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

UNION TOWERS I95 Broad St, Weymouth 02188 · 154 assisted units · Seniors
ST ALFIOS VILLA35 Common St, Lawrence 01840 · 154 assisted units · Seniors
ORCHARD HILL ESTATES165 Sutton Ave, Oxford 01540 · 153 assisted units · Families
WASHINGTON COLUMBIA APTS173 Columbia Rd, Boston 02121 · 151 assisted units · Families
NORTON GLEN11 Norton Glen Rd, Norton 02766 · 150 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
INDEPENDENCE HOUSE1475 Roosevelt Ave, Springfield 01109 · 150 assisted units · Seniors
SWAN POND VILLAGE1001 Alewife Cir, South Yarmouth 02664 · 150 assisted units · Seniors
TOWN BROOK HOUSE45 Brackett St, Quincy 02169 · 150 assisted units · Seniors
VALEBROOK APARTMENTS7A Summer St, Lawrence 01840 · 150 assisted units · Seniors
TABER MILL APTS217 Deane St, New Bedford 02746 · 150 assisted units · Seniors
CUSHING RESIDENCE INC1 Elmwood Farm Dr, Hanover 02339 · 149 assisted units · Seniors
FRANCIS CABOT LOWELL MILL I190 Moody St, Waltham 02453 · 149 assisted units · Seniors
METHUNION MANOR405 Columbus Ave, Boston 02116 · 149 assisted units · Families
EASTGATE APARTMENTS - BAY MEADOW1306 Bay St, Springfield 01109 · 148 assisted units · Families
COTTAGE BROOK11 W Cottage St, Dorchester 02125 · 147 assisted units · Families
HISTORIC SOUTH END APTS792 Tremont St, Boston 02118 · 146 assisted units · Families
MORVILLE HOUSE100 Norway St, Boston 02115 · 145 assisted units · Seniors
MILLBROOK SQUARE APTS17 Mill St, Arlington 02476 · 145 assisted units · Seniors
BLACKSTONE APARTMENTS33 Blossom St, Boston 02114 · 145 assisted units · Seniors
RESERVOIR TOWERS1925 Commonwealth Ave, Brighton 02135 · 145 assisted units · Seniors
SILSBEE TOWERLynn 01901 · 145 assisted units · Seniors
COUNCIL TOWER2875 Washington St, Roxbury 02119 · 144 assisted units · Seniors
BOSTON REHAB15 Royce Rd, Boston 02134 · 144 assisted units · Seniors
GRANITE LENA PARK APARTMENTS4 Esmond St, Dorchester 02121 · 143 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
MADISON PARK IV1 Brook Marshall Rd, Roxbury 02120 · 143 assisted units · People with disabilities
BAY STATE APTS414 Chestnut St, Springfield 01104 · 142 assisted units · Seniors
JOSEPHS HOUSE279 Daniels St, Fitchburg 01420 · 139 assisted units · Seniors
PEABODY HOUSE18 Walnut St, Peabody 01960 · 139 assisted units · Seniors
BROCKTON COMMONS55 City Hall Plz, Brockton 02301 · 139 assisted units · Seniors
THE STEARNS10 Temple Pl, Boston 02111 · 139 assisted units · Seniors
LPI Portfolio22 Greenville St, Boston 02119 · 138 assisted units · Families
WILBRAHAM COMMONS269 Stony Hill Rd, Wilbraham 01095 · 136 assisted units · Families
DORCHESTER BAY/GRANITE #9414 Columbia Rd, Dorchester 02125 · 134 assisted units · Families
SOMERVILLE 75 MyrtleSt/Bryant Manor75 Myrtle St, Somerville 02145 · 134 assisted units · Seniors
BINNALL HOUSE125 Connors St, Gardner 01440 · 133 assisted units · Seniors
WINTER VALLEY RESIDENCES600 Canton Ave, Milton 02186 · 132 assisted units · Seniors
SAVIN HILL APARTMENTS130 Auckland St, Dorchester 02125 · 131 assisted units · Seniors
FALLS VIEW APARTMENTS132 E Main St, Chicopee 01020 · 130 assisted units · Seniors
CHESTNUT GLEN585 Chestnut St, Abington 02351 · 130 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
ARLINGTON PARKLawrence 01841 · 130 assisted units · Seniors

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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