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

BAY VILLAGE APARTMENTS2000 Bay St, Fall River 02724 · 182 assisted units · Families
LEYDEN WOODS APARTMENTS26 Heather Ct, Greenfield 01301 · 181 assisted units · Families
ALGONQUIN HEIGHTS1 Algonquin Ter, Plymouth 02360 · 181 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
VIVIENDAS ASSOCIATES4A W Dedham St, Boston 02118 · 181 assisted units · Families
CUMMINS TOWERS855 American Legion Hwy, Roslindale 02131 · 180 assisted units · Families
LEISURE TOWER10 Farrar St, Lynn 01902 · 180 assisted units · Seniors
WELLINGTON HOUSE84 Murray Ave, Worcester 01610 · 180 assisted units · Seniors
HIGHLAND GLEN1120 Highland Glen Rd, Westwood 02090 · 179 assisted units · Seniors
MARKSDALE GARDENS COOP.2 Crestwood Park, Dorchester 02121 · 178 assisted units · Families
BERGEN CIRCLE15 Girard Ave, Springfield 01109 · 178 assisted units · Families
BLAKE ESTATES I1344 Hyde Park Ave, Hyde Park 02136 · 175 assisted units · Seniors
WASHINGTON COLUMBIA II90 Columbia Rd, Boston 02121 · 175 assisted units · Families
GRANT MANOR1812 Washington St, Roxbury 02118 · 175 assisted units · Families
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS86 Crawford St, Dorchester 02121 · 175 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
MAPLE COMMONS60 School St, Springfield 01105 · 173 assisted units · Seniors
TANNERY II12 Crowninshield St, Peabody 01960 · 172 assisted units · Families
SOUTH END TENANTS HOUSES II139 Pembroke St, Boston 02118 · 172 assisted units · Families
CONCORD HOUSE715 Tremont St, Boston 02118 · 171 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
SPRING MEADOW APTS256 Canon Cir, Springfield 01118 · 170 assisted units · Families
FAIRHAVEN VILLAGE330 Main St, Fairhaven 02719 · 169 assisted units · Seniors
HOLBROOK APARTMENTS101 Longmeadow Dr, Holbrook 02343 · 169 assisted units · Seniors
ANDOVER COMMONS30 Railroad St, Andover 01810 · 167 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
VILLAGE PARK1 Village Park Rd, Amherst 01002 · 167 assisted units · Families
TRINITY VILLAGE283 Grove St, Brockton 02302 · 164 assisted units · Seniors
WHITTIER TERRACE29 Oxford St, Worcester 01609 · 163 assisted units · Families
SHIPS COVE APARTMENTS130 Canal St, Fall River 02721 · 162 assisted units · Families
MARBLE STREET APARTMENTS11 Marble St, Worcester 01603 · 162 assisted units · Seniors
MARCUS GARVEY GARDENS44 John Eliot Sq, Roxbury 02119 · 161 assisted units · Seniors
HOPE GARDENS847 Park St, Attleboro 02703 · 160 assisted units · Seniors
PARK GARDENS12 Burnham Rd, Methuen 01844 · 160 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
CHELSEA VILLAGE5 Admirals Way, Chelsea 02150 · 160 assisted units · Seniors
COCHITUATE HOMES COOP12A Interfaith Ter, Framingham 01702 · 160 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
FITCHBURG GREEN370 Water St, Fitchburg 01420 · 159 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
SIMON FIREMAN COMMUNITY640 N Main St, Randolph 02368 · 159 assisted units · Seniors
NEW FRANKLIN PARK20 Mount Bowdoin Ter, Boston 02121 · 156 assisted units · Families
PALMER GREEN ESTATES1 Beacon Dr, Palmer 01069 · 156 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
CANTERBURY TOWER6 Wachusett St, Worcester 01609 · 156 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
ARSENAL APARTMENTS465 Arsenal St, Watertown 02472 · 156 assisted units · Seniors
BEDFORD TOWERS231 Middle St, New Bedford 02740 · 156 assisted units · Families
SARGEANT WEST APTS137 Sargeant St, Holyoke 01040 · 154 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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