At $2,500/mo, rent takes about 29% of the local median household income, comfortably within the 30% benchmark.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $2,500 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in Amesbury changed +1.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 89 Massachusetts cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.8%.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($103,554) is $2,589 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,550); a 3-bedroom is $3,080.
Hampton, NH, 9 miles away, rents for 19% less ($2,015/mo), about $5,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Amesbury. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Amesbury, MA is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 44.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Amesbury, MA has changed in 5 years
Median household income climbed from $82,468 to $103,554 between 2019 and 2024, a 25.6% shift. The renter share has risen from 29.8% to 31.4%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 41.1% to 44.8% across the same window.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Amesbury is $2,500/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,000/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,550/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,140/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,080/mo.
At 29% of local median household income ($103,554/yr), Amesbury ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rent prices have stayed steady over the past year.
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