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.

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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.

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

CAPITOL SQUARE APTS31 Bradford St, Pittsfield 01201 · 64 assisted units · Seniors
AMESBURY GARDENS206 Amesbury St, Lawrence 01841 · 64 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
Castle Cove225 W 2nd St, South Boston 02127 · 64 assisted units · Seniors
SAXONVILLE VILLAGE1559 Concord St, Framingham 01701 · 63 assisted units · Families
TAB II8 Kingsdale St, Dorchester 02124 · 63 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
Costello House1475 Roosevelt Ave, Springfield 01109 · 62 assisted units · Seniors
RAYNHAM75 Mill St, Raynham 02767 · 62 assisted units · Seniors
CEYLON FIELDS414 Columbia Rd, Dorchester 02125 · 62 assisted units · Families
CLOSE BUILDING243 Broadway, Cambridge 02139 · 61 assisted units · Families
MHPI IV3 Boylston Pl, Jamaica Plain 02130 · 61 assisted units · People with disabilities
WILDER GARDENS20 Bishop Joe L Smith Way, Boston 02121 · 61 assisted units · Families
JAMAICA PLAINS COOP SERV131 Morton St, Jamaica Plain 02130 · 61 assisted units · Seniors
MOUNTAIN VILLAGE200 E Mountain St, Worcester 01606 · 60 assisted units · Families
NEHOIDEN GLEN1045 Central Ave, Needham 02492 · 60 assisted units · Seniors
LINCOLN SCHOOL86 Central St, Hingham 02043 · 60 assisted units · Seniors
HANOVER LEGION ELD APTS70 Legion Dr, Hanover 02339 · 60 assisted units · Seniors
ESSEX GARDENS103 Broad St Apt 109, Lynn 01902 · 60 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
MILL HOLLOW APARTMENTS133 Jabish St, Belchertown 01007 · 60 assisted units · Seniors
PINE OAKS VILLAGE - Phase I61 John Nelson Way, Harwich 02645 · 60 assisted units · Seniors
MERRIMACK VALLEY APTS20 Calumet Rd, Methuen 01844 · 60 assisted units · Seniors
COLONY RETIREMENT HOMES I485 Grove St, Worcester 01605 · 60 assisted units · Seniors
CHERITON GROVE20 Cheriton Rd, West Roxbury 02132 · 60 assisted units · Seniors
ROGERS HALL196 Rogers St, Lowell 01852 · 60 assisted units · Seniors
Proprietors Field118 Church St, Williamstown 01267 · 60 assisted units · Seniors
SENIOR LIVING ON BELLINGHAM HILL100 Bellingham St, Chelsea 02150 · 60 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
LANDFALL WEST APARTMENTS401 Border St, East Boston 02128 · 59 assisted units · Seniors
LIBERTY PINES56 Creek St, Wrentham 02093 · 58 assisted units · Seniors
Island Creek Village East30 Tremont St, Duxbury 02332 · 58 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
WEST END PLACE/LOWELL SQUARE150 Staniford St, Boston 02114 · 58 assisted units · Families
LIBERTY HILL5 Nursery St, Springfield 01104 · 57 assisted units · Families
NORAL HOUSING12 Algonquin St, Dorchester 02124 · 57 assisted units · Families
PULASKI HEIGHTS76 Maple St, Holyoke 01040 · 57 assisted units · Seniors
CONCORD ST CIRCLE APTS/MAYNARD HA1 Concord St, Maynard 01754 · 56 assisted units · Seniors
CANTON VILLAGE1 Will Dr, Canton 02021 · 56 assisted units · Seniors
HAMPDEN H.A./SPRINGMEADOW APTS26 Springmeadow Ln, Hampden 01036 · 56 assisted units · Seniors
Bedford Veterans Quarters200 Springs Rd, Bedford 01730 · 56 assisted units · Families
MACARTHUR TERRACE65 Broadway St, Chicopee 01020 · 55 assisted units · Families
COTTON MILL APARTMENTS17 Douglas Rd, Whitinsville 01588 · 55 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
RINDGE TOWER APARTMENTS402 Rindge Ave, Cambridge 02140 · 55 assisted units · Families
BARNES SCHOOL ELDERLY HOUSING127 Marion St, East Boston 02128 · 55 assisted units · Seniors

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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