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.
Massachusetts: housing agencies 130
- Boston Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Exec. Office Housing & Livable CommunitiesSign in to view phone
- Cambridge Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Worcester Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Springfield Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Fall River Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- New Bedford Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Brockton Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Lowell Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Holyoke Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Quincy Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Malden Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Lawrence Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Lynn Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Somerville Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Medford Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Taunton Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Brookline Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Salem Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Framingham Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Northampton Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Chelsea Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Chicopee Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Chelmsford Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Plymouth Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Gloucester Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Pittsfield Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Newton Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Falmouth Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Waltham Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Revere Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Milford Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Barnstable Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Methuen Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- North Adams Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Franklin County Regional Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Beverly Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Dedham Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Greenfield Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Westfield Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Braintree Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Haverhill Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Amherst Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Norwood Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Arlington Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Wakefield Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Leominster Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Woburn Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Everett Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
- Peabody Housing AuthoritySign 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
- Spencer House II
- HUBBARDSTON HOUSE APTS
- CASAS BORINQUEN
- UPHAMS CORNER
- TOWNSEND WOODS
- COMMGLEN Apartment
- WATER STREET APARTMENTS
- MEADOWBROOK VILLAGE
- ADAMS HOUSING
- QUINCY COMMONS - ROXBURY
- VILLAGE AT ASCENSION HEIGHTSSign in to view phone
- MHPI XII- SPENCER
- PLANNING OFFICE FOR URBAN AFFAIRS
- GROTON COMMONS
- E Henry Twiggs Estates
- NEW HORIZONS
- CHAUNCY HOUSE
- PUTNAM SCHOOL / CAMBRIDGE H.A.
- CARRIAGE HOUSE AT ACUSHNET
- NONANTUM VILLAGE PLACE
- Long-Glen Rental Apts.
- GOSNOLD GROVE
- RAP UP I
- DAWSON BUILDING
- JOHN BOYLE OREILLY SCHOOL APTS.
- BROWNSTONE GARDENS II
- NORTHBROOK VILLAGE
- PIEDMONT BRIGHTSIDE APTS
- TAUNTON GARDENS
- ST. THERESA'S HOUSE
- VILLA AT MEADOWVIEW
- COX BUILDING
- FENNO HOUSE
- WINSLOW VILLAGE
- CEDARS HOME IISign in to view phone
- VISITING NURSE ASSISTED LIVING
- MARY COLBERT APARTMENTS
- VETERANS BENEFITS CLEARINGHOUSE
- WESTLAND AVENUE APTS
- WARREN AVE APTSSign 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.
