Rents are 4% below what Attleboro's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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 $2,366 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 Attleboro is 1.4% below its high of $2,400 in May 2026, at $2,366 as of September 2026.
Rent in Attleboro changed +4.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 89 Massachusetts cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.8%.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($98,954) is $2,474 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,170); a 4-bedroom is $2,630.
Pawtucket, RI, 6 miles away, rents for 21% less ($1,866/mo), about $6,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Attleboro. 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
Attleboro, MA is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 34% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Attleboro, MA has changed in 5 years
Since 2022, the typical rent in Attleboro, MA has climbed from $1,788 to $2,366, a 32.3% change over five years. Median household income rose from $81,627 to $98,954 between 2021 and 2024, a 21.2% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 1.3% since 2021, moving from about 46,146 residents to roughly 46,762. College-educated residents now make up 34% of adults here, versus 31.7% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in Attleboro, MA reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Attleboro is $2,366/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,370/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,800/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,470/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,170/mo.
At 29% of local median household income ($98,954/yr), Attleboro ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.0% over the past year.
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