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

GENEVA APTS231 Geneva Ave, Dorchester 02121 · 47 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
WINSLOW VILLAGE II1554 Ocean St, Marshfield 02050 · 47 assisted units · Seniors
VETERANS PARK APARTMENTS598 Dwight St, Holyoke 01040 · 47 assisted units · Seniors
THE DORCHESTER51 Deering Rd, Boston 02126 · 47 assisted units · Families
CHEVERUS SCHOOL APTS.10 Moore St, East Boston 02128 · 47 assisted units · Seniors
IRVING SQUARE APTS75 Irving St, Framingham 01702 · 46 assisted units · Seniors
EAST MOUNTAIN VIEW138 E Mountain Rd, Westfield 01085 · 46 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
VAN DER HEYDEN774 State St, Springfield 01109 · 45 assisted units · Families
WOODSIDE VILLAGE60A Village Rd, Vineyard Haven 02568 · 45 assisted units · Seniors
COLEMAN HOUSE II677 Winchester St, Newton 02459 · 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
HAWTHORNE HILL ELD HSG106 Main St, Rutland 01543 · 44 assisted units · Seniors
OLYMPIA SQUARE429 Washington St, Lynn 01901 · 44 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
NEVINS MANOR10 Ingalls Ct, Methuen 01844 · 44 assisted units · Seniors
Young House790 Brock Ave, New Bedford 02744 · 44 assisted units · Seniors
COLONIAL POINT95 Audubon Rd, Wakefield 01880 · 44 assisted units · Families
NATE SMITH HOUSE155 Lamartine St, Jamaica Plain 02130 · 44 assisted units · Seniors
SHAWME HEIGHTS APTS.5 Leveridge Ln, Sandwich 02563 · 44 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
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
FALCON HOUSING28 Miles Morgan Ct, Wilbraham 01095 · 44 assisted units · Seniors
SOUTH HADLEY SUPPORTIVE HSG93 Canal St, South Hadley 01075 · 44 assisted units · Seniors
JEFFERSON AVE SCHOOL APTS67 Jefferson Ave, Springfield 01107 · 43 assisted units · Seniors
WILLOW APARTMENTS19 Willow St, Lynn 01901 · 43 assisted units · Seniors
HAMILTON GROVE APTS. / NEWTON H.A.541 Grove St, Newton 02462 · 42 assisted units · Seniors
LOWELL50 Stackpole St, Lowell 01852 · 42 assisted units · Seniors
HIGHLAND HOUSE250 Oak Grove Ave, Springfield 01109 · 42 assisted units · Seniors
BROOK SCHOOL APTS44 School St, Weston 02493 · 42 assisted units · Seniors
CHARLESTOWN ELDERLY100 Ferrin St, Charlestown 02129 · 42 assisted units · Seniors
SUMNER ST HSG FOR THE ELDERLY195 Sumner St, Newton 02459 · 42 assisted units · Seniors
ST JAMES COMMONS573 State St, Springfield 01109 · 42 assisted units · Families
JOHN W. WEEKS HOUSE7 Hereward Rd, Newton 02459 · 42 assisted units · Seniors
COVENANT HOUSE III30 Washington St Apt 40, Brighton 02135 · 42 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
NEW FALLS APTS2281 Washington St, Newton 02462 · 41 assisted units · Seniors
Howland One Three/Walnut Two Four Seven1 Howland St, Dorchester 02121 · 41 assisted units · Families

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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