Cost of living in Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts
Simple answer
Typical rent is $3,408 a month.
Hanscom AFB is a Census community, not a separate city government in Massachusetts. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $104,688 a year.
- People
- 2,110
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $3,408
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $104,688
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- Not published
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- Not matched
- HUD county or town rent
Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts has about 2,110 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
The Census Bureau did not publish a typical home value here.
We could not match one HUD fair-market rent to Middlesex County. Some counties have more than one HUD rent, and we do not average them.
In the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, prices sit at 108.3 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Massachusetts taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Hanscom AFB's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Massachusetts home paid 30.49¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Hanscom AFB's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in Massachusetts averaged $3.13 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 203 places we list in Massachusetts with a rent figure, 0 have higher typical rent than Hanscom AFB.
Nearby places
- Lexington
Typical rent $2,891
Compare with Hanscom AFB - Burlington
Typical rent $2,718
Compare with Hanscom AFB - Waltham
Typical rent $2,268
Compare with Hanscom AFB - Pinehurst
Typical rent $1,946
Compare with Hanscom AFB - West Concord
Typical rent $2,675
Compare with Hanscom AFB - Arlington
Typical rent $2,082
Compare with Hanscom AFB - Belmont
Typical rent $2,527
- Woburn
Typical rent $2,221
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Massachusetts
Bigger places in Massachusetts
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.