Rents are 11% below what Haverhill'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 $2,258 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
March. Asking rents in Haverhill usually run 1% below trend in March and 1% above it in July, about $45 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in Haverhill is 1.1% below its high of $2,282 in April 2026, at $2,258 as of September 2026.
Rent in Haverhill changed -0.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 89 Massachusetts cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.8%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Haverhill rose 44% while median household income rose 27.2% ($69,426 to $88,326). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Haverhill is 45.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($88,326) is $2,208 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,897); a 3-bedroom is $2,287.
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in Haverhill, 01835 ($2,570/mo), costs 28% more than the cheapest, 01832 ($2,009/mo).
Hampton, NH, 17 miles away, rents for 11% less ($2,015/mo), about $2,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Haverhill. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. 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
Haverhill, MA is majority owner-occupied, 32.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Haverhill, MA has changed in 5 years
Rent in Haverhill, MA has increased 33.0% since 2021, going from about $1,698 per month to roughly $2,258 today. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $75,130 in 2021 to $88,326 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 15.4 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. About 37.2% of households rent today, against 41.7% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 29.8% to 32.6%. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Haverhill, MA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Haverhill is $2,258/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,300/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,897/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,447/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,287/mo.
At 31% of local median household income ($88,326/yr), Haverhill ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.4% over the past year.
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