Housing market/Massachusetts/ZIP 01852
ZIP 01852 Lowell, Massachusetts
Lowell, 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 01852 · MA
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 01852 — Lowell, 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 01852
- 1-unit detached4,61530.2%
- 1-unit attached9656.3%
- 2–4 units3,59723.5%
- 5–49 units3,50022.9%
- 50+ units2,59316.9%
- Mobile310.2%
2–4 unit share 23.4% · 5–49 unit share 22.8% · combined 2–49 46.2%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,567 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,343.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 49.5%; ≥50% 21.5%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $2,280 (1.455× ACS median gross rent).
Population
36,700 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +5.0%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 17 projects, 1,567 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 13 properties, 842 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 1,372 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 01852 53.8% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 3.6%; ACS median gross rent is $1,567; population increased +5.0% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 3,597 units in 2–4-unit structures and 3,500 units in 5–49-unit structures; 17 LIHTC projects totaling 1,567 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $2,280 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,567. 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 01852 is a Census / HUD profile for Lowell, MA. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 01852 — Lowell, 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 01852?
ZIP 01852 (Lowell, MA HUD Metro FMR Area) has 36,700 residents, 14,809 households, a renter share of 53.8%, median household income of $77,058, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,567. Vacancy is 3.6%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 01852?
ACS counts 2,124 units in 2-unit buildings, 1,473 in 3–4 unit buildings, 725 in 5–9, 1,156 in 10–19, and 1,619 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 7,097 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 01852?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $2,280. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 01852 — Lowell, MA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Massachusetts ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 01852 is Census / HUD research for Lowell, 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.