2026 limits · 14 counties
Massachusetts 2026 loan limits for duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes
In Massachusetts, the 2026 FHA limit for a fourplex runs from $1,041,125 to $2,402,625. 4 of 14 counties sit at the national floor; the highest is Dukes County, Nantucket County. The conforming limit, which caps a conventional loan Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac can buy, is $1,601,750 for a fourplex in most of the state and up to $2,402,625 in 7 high-cost counties.
Every county in Massachusetts
The limit caps the base loan, not the price. FHA's upfront premium can be added on top without counting against it. "High-cost" marks a county whose FHA limit is above the national floor.
| County | FHA 2026 | Conforming 2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 units | 3 units | 4 units | 2 units | 3 units | 4 units | |
| Barnstable County high-cost Barnstable Town, MA | $1,060,000 | $1,281,300 | $1,592,350 | $1,066,250 | $1,288,800 | $1,601,750 |
| Berkshire County Pittsfield, MA | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | $1,066,250 | $1,288,800 | $1,601,750 |
| Bristol County high-cost Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $1,008,450 | $1,219,000 | $1,514,950 | $1,066,250 | $1,288,800 | $1,601,750 |
| Dukes County high-cost Vineyard Haven, MA | $1,599,375 | $1,933,200 | $2,402,625 | $1,599,375 | $1,933,200 | $2,402,625 |
| Essex County high-cost Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $1,232,250 | $1,489,500 | $1,851,100 | $1,232,250 | $1,489,500 | $1,851,100 |
| Franklin County Greenfield, MA | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | $1,066,250 | $1,288,800 | $1,601,750 |
| Hampden County Springfield, MA | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | $1,066,250 | $1,288,800 | $1,601,750 |
| Hampshire County Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $693,050 | $837,700 | $1,041,125 | $1,066,250 | $1,288,800 | $1,601,750 |
| Middlesex County high-cost Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $1,232,250 | $1,489,500 | $1,851,100 | $1,232,250 | $1,489,500 | $1,851,100 |
| Nantucket County high-cost Nantucket, MA | $1,599,375 | $1,933,200 | $2,402,625 | $1,599,375 | $1,933,200 | $2,402,625 |
| Norfolk County high-cost Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $1,232,250 | $1,489,500 | $1,851,100 | $1,232,250 | $1,489,500 | $1,851,100 |
| Plymouth County high-cost Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $1,232,250 | $1,489,500 | $1,851,100 | $1,232,250 | $1,489,500 | $1,851,100 |
| Suffolk County high-cost Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $1,232,250 | $1,489,500 | $1,851,100 | $1,232,250 | $1,489,500 | $1,851,100 |
| Worcester County high-cost Worcester, MA | $697,800 | $843,500 | $1,048,300 | $1,066,250 | $1,288,800 | $1,601,750 |
How much building fits under the limit
With FHA's minimum 3.5% down, the base loan is 96.5% of the price. So the most you can pay and stay inside the limit is the limit divided by 0.965.
| Where | Duplex | Triplex | Fourplex |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 counties at the floor | $718,186 | $868,082 | $1,078,886 |
| Dukes County | $1,657,383 | $2,003,316 | $2,489,766 |
Put more than 3.5% down and the ceiling on price rises with it. Price is also only half of it: on a three- or four-unit building, FHA's self-sufficiency test often binds before the loan limit does. The calculator runs both against a county you pick.
VA and conventional in Massachusetts
Conventional loans use the conforming column. On a 2-4 unit home you live in, Freddie Mac's published maximum is 95% loan-to-value for a mortgage its automated system accepts, but 85% (two units) and 80% (three or four) for a "super conforming" loan above the baseline, and the same 85% and 80% for a manually underwritten one.
A veteran with full VA entitlement has no county limit. If some entitlement is still tied up in another loan, VA ties the guaranty to the one-unit conforming limit even for a fourplex: $832,750 to $1,249,125 in Massachusetts. The guaranty is 25% of that figure minus the entitlement already used.
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