Affordable housing in Massachusetts · 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.

HUD: public housing › Local housing agencies › HUD resource locator ›

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.

Massachusetts: housing agencies 130

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
Worcester Housing AuthorityWorcester · 2,410 public housing units · 3,700 vouchersSign in to view phone
Springfield Housing AuthoritySpringfield · 1,753 public housing units · 3,463 vouchersSign in to view phone
Fall River Housing AuthorityFall River · 2,023 public housing units · 2,494 vouchersSign in to view phone
New Bedford Housing AuthorityNew Bedford · 1,744 public housing units · 1,932 vouchersSign in to view phone
Brockton Housing AuthorityBrockton · 1,622 public housing units · 1,946 vouchersSign in to view phone
Lowell Housing AuthorityLowell · 1,621 public housing units · 1,405 vouchersSign in to view phone
Holyoke Housing AuthorityHolyoke · 754 public housing units · 1,918 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
Lawrence Housing AuthorityLawrence · 1,050 public housing units · 1,031 vouchersSign in to view phone
Lynn Housing AuthorityLynn · 455 public housing units · 1,571 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
Taunton Housing AuthorityTaunton · 564 public housing units · 1,190 vouchersSign in to view phone
Brookline Housing AuthorityBrookline · 139 public housing units · 1,420 vouchersSign in to view phone
Salem Housing AuthoritySalem · 39 public housing units · 1,387 vouchersSign in to view phone
Framingham Housing AuthorityFramingham · 167 public housing units · 1,065 vouchersSign in to view phone
Northampton Housing AuthorityNorthampton · 109 public housing units · 867 vouchersSign in to view phone
Chelsea Housing AuthorityChelsea · 352 public housing units · 609 vouchersSign in to view phone
Chicopee Housing AuthorityChicopee · 383 public housing units · 574 vouchersSign in to view phone
Chelmsford Housing AuthorityChelmsford · 891 vouchersSign in to view phone
Plymouth Housing AuthorityPlymouth · 30 public housing units · 740 vouchersSign in to view phone
Gloucester Housing AuthorityGloucester · 89 public housing units · 660 vouchersSign in to view phone
Pittsfield Housing AuthorityPittsfield · 163 public housing units · 585 vouchersSign in to view phone
Newton Housing AuthorityNewton Highlands · 298 public housing units · 446 vouchersSign in to view phone
Falmouth Housing AuthorityFalmouth · 222 public housing units · 505 vouchersSign in to view phone
Waltham Housing AuthorityWaltham · 265 public housing units · 455 vouchersSign in to view phone
Revere Housing AuthorityRevere · 194 public housing units · 491 vouchersSign in to view phone
Milford Housing AuthorityMilford · 65 public housing units · 567 vouchersSign in to view phone
Barnstable Housing AuthorityHyannis · 68 public housing units · 549 vouchersSign in to view phone
Methuen Housing AuthorityMethuen · 42 public housing units · 569 vouchersSign in to view phone
North Adams Housing AuthorityNorth Adams · 208 public housing units · 389 vouchersSign in to view phone
Franklin County Regional Housing AuthorityTurners Falls · 597 vouchersSign in to view phone
Beverly Housing AuthorityBeverly · 168 public housing units · 441 vouchersSign in to view phone
Dedham Housing AuthorityDedham · 584 vouchersSign in to view phone
Greenfield Housing AuthorityGreenfield · 533 vouchersSign in to view phone
Westfield Housing AuthorityWestfield · 517 vouchersSign in to view phone
Braintree Housing AuthorityBraintree · 504 vouchersSign in to view phone
Haverhill Housing AuthorityHaverhill · 467 vouchersSign in to view phone
Amherst Housing AuthorityAmherst · 15 public housing units · 444 vouchersSign in to view phone
Norwood Housing AuthorityNorwood · 96 public housing units · 345 vouchersSign in to view phone
Arlington Housing AuthorityArlington · 427 vouchersSign in to view phone
Wakefield Housing AuthorityWakefield · 40 public housing units · 378 vouchersSign in to view phone
Leominster Housing AuthorityLeominster · 404 vouchersSign in to view phone
Woburn Housing AuthorityWoburn · 100 public housing units · 292 vouchersSign in to view phone
Everett Housing AuthorityEverett · 370 vouchersSign in to view phone
Peabody Housing AuthorityPeabody · 341 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. The largest 50 are shown; the full list is under “Local housing agencies” above.

Massachusetts: subsidized apartments 868

MISSION PARK835 Huntington Ave, Boston 02115 · 775 assisted units · Seniors
PLUMLEY VILLAGE EAST16 Laurel St, Worcester 01608 · 512 assisted units · Families
CASTLE SQUARE APARTMENTS484 Tremont St, Boston 02116 · 450 assisted units · Families
GEORGETOWNE HOMES ONE400A Georgetowne Dr, Hyde Park 02136 · 435 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
Symphony Plaza Apartments333 Massachusetts Ave, Boston 02115 · 404 assisted units · Seniors
WESTMINSTER VILLAGE ARMS1349 Pawtucket Blvd, Lowell 01854 · 400 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
SHORE PLAZA EAST408 Border St, East Boston 02128 · 378 assisted units · Families
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS APTS.55 Williamsberg Dr, Worcester 01602 · 366 assisted units · Families
HARBOR POINT320 Mount Vernon St, Dorchester 02125 · 350 assisted units · Seniors
COLONIAL ESTATES1 Beacon Cir, Springfield 01119 · 349 assisted units · Families
CLARENDON HILL TOWERS1366 Broadway, Somerville 02144 · 347 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
ROXSE RESIDENCES5 Hammond St, Roxbury 02120 · 346 assisted units · Families
FRESH POND CONDOMINIUM362 Rindge Ave, Cambridge 02140 · 338 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
NEPTUNE TOWERS130 Neptune Blvd, Lynn 01905 · 332 assisted units · Families
MELVILLE TOWERS850 Pleasant St, New Bedford 02740 · 319 assisted units · Seniors
SOUTHERN 1000 ARTERY1000 Southern Artery, Quincy 02169 · 309 assisted units · Seniors
SEABURY HEIGHTS240 Belmont St, Worcester 01604 · 300 assisted units · Seniors
MI RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY I189 Maple St, Lawrence 01841 · 299 assisted units · Seniors
EDGEWATER APARTMENTS101 Lowell St, Springfield 01107 · 293 assisted units · Families
BLUE/ELM HILL (GRANITE #3)168 Seaver St, Boston 02121 · 285 assisted units · Families
MANDELA HOMES150 Northampton St, Roxbury 02118 · 276 assisted units · Families
FRANKLIN HIGHLANDS157 Homestead St, Dorchester 02121 · 270 assisted units · Families
GRANITE PLACE125 Granite St, Quincy 02169 · 269 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
BRANDYWYNE VILLAGE290 Brandywyne Dr, East Boston 02128 · 266 assisted units · Families
JACK SATTER HOUSE420 Revere Beach Blvd, Revere 02151 · 266 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
SAUGUS COMMONS APTS66 Newhall Ave, Saugus 01906 · 265 assisted units · Seniors
CHARLES NEWTOWN COOP32 Old Landing Way, Charlestown 02129 · 262 assisted units · Families
SILVER LEAF TERRACE75A Terrace Dr, Leominster 01453 · 261 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
BORDEN STREET HOUSING111 Borden St, Fall River 02721 · 260 assisted units · Seniors
GEORGETOWNE HOMES TWO400A Georgetowne Dr, Hyde Park 02136 · 255 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
LEVENTHAL HOUSE40 Wallingford Rd, Brighton 02135 · 253 assisted units · Seniors
AUTUMN WOODS7 Upland Gardens Dr, Worcester 01607 · 252 assisted units · Families
LINDEN TOWERS310 Stafford St, Springfield 01104 · 249 assisted units · Seniors
SKYVIEW DOWNTOWN10 Chestnut St, Springfield 01103 · 241 assisted units · Families
HAMILTON WADE DOUGLAS APARTMENTS54 Haverhill St, Brockton 02301 · 240 assisted units · Seniors
ULIN HOUSE30 Wallingford Rd, Brighton 02135 · 238 assisted units · Seniors
CONG RETIREMENT HOMES LLC200 W Foster St, Melrose 02176 · 237 assisted units · Seniors
ACADEMY HOMES II/NEW ACADEMY ESTATES2918 Washington St, Roxbury 02119 · 236 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
SHERWOOD VILLAGE143 Mill St, Natick 01760 · 235 assisted units · Seniors
APPLE VILLAGE502 Manor Rd, Beverly 01915 · 232 assisted units · FamiliesSign 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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