Rents are 10% below what Billerica'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 $2,751 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 Billerica is 0.5% below its high of $2,766 in August 2026, at $2,751 as of September 2026.
Rent in Billerica changed +0.1% 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.
Lowell, 6 miles away, rents for 18% less ($2,252/mo), about $6,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Billerica.
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How Billerica, MA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Billerica, MA has shifted from $2,034 to $2,751, up 35.3% since 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Billerica, MA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Billerica rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Billerica is $2,751/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,840/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,610/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,005/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,145/mo.
At 46% of estimated US median household income ($72,000/yr), Billerica ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.1% over the past year.
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