Rents are 4% below what Natick'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 $2,944 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
December. Asking rents in Natick usually run 0.9% below trend in December and 0.9% above it in July, about $53 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in Natick is 0.2% below its high of $2,950 in August 2026, at $2,944 as of September 2026.
Rent in Natick changed +3.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 89 Massachusetts cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.8%.
Rent in Natick is 32.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
Framingham, 5 miles away, rents for 22% less ($2,298/mo), about $7,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Natick. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series.
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How Natick, MA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Natick, MA paid around $2,198 a month. That figure now sits near $2,944, up 33.9% from the 2021 baseline. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Natick, MA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Natick is $2,944/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,220/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,780/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,350/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,350/mo.
At 49% of estimated US median household income ($72,000/yr), Natick ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.8% over the past year.
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