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

AIDYLBERG II38 Wing Rd, Oak Bluffs 02557 · 5 assisted units · Seniors
HILLSIDE VILLAGE III421 Edgartown Vineyard Haven Rd, Vineyard Haven 02568 · 5 assisted units · Seniors
WOODSIDE VILLAGE V45 Village Rd, Vineyard Haven 02568 · 5 assisted units · Seniors
CLARKSBURG RESIDENCE201 Henderson Rd, Clarksburg 01247 · 5 assisted units · People with disabilities
PARK AVENUE95 Park Ave Apt 3, West Springfield 01089 · 5 assisted units · People with disabilities
JACKSON ROAD GROUP HOME27 Jackson Rd, Somerville 02145 · 5 assisted units · People with disabilities
AVIATOR - ASSOC COMM LIVINGWestfield 01085 · 5 assisted units · People with disabilities
MEADOW STREET GROUP HOME223 Meadow St, Agawam 01001 · 5 assisted units · People with disabilities
HOMES OF CARE III2 Anne St, Groveland 01834 · 5 assisted units · People with disabilities
CAREER RESOURCES HAVERHILLHaverhill 01830 · 5 assisted units · People with disabilities
WORK INC.- MILTON47 Wolcott Rd, Milton 02186 · 5 assisted units · Seniors
BRIDGEWELL MERRIMAC RESIDENCE40 Church St, Merrimac 01860 · 5 assisted units · People with disabilities
Fruit Sever Street Apts.11 Sever St, Worcester 01609 · 5 assisted unitsSign in to view phone
Chestnut Crossing Apartments275 Chestnut St, Springfield 01104 · 5 assisted unitsSign in to view phone
33 Sargent Avenue15 Mortimer Pl, Somerville 02145 · 5 assisted units · Families
Harrison Tower860 Harrison Ave, Boston 02118 · 5 assisted unitsSign in to view phone
Bentley Apartments LLC20 Bentley Ave, Great Barrington 01230 · 5 assisted unitsSign in to view phone
Tannery Limited18 Crowninshield St, Peabody 01960 · 5 assisted unitsSign in to view phone
Cabot Housing245 Cabot St, Beverly 01915 · 5 assisted unitsSign in to view phone
Holtzer Park137 Amory St, Boston 02119 · 5 assisted unitsSign in to view phone
Northampton Tower35 Northampton St, Boston 02118 · 5 assisted unitsSign in to view phone
SHERIDAN STREET RESIDENCE561 Sheridan St, Chicopee 01020 · 4 assisted units · People with disabilities
GLENDALE RESIDENCE53 Glendale Rd, East Longmeadow 01028 · 4 assisted units · People with disabilities
GENE BURNS HOUSE664 Country Way, Scituate 02066 · 4 assisted units · People with disabilities
FOREST PARK51 Forest Park Ave, Springfield 01108 · 4 assisted units · People with disabilities
CHAMPLAIN HOUSE123 Champlain Ave, Springfield 01151 · 4 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
WEST ROXBURY RESIDENCES64 Saint Theresa Ave, West Roxbury 02132 · 4 assisted units · People with disabilities
TINKHAM ROAD802 Tinkham Rd, Wilbraham 01095 · 4 assisted units · People with disabilities
WOLCOTT STREET 8181 Wolcott St, Medford 02155 · 4 assisted units · People with disabilities
SECOND ASSOC PROPERTIES65 Price St, Springfield 01104 · 4 assisted units · People with disabilities
BROADWAY 104104 Broadway, Revere 02151 · 4 assisted units · People with disabilities
ST JAMES MANOR744 Saint James Ave, Springfield 01104 · 4 assisted units · Families
WILMINGTON COMM RESIDENCE500 Woburn St, Wilmington 01887 · 4 assisted units · People with disabilities
FALL RIVER RESIDENCE591 Montgomery St, Fall River 02720 · 4 assisted units · People with disabilities
MHPI XI337 Elliott St, Beverly 01915 · 4 assisted units · People with disabilities
HOPKINS STREET RESIDENCE159 Hopkins St, Reading 01867 · 4 assisted units · People with disabilities
FLORIDA STREET 208208 Florida St, Springfield 01109 · 4 assisted units · People with disabilities
AMESBURY RESIDENCE6 Rowell St, Amesbury 01913 · 4 assisted units · People with disabilities
BONTEMPO ROAD21 Bontempo Rd, Newton 02459 · 4 assisted units · People with disabilities
HASTINGS STREET62 Hastings St, Greenfield 01301 · 4 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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