Rents are 10% below what Shrewsbury'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 $2,350 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 Shrewsbury usually run 2.1% below trend in January and 2.5% above it in June, about $108 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Shrewsbury is 1.6% below its high of $2,387 in November 2025, at $2,350 as of September 2026.
Rent in Shrewsbury 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.
Clinton, 9 miles away, rents for 15% less ($1,990/mo), about $4,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Shrewsbury. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series.
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How Shrewsbury, MA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Shrewsbury, MA paid around $1,778 a month. That figure now sits near $2,350, up 32.2% from the 2021 baseline. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Shrewsbury, MA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Shrewsbury rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Shrewsbury is $2,350/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,950/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,530/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,960/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,090/mo.
At 39% of estimated US median household income ($72,000/yr), Shrewsbury ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.1% over the past year.
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At $2,350/mo, rent takes ~39% of US median household income ($72,000/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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