Affordable housing in Boston · TangrenLi USA

Affordable housing across the U.S.: public housing, Section 8 vouchers, subsidized apartments, and the lotteries in New York City and San Francisco. Pick your state to see local housing agencies and subsidized apartments with phone numbers. Applying is always free.

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How to apply

Public housing and Section 8 vouchers: apply through the housing agency for your city or county. Most have waiting lists that open only at certain times.
Subsidized apartments: contact each building’s office directly. Every building keeps its own waiting list, and you can apply to several.
Lotteries: register and apply on the city’s lottery site. Applications are ordered at random after the deadline, so timing does not matter; one application per household per lottery.
In every case household size, income and identity are verified, so have your documents ready. Waits can be months, and years in high-demand areas.

Applying is always free. Be wary of anyone who says paying will move you up or guarantee a unit, or who charges to apply for you.

Boston: housing agencies 14

Boston Housing AuthorityBoston · 8,274 public housing units · 17,760 vouchersSign in to view phone
Exec. Office Housing & Livable CommunitiesBoston · 23,272 vouchersSign in to view phone
Cambridge Housing AuthorityCambridge · 52 public housing units · 7,602 vouchersSign in to view phone
Quincy Housing AuthorityQuincy · 40 public housing units · 2,356 vouchersSign in to view phone
Malden Housing AuthorityMalden · 1,185 public housing units · 983 vouchersSign in to view phone
Somerville Housing AuthoritySomerville · 583 public housing units · 1,369 vouchersSign in to view phone
Medford Housing AuthorityMedford · 497 public housing units · 1,194 vouchersSign in to view phone
Chelsea Housing AuthorityChelsea · 352 public housing units · 609 vouchersSign in to view phone
Revere Housing AuthorityRevere · 194 public housing units · 491 vouchersSign in to view phone
Braintree Housing AuthorityBraintree · 504 vouchersSign in to view phone
Everett Housing AuthorityEverett · 370 vouchersSign in to view phone
Melrose Housing AuthorityMelrose · 301 vouchersSign in to view phone
Weymouth Housing AuthorityWeymouth · 70 public housing units · 229 vouchersSign in to view phone
Milton Housing AuthorityMilton · 218 vouchersSign in to view phone

Housing agencies take applications for public housing and Section 8 vouchers; contact the one for your city or county. Most keep waiting lists that are not always open, so call first.

Boston: subsidized apartments 308

LANDFALL WEST APARTMENTS401 Border St, East Boston 02128 · 59 assisted units · Seniors
WEST END PLACE/LOWELL SQUARE150 Staniford St, Boston 02114 · 58 assisted units · Families
NORAL HOUSING12 Algonquin St, Dorchester 02124 · 57 assisted units · Families
RINDGE TOWER APARTMENTS402 Rindge Ave, Cambridge 02140 · 55 assisted units · Families
BARNES SCHOOL ELDERLY HOUSING127 Marion St, East Boston 02128 · 55 assisted units · Seniors
JULIA MARTIN HOUSE80 Bickford St, Jamaica Plain 02130 · 55 assisted units · Seniors
CARDINAL MEDEIROS MANOR11 Woodcliff St, Dorchester 02125 · 54 assisted units · Seniors
CLEAVES DIMOCK-BRAGDON APTS6 Cleaves St, Roxbury 02119 · 54 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
ST BOTOLPH TERRACE351 Massachusetts Ave, Boston 02115 · 52 assisted units · Families
INDEPENDENCE MANOR II53 Independence Ave, Braintree 02184 · 50 assisted units · Seniors
WHITNEY-LORENTI HOUSE15 Summer St, Everett 02149 · 50 assisted units · Seniors
ROXBURY HIGHLAND1 Highland St, Roxbury 02119 · 50 assisted units · Families
SOUTH BOSTON ELDERLY HSG120 H St, South Boston 02127 · 50 assisted units · Seniors
WATERVIEW APARTMENTS1350 Columbia Rd, South Boston 02127 · 49 assisted units · Seniors
270 HUNTINGTON AVE270 Huntington Ave, Boston 02115 · 49 assisted units · Families
WALDEN SQUARE APTS15 Walden Square Rd, Cambridge 02140 · 48 assisted units · Families
WAYNE AT BLUE HILLSDorchester 02121 · 48 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
LEWIS MALL APARTMENTS2 Lewis Mall, East Boston 02128 · 47 assisted units · Seniors
GENEVA APTS231 Geneva Ave, Dorchester 02121 · 47 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
THE DORCHESTER51 Deering Rd, Boston 02126 · 47 assisted units · Families
CHEVERUS SCHOOL APTS.10 Moore St, East Boston 02128 · 47 assisted units · Seniors
SPENCER HOUSE2055 Columbus Ave, Boston 02119 · 46 assisted units · Seniors
LYMAN SCHOOL APARTMENTS30 Gove St, East Boston 02128 · 45 assisted units · Seniors
HOPE BAY APARTMENTS43 Normandy St, Dorchester 02121 · 45 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
MATTAPAN CENTER FOR LIFE550 River St, Mattapan 02126 · 45 assisted units · Seniors
GENEVA ELDERLY HOUSING22 Beechwood St, Dorchester 02121 · 45 assisted units · Seniors
Bancroft Dixwell Apartments6 Ernst St, Boston 02119 · 45 assisted units · Families
NATE SMITH HOUSE155 Lamartine St, Jamaica Plain 02130 · 44 assisted units · Seniors
ROBERT L FORTES HOUSE541 Shawmut Ave, Boston 02118 · 44 assisted units · Seniors
LONGFELLOW HOUSE885 South St, Roslindale 02131 · 44 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
CHARLESTOWN ELDERLY100 Ferrin St, Charlestown 02129 · 42 assisted units · Seniors
COVENANT HOUSE III30 Washington St Apt 40, Brighton 02135 · 42 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Howland One Three/Walnut Two Four Seven1 Howland St, Dorchester 02121 · 41 assisted units · Families
SARAH BAKER MANOR33 Perrin St, Roxbury 02119 · 41 assisted units · Seniors
WOLLASTON MANOR91 Clay St, Quincy 02170 · 41 assisted units · Seniors
DITSON STREET SENIOR HSG25 Ditson St, Dorchester 02122 · 40 assisted units · Seniors
MASS PIKE TOWERS360 Tremont St, Boston 02116 · 40 assisted units · Families
MEI WAH VILLAGE10 Maple Pl, Boston 02111 · 40 assisted units · Seniors
BEACHMONT ASSOCIATES95 Crescent Ave, Revere 02151 · 40 assisted units · Seniors
Anna Bissonnette House1640 Washington St, Boston 02118 · 40 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone

These rental buildings are subsidized by HUD, with rent based on household income. Call the building’s office directly to ask about vacancies and waiting lists. Larger buildings are listed first.

Affordable housing elsewhere in Massachusetts

Agency and apartment lists are from HUD open data, fetched 2026-10-30. Vacancies, rents and eligibility are as confirmed by each office or official site.

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