Rents are 4% below what Quincy'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 $2,712 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
January. Asking rents in Quincy usually run 1.3% below trend in January and 1.2% above it in July, about $68 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Quincy is 0.3% below its high of $2,721 in June 2026, at $2,712 as of September 2026.
Rent in Quincy changed +1.2% 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 Quincy rose 25.5% while median household income rose 27.5% ($77,562 to $98,882). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in Quincy is 27.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($98,882) is $2,472 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,320); a 2-bedroom is $2,753.
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in Quincy, 02171 ($2,851/mo), costs 26% more than the cheapest, 02170 ($2,266/mo).
Brockton, 13 miles away, rents for 16% less ($2,289/mo), about $5,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Quincy. 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
Quincy, MA is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income above the national average, 50.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Quincy, MA has changed in 5 years
Rent in Quincy, MA has climbed 29.4% since 2021, going from about $2,096 per month to roughly $2,712 today. Household income in the area moved from $85,041 to $98,882 across the same window, up 16.3% versus 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 13.1 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 100,544 to 102,114 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.6% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 45.6% to 50.3%. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Quincy, MA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Quincy is $2,712/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,183/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,753/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,320/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,320/mo.
At 33% of local median household income ($98,882/yr), Quincy ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.2% over the past year.
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