What Section 8 pays in ZIP 02747

North Dartmouth, MA. HUD's rent limits for this ZIP code, from studio to 4 bedrooms. FY2027 figures, in effect from October 1, 2026.

This ZIP code falls in more than one HUD rent area, so there is no single figure for it. The tables below show each area.

By apartment size, FY2027 (from October 1, 2026)

FY2027 figures, in effect from October 1, 2026: Providence-Fall River, RI-MA HUD Metro FMR Area
Monthly rent, utilities included	Studio	1 bedroom	2 bedrooms	3 bedrooms	4 bedrooms
Small Area Fair Market Rent (this ZIP)	$1,700	$1,720	$2,190	$2,620	$3,290
Fair Market Rent (Providence-Fall River, RI-MA HUD Metro FMR Area)	$1,423	$1,509	$1,879	$2,302	$2,615
Difference: this ZIP minus the whole area	+$277	+$211	+$311	+$318	+$675

Source: HUD FY2027 Fair Market Rents and Small Area Fair Market Rents, published by HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research. This product uses the HUD User Data API but is not endorsed or certified by HUD User. Differences calculated by this site from HUD figures.

FY2027 figures, in effect from October 1, 2026: New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
Monthly rent, utilities included	Studio	1 bedroom	2 bedrooms	3 bedrooms	4 bedrooms
Small Area Fair Market Rent (this ZIP)	$1,700	$1,720	$2,190	$2,620	$3,290
Fair Market Rent (New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area)	$1,297	$1,305	$1,668	$1,987	$2,524
Difference: this ZIP minus the whole area	+$403	+$415	+$522	+$633	+$766

By apartment size, FY2026 (from October 1, 2025)

FY2026 figures, in effect from October 1, 2025: Providence-Fall River, RI-MA HUD Metro FMR Area
Monthly rent, utilities included	Studio	1 bedroom	2 bedrooms	3 bedrooms	4 bedrooms
Small Area Fair Market Rent (this ZIP)	$1,640	$1,690	$2,090	$2,510	$3,120
Fair Market Rent (Providence-Fall River, RI-MA HUD Metro FMR Area)	$1,318	$1,402	$1,729	$2,087	$2,480
Difference: this ZIP minus the whole area	+$322	+$288	+$361	+$423	+$640

Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents and Small Area Fair Market Rents, published by HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research. This product uses the HUD User Data API but is not endorsed or certified by HUD User. Differences calculated by this site from HUD figures.

FY2026 figures, in effect from October 1, 2025: New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area
Monthly rent, utilities included	Studio	1 bedroom	2 bedrooms	3 bedrooms	4 bedrooms
Small Area Fair Market Rent (this ZIP)	$1,640	$1,690	$2,090	$2,510	$3,120
Fair Market Rent (New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area)	$1,203	$1,230	$1,527	$1,831	$2,289
Difference: this ZIP minus the whole area	+$437	+$460	+$563	+$679	+$831

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The Rent Limits API returns these figures plus tax-credit rent and income limits, HUD's Section 8 income limits, and the local housing agency's own payment standard where we have collected it, each with its effective date and a link to the source file.

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What's a rent limit?

Every year HUD, the federal housing department, sets a Fair Market Rent for each area: roughly what a modest apartment rents for there, utilities included. Local housing agencies use it to decide how much a Section 8 housing voucher will pay. Most set their limit, called a payment standard, between 90% and 110% of HUD's figure (federal rule 24 CFR 982.503).

In some metro areas HUD also publishes a figure for each ZIP code, the Small Area Fair Market Rent, because rents differ a lot from one neighborhood to the next.