowell | $522,000 | $2,451 | 5.6% | 2.4% | -$1,767 | +4.1% |
| 01464Shirley | $560,000 | $2,560* | 5.5% | 2.1% | -$2,025 | n/a |
| 01752Marlborough | $578,000 | $2,634 | 5.5% | 2.2% | -$2,048 | -0.2% |
| 02149Everett | $629,000 | $2,803 | 5.3% | 2.5% | -$2,094 | +2.7% |
| 01887Wilmington | $785,000 | $3,480* | 5.3% | 2.2% | -$2,797 | n/a |
| 02155Medford | $827,000 | $3,589 | 5.2% | 2.4% | -$2,793 | +3.8% |
| 02148Malden | $673,000 | $2,896 | 5.2% | 2.3% | -$2,315 | +1.8% |
| 01721Ashland | $665,000 | $2,845 | 5.1% | 1.9% | -$2,542 | n/a |
| 01876Tewksbury | $677,000 | $2,884 | 5.1% | 1.8% | -$2,650 | +2.9% |
| 01463Pepperell | $605,000 | $2,560* | 5.1% | 1.6% | -$2,438 | n/a |
| 01702Framingham | $561,000 | $2,312 | 5.0% | 1.8% | -$2,195 | -3.4% |
| 02145Somerville | $822,000 | $3,375 | 4.9% | 2.4% | -$2,765 | +6.1% |
| 02141Cambridge | $899,000 | $3,627 | 4.8% | 2.5% | -$2,944 | +3.5% |
| 01749Hudson | $622,000 | $2,495 | 4.8% | 1.4% | -$2,621 | +7.7% |
| 02451Waltham | $805,000 | $3,219 | 4.8% | 2.3% | -$2,812 | +2.8% |
| 01701Framingham | $700,000 | $2,775 | 4.8% | 1.7% | -$2,790 | +1.9% |
| 01826Dracut | $577,000 | $2,269 | 4.7% | 1.5% | -$2,368 | n/a |
| 01879Tyngsboro | $654,000 | $2,550* | 4.7% | 1.4% | -$2,784 | n/a |
| 01821Billerica | $702,000 | $2,732 | 4.7% | 1.7% | -$2,792 | +0.4% |
| 01754Maynard | $609,000 | $2,355 | 4.6% | 1.1% | -$2,742 | n/a |
| 01824Chelmsford | $716,000 | $2,761 | 4.6% | 1.3% | -$3,069 | n/a |
| 01432Ayer | $576,000 | $2,183 | 4.5% | 1.4% | -$2,415 | n/a |
| 02180Stoneham | $805,000 | $3,048 | 4.5% | 1.7% | -$3,208 | +3.2% |
| 02472Watertown | $820,000 | $3,092 | 4.5% | 1.8% | -$3,202 | +2.2% |
| 01801Woburn | $759,000 | $2,821 | 4.5% | 1.8% | -$2,975 | +0.3% |
| 01803Burlington | $877,000 | $3,258 | 4.5% | 1.8% | -$3,433 | +1.7% |
| 01886Westford | $839,000 | $3,062 | 4.4% | 1.2% | -$3,664 | +2.0% |
| 02144Somerville | $1,032,000 | $3,748 | 4.4% | 1.8% | -$4,009 | +5.3% |
| 01460Littleton | $785,000 | $2,758 | 4.2% | 0.9% | -$3,629 | n/a |
| 02139Cambridge | $1,004,000 | $3,517 | 4.2% | 2.0% | -$3,754 | +3.8% |
| 02453Waltham | $808,000 | $2,834 | 4.2% | 1.7% | -$3,234 | +3.0% |
| 02143Somerville | $936,000 | $3,204 | 4.1% | 1.6% | -$3,764 | +1.4% |
| 01862Billerica | $722,000 | $2,470* | 4.1% | 1.1% | -$3,216 | n/a |
| 01760Natick | $886,000 | $3,015 | 4.1% | 1.2% | -$3,894 | +4.1% |
| 02176Melrose | $916,000 | $3,055 | 4.0% | 1.3% | -$3,942 | +3.7% |
| 01719Boxboro | $770,000 | $2,560* | 4.0% | 0.7% | -$3,677 | n/a |
| 01880Wakefield | $819,000 | $2,717 | 4.0% | 1.1% | -$3,671 | +2.6% |
| 02464Newton | $951,000 | $3,088 | 3.9% | 1.3% | -$4,101 | n/a |
| 01450Groton | $789,000 | $2,560* | 3.9% | 0.7% | -$3,771 | n/a |
| 01778Wayland | $1,154,000 | $3,709 | 3.9% | 1.1% | -$5,134 | n/a |
| 02452Waltham | $859,000 | $2,765 | 3.9% | 1.5% | -$3,578 | +1.1% |
| 02140Cambridge | $1,088,000 | $3,465 | 3.8% | 1.7% | -$4,298 | +4.2% |
| 01775Stow | $816,000 | $2,560* | 3.8% | 0.6% | -$3,988 | n/a |
| 01730Bedford | $1,031,000 | $3,094 | 3.6% | 0.8% | -$4,880 | -3.0% |
| 02142Cambridge | $1,313,000 | $3,933 | 3.6% | 1.8% | -$5,118 | +3.1% |
| 01748Hopkinton | $965,000 | $2,871 | 3.6% | 0.6% | -$4,714 | +2.7% |
| 01827Dunstable | $806,000 | $2,380* | 3.5% | 0.4% | -$4,044 | n/a |
| 01746Holliston | $745,000 | $2,183 | 3.5% | 0.3% | -$3,839 | n/a |
| 02461Newton | $1,492,000 | $4,350* | 3.5% | 1.1% | -$6,686 | n/a |
| 01867Reading | $918,000 | $2,620* | 3.4% | 0.6% | -$4,515 | n/a |
| 02138Cambridge | $1,150,000 | $3,275 | 3.4% | 1.3% | -$4,977 | +1.1% |
| 01720Acton | $884,000 | $2,472 | 3.4% | 0.4% | -$4,459 | n/a |
| 02474Arlington | $1,059,000 | $2,904 | 3.3% | 0.6% | -$5,165 | +0.4% |
| 01776Sudbury | $1,148,000 | $3,130* | 3.3% | 0.6% | -$5,589 | n/a |
| 02420Lexington | $1,525,000 | $4,133 | 3.3% | 0.8% | -$7,145 | n/a |
| 02476Arlington | $1,091,000 | $2,931 | 3.2% | 0.5% | -$5,393 | +7.3% |
| 02466Newton | $1,388,000 | $3,636 | 3.1% | 0.7% | -$6,657 | n/a |
| 02460Newton | $1,367,000 | $3,379 | 3.0% | 0.6% | -$6,694 | n/a |
| 02458Newton | $1,257,000 | $3,103 | 3.0% | 0.5% | -$6,242 | +12.0% |
| 02462Newton | $1,330,000 | $3,270* | 2.9% | 0.6% | -$6,547 | n/a |
| 01890Winchester | $1,552,000 | $3,736 | 2.9% | 0.5% | -$7,669 | -0.3% |
| 01770Sherborn | $1,226,000 | $2,920* | 2.9% | 0.3% | -$6,286 | n/a |
| 02421Lexington | $1,620,000 | $3,806 | 2.8% | 0.5% | -$8,087 | n/a |
| 01742Concord | $1,436,000 | $3,334 | 2.8% | 0.4% | -$7,215 | n/a |
| 02465Newton | $1,388,000 | $3,170* | 2.7% | 0.4% | -$7,079 | n/a |
| 02478Belmont | $1,448,000 | $3,135 | 2.6% | 0.2% | -$7,523 | +2.3% |
| 02459Newton | $1,826,000 | $3,742 | 2.5% | 0.3% | -$9,351 | n/a |
| 01741Carlisle | $1,318,000 | $2,560* | 2.3% | -0.1% | -$7,172 | n/a |
| 01773Lincoln | $1,515,000 | $2,920* | 2.3% | 0.0% | -$8,139 | n/a |
| 02468Newton | $2,143,000 | $3,670* | 2.1% | 0.1% | -$11,307 | n/a |
| 02493Weston | $2,258,000 | $3,030* | 1.6% | -0.3% | -$12,724 | n/a |
* HUD Fair Market Rent, 2 bedroom, where Zillow publishes no rent index. Conservative.
Trends
Five years to August 2026
- Price, 12 months
- +1.6%
- Rent, 12 months
- +2.5%
- Rent minus price growth
- +0.9 pts
- Property tax
- 1.03%
- effective rate, ACS 2024
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical value | Rent |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2021 | $666,889 | $2,491 |
| Aug 2022 | $728,085 | $2,754 |
| Aug 2023 | $743,825 | $2,889 |
| Aug 2024 | $794,168 | $2,988 |
| Aug 2025 | $801,308 | $3,057 |
| Aug 2026 | $814,047 | $3,132 |
HUD Fair Market Rent
FY2027, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area
| Bedrooms | Studio | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Market Rent | $2,440 | $2,518 | $3,008 | $3,584 | $3,953 |
The 40th percentile gross rent for a standard unit, set by HUD each October and used for Section 8 payment standards. It runs below market rent; Zillow's index is shown above where it exists.
Supply
- Permits per 1,000 households
- 4.5
- 2,876 units, last 12 months
- National percentile
- 46th
- among US counties
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Questions
- Is Middlesex County good for rental property?
- The typical home here runs -$3,240 a month at 7.78% with 25% down. 0 of 56 ZIP codes with full Zillow data in this county are cash-flow positive; the median gross yield is 4.3%. The figures use a typical home, 7.78% with 25% down and default costs shown on each ZIP page. They describe the market, not any one property.
- What is the property tax rate in Middlesex County?
- About 1.03% of value, from Census ACS median taxes paid over median home value. On a $814,000 home that is about $8,393 a year.
- What is Fair Market Rent in Middlesex County?
- HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rent here is $2,518 for a 1-bedroom, $3,008 for a 2-bedroom and $3,584 for a 3-bedroom. Typical cash flow at today's rate is -$3,240 a month.
Sources and method
- Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), mid tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted
Zillow Research. Read: 2026-08.
Typical home value by ZIP, county, metro and state, and the price trend.
- Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), all homes plus multifamily, smoothed
Zillow Research. Read: 2026-08.
Typical market rent by ZIP, county and metro, and the rent trend (tier A pages).
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, FY2026
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Read: FY2026.
Rent by bedroom count for every ZIP. The rent used on tier B pages, and a reference on all pages. It is the 40th percentile gross rent, so it runs below market.
- HUD Fair Market Rents by county, FY2027
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Read: FY2027.
County rent by bedroom count on county pages.
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024 (B25103 median real estate taxes paid, B25077 median home value, B11001 households)
US Census Bureau. Read: 2020 to 2024.
Effective property tax rate (median taxes paid divided by median value) by ZIP code tabulation area, county and state; households for the permits ratio.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, 30-year fixed (FRED series MORTGAGE30US)
Freddie Mac via the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Read: 2026-09-24.
The weekly 30-year rate. The site adds a disclosed investor premium to it for the loan payment.
- Building Permits Survey, county monthly files
US Census Bureau. Read: 2025-09 to 2026-08.
New housing units permitted in the last 12 months per 1,000 households, a supply-pressure signal.
Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI), HUD, US Census Bureau, Freddie Mac. Every formula is on the methodology page.
Estimates from public data for a typical property. Not investment, tax or legal advice. Your property, financing and costs will differ.