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

HYDE PLACE46 Railroad St, Lee 01238 · 41 assisted units · Seniors
RICHARDS APARTMENTS52 Hartley St, Webster 01570 · 41 assisted units · Families
RIDDLEBROOK APARTMENTS13 West St, Douglas 01516 · 41 assisted units · Seniors
SARAH BAKER MANOR33 Perrin St, Roxbury 02119 · 41 assisted units · Seniors
WOLLASTON MANOR91 Clay St, Quincy 02170 · 41 assisted units · Seniors
Bruyere Gardens975 Varnum Ave, Lowell 01854 · 41 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
DITSON STREET SENIOR HSG25 Ditson St, Dorchester 02122 · 40 assisted units · Seniors
THE WOODLANDS165 County Rd, Plympton 02367 · 40 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
CONWAY GARDENS10 Newbury St, Worcester 01609 · 40 assisted units · Families
MASS PIKE TOWERS360 Tremont St, Boston 02116 · 40 assisted units · Families
ORCHARD VIEW108 Everett St, Easthampton 01027 · 40 assisted units · Seniors
LEBANESE COMM HSG FOR ELDERLY222 Pelham St, Methuen 01844 · 40 assisted units · Seniors
ROCKDALE HOUSE63 School St, Northbridge 01534 · 40 assisted units · Seniors
AHREND CIRCLE APARTMENTS216 Sheep Pasture Rd, Southwick 01077 · 40 assisted units · Seniors
COLLEGE HIGHWAY APTS391 Main St, Easthampton 01027 · 40 assisted units · People with disabilities
CLAFLIN HOUSE40 Taylor St, Framingham 01702 · 40 assisted units · Seniors
BEL-AIR HOMES5 Allendale St, Springfield 01107 · 40 assisted units · Families
MEI WAH VILLAGE10 Maple Pl, Boston 02111 · 40 assisted units · Seniors
ROCKDALE COMMON ASSOC37 Taft St, Northbridge 01534 · 40 assisted units · Families
BEACHMONT ASSOCIATES95 Crescent Ave, Revere 02151 · 40 assisted units · Seniors
BARRETT HOUSE17 Pleasant St, Adams 01220 · 40 assisted units · Seniors
BROWNSTONE GARDENS III110 Somers Rd, East Longmeadow 01028 · 40 assisted units · Seniors
The Wentworth1 Shattuck St, Lowell 01852 · 40 assisted units · Seniors
SOUTHAMPTON HSG FOR ELDERLY128 College Hwy, Southampton 01073 · 40 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Anna Bissonnette House1640 Washington St, Boston 02118 · 40 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
RILEY HOUSE39 Maple St, Hyde Park 02136 · 40 assisted units · Seniors
Ruggles Shawmut Housing41 Ruggles St, Roxbury 02119 · 40 assisted units · Families
ROCKLAND STREET ELDERLY24 Rockland St, Roxbury 02119 · 40 assisted units · Seniors
CHERITON HEIGHTS SENIOR18 Cheriton Rd, West Roxbury 02132 · 40 assisted units · Seniors
ROXBURY CROSSING SENIOR BLDG30 Gurney St, Boston 02120 · 40 assisted units · Seniors
OXFORD PLACE15 Oxford Pl, Boston 02111 · 39 assisted units · Families
HUDNER BUILDING145 Old 2nd St, Fall River 02721 · 39 assisted units · Seniors
Northbrook Village II135 Pleasant St, Berlin 01503 · 39 assisted units · Seniors
HOLY FAMILY TERRACE611 State Rd, North Adams 01247 · 38 assisted units · Seniors
EPWORTH ARMS350 West St, Pittsfield 01201 · 38 assisted units · Seniors
BCN PROPERTIES50 Bower St, Roxbury 02119 · 38 assisted units · Families
SCHOOL HOUSE KENILWORTH WILLIAMS6 Kenilworth St, Roxbury 02119 · 38 assisted units · Seniors
PARK GARDENS24 Walnut Park, Roxbury 02119 · 38 assisted units · Families
FABENS BUILDING312 Union St, Lynn 01901 · 37 assisted units · Seniors
CROSSWAY VILLAGE ELDERLY HSGLee 01238 · 37 assisted units · People with disabilities

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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