Rents are 3% below what Westborough'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 $2,526 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 Westborough usually run 2.4% below trend in December and 2.2% above it in July, about $116 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Westborough is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in March 2021.
Rent in Westborough changed +4.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 89 Massachusetts cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.8%.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($106,200) is $2,655 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,640); a 3-bedroom is $3,230.
Worcester, 10 miles away, rents for 16% less ($2,122/mo), about $4,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Westborough. 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
Westborough, MA is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income above the national average, 54.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Westborough, MA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Westborough, MA has shifted from $1,794 to $2,526, up 40.8% since 2021. Census figures show median household income at $106,200 today, compared with $95,882 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Westborough, MA adding about 335 residents over the five-year window, up 7.7% on net. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Westborough is $2,526/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,040/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,640/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,050/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,230/mo.
At 29% of local median household income ($106,200/yr), Westborough ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.9% over the past year.
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