Housing market/Massachusetts/ZIP 02346
ZIP 02346 Middleboro, Massachusetts
Brockton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area · Massachusetts. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 02346 · MA
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 02346 — Middleboro, MA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 02346
- 1-unit detached7,24770.9%
- 1-unit attached4854.7%
- 2–4 units1,16911.4%
- 5–49 units7827.7%
- 50+ units1301.3%
- Mobile4054.0%
2–4 unit share 11.4% · 5–49 unit share 7.6% · combined 2–49 19.1%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,692 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,537.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 60.6%; ≥50% 35.0%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $2,650 (1.566× ACS median gross rent).
Population
24,360 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -0.4%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 3 projects, 119 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 2 properties, 64 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 103 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 02346 23.0% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 4.2%; ACS median gross rent is $1,692; population changed -0.4% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 1,169 units in 2–4-unit structures and 782 units in 5–49-unit structures; 3 LIHTC projects totaling 119 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $2,650 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,692. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Massachusetts research
ZIP 02346 is a Census / HUD profile for Brockton, MA. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 02346 — Middleboro, MA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Massachusetts ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Massachusetts research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 02346?
ZIP 02346 (Brockton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area) has 24,360 residents, 9,796 households, a renter share of 23.0%, median household income of $91,914, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,692. Vacancy is 4.2%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 02346?
ACS counts 725 units in 2-unit buildings, 444 in 3–4 unit buildings, 191 in 5–9, 246 in 10–19, and 345 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 1,951 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 02346?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $2,650. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 02346 — Middleboro, MA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Massachusetts ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 02346 is Census / HUD research for Brockton, MA HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Massachusetts property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.