Rents are 6% below what Randolph'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 $2,582 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 Randolph is 2.8% below its high of $2,656 in June 2026, at $2,582 as of September 2026.
Rent in Randolph changed -0.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 89 Massachusetts cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.8%.
Rent has fallen 3 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
Brockton, 7 miles away, rents for 11% less ($2,289/mo), about $3,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Randolph.
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Who lives here
Randolph, MA is majority owner-occupied, 35.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Randolph, MA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2022, rent in Randolph, MA has climbed by $430 per month, settling near $2,582 after starting the period at $2,152. Headcount in the area went from 34,064 to 34,878 between 2019 and 2024, a 2.4% change. About 28.7% of households rent today, against 32.1% in 2019. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 28.1% to 35.5%. Taken together, the five-year picture in Randolph, 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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Randolph rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Randolph is $2,582/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,200/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,760/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,330/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,330/mo.
At 43% of estimated US median household income ($72,000/yr), Randolph ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.7% over the past year.
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At $2,582/mo, rent takes ~43% of US median household income ($72,000/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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