Bankruptcy Allowable Living Expenses
(Cases Filed On or After May 15, 2024)

Local Housing and Utilities Standards*

Massachusetts

 

  Family Size and Expense Type
1 Person 2 People 3 People 4 People 5 or More People
County FIPS Code Non-
Mortgage
Mortgage/
Rent
Non-
Mortgage
Mortgage/
Rent
Non-
Mortgage
Mortgage/
Rent
Non-
Mortgage
Mortgage/
Rent
Non-
Mortgage
Mortgage/
Rent
Barnstable County25001$640$1,694$752$1,990$792$2,097$883$2,338$897$2,376
Berkshire County25003$636$1,195$747$1,403$787$1,479$878$1,649$892$1,675
Bristol County25005$669$1,622$785$1,906$828$2,008$923$2,239$938$2,275
Dukes County25007$840$2,270$986$2,667$1,039$2,810$1,159$3,133$1,177$3,184
Essex County25009$720$2,033$845$2,388$891$2,516$993$2,806$1,009$2,851
Franklin County25011$636$1,290$747$1,515$787$1,597$878$1,780$892$1,809
Hampden County25013$666$1,265$782$1,486$824$1,566$919$1,746$934$1,774
Hampshire County25015$649$1,552$763$1,822$804$1,920$896$2,141$910$2,176
Middlesex County25017$724$2,302$850$2,704$896$2,849$999$3,177$1,015$3,228
Nantucket County25019$765$2,869$898$3,370$946$3,551$1,055$3,959$1,072$4,023
Norfolk County25021$747$2,229$877$2,618$925$2,758$1,031$3,076$1,048$3,125
Plymouth County25023$713$1,958$838$2,299$883$2,423$984$2,702$1,000$2,746
Suffolk County25025$743$2,070$872$2,431$919$2,562$1,025$2,856$1,042$2,902
Worcester County25027$696$1,585$817$1,862$861$1,962$960$2,188$975$2,223

 

* Note: The IRS expense figures posted on this Web site are for use in completing bankruptcy forms. They are not for use in computing taxes or for any other tax administration purpose. Expense information for tax purposes can be found on the IRS Web site.

 

Friday, October 14, 2011 1:29 PM