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

CENTER HOUSE167 Highland Ave, Somerville 02143 · 9 assisted units · People with disabilities
TRIANGLE HOUSE146 Lawrence St, Malden 02148 · 9 assisted units · People with disabilities
WOODSIDE VILLAGE III60B Village Rd, Vineyard Haven 02568 · 9 assisted units · Seniors
DOUGLAS HOUSE7 Oakland St, Lexington 02420 · 9 assisted units · People with disabilities
WOODSIDE VILLAGE IV55 Village Rd, Oak Bluffs 02557 · 9 assisted units · Seniors
WOODSIDE VILLAGE VI40 Village Rd, Vineyard Haven 02568 · 9 assisted units · Seniors
BRIDGEWELL INC - LYNN28 Lewis St, Lynn 01902 · 9 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
Meadowbrook Estates491 Bridge Rd, Florence 01062 · 9 assisted unitsSign in to view phone
DOMICILIA III40 Green St, Jamaica Plain 02130 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilities
CARLISLE VILLAGE COURT145 Church St, Carlisle 01741 · 8 assisted units · Seniors
GREENWOOD PARK I24 Drury Ln, Longmeadow 01106 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
MINUTEMAN HSG500 Newtown Rd, Littleton 01460 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilities
HARBOR LIGHT95 Pearl St, Chelsea 02150 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilities
MT. VERNON I54 Mount Vernon St, Somerville 02145 · 8 assisted units · Seniors
HANSON GROUP HOME53 W Washington St, Hanson 02341 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilities
MT. VERNON II58 Mount Vernon St, Somerville 02145 · 8 assisted units · Families
WHITTIER SCHOOL APTS20 Prospect St, Amesbury 01913 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilities
MARSHFIELD GROUP HOME1254 Main St, Marshfield 02050 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilities
CATHERINE STREET35 Catherine St, Gardner 01440 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
KINGSTON GROUP HOME23 Evergreen St, Kingston 02364 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilities
BAY COVE GROUP HOMES IV44 Moseley St, Dorchester 02125 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
GREENWOOD PARK II97 Brookwood Dr, Longmeadow 01106 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
ALGONQUIN/CASINO50 Algonquin St, Chicopee 01013 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilities
AVON PLACE52 Avon Pl, Springfield 01105 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilities
FIRST ASSOC PROPERTY HOMES675 Williams St, Longmeadow 01106 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilities
BROADWAY RESIDENCE181 Broadway, Somerville 02145 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
BAY COVE GROUP HOMES II59 Stanley St, Dorchester 02125 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilities
ALTERNATIVE HOMES33 Nonantum Pl, Newton 02458 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilities
WHITINSVILLE ELDERLY2 Chestnut St, Whitinsville 01588 · 8 assisted units · Seniors
BRIDGE HOUSE59 Main St, Northborough 01532 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
QUINCY HOUSE500 Victory Rd, Quincy 02171 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilities
TAUNTON GROUP HOMETaunton 02780 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilities
STEVENS ST SUPPORTIVE HSG25 Stevens St, Marlborough 01752 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilities
SOMERVILLE PLACE131 Somerville Ave, Somerville 02143 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilities
CALIFORNIA STREET538 California St, Newton 02460 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilities
LANDMARK HOUSE144 Orange St, Nantucket 02554 · 8 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
GREATER SPRINGFIELD RESIDENCES168 Greystone Ave, West Springfield 01089 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilities
MAY WEST ROXBURY RESIDENCES, INC.5000 Washington St, West Roxbury 02132 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
WESTLAND TERRACE RESIDENCE20 Westland Ter, Haverhill 01830 · 8 assisted units · Families
CREATIVE LIVING ANDOVER368 S Main St, Andover 01810 · 8 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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