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

HERITAGE GREEN100 Heritage Green Dr, Fiskdale 01518 · 129 assisted units · Seniors
B F FAULKNER TOWER25 Highland Ave, Somerville 02143 · 129 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Quincy Heights4 Dunkeld St, Boston 02121 · 129 assisted units · Families
MOHAWK FOREST200 Mohawk Forest Blvd, North Adams 01247 · 128 assisted units · Families
CITYWIDE APTS.511 Main St, Springfield 01105 · 127 assisted units · Families
MASON PLACE80 Mason St, Boston 02111 · 126 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
MERRIVISTA100 Water St, Haverhill 01830 · 126 assisted units · Seniors
Florence Apartments167 Fawndale Rd, Roslindale 02131 · 126 assisted units · Families
LAFAYETTE PLACE20 Lafayette Dr, Fall River 02723 · 125 assisted units · Seniors
GLEN GROVE50 Grove St, Wellesley 02482 · 125 assisted units · Seniors
BACK OF THE HILL100 S Huntington Ave, Jamaica Plain 02130 · 124 assisted units · Seniors
TECUMSEH MILL164 Hartwell St, Fall River 02721 · 124 assisted units · Seniors
SOLEMAR II124A Sun and Sea Dr, Dartmouth 02748 · 123 assisted units · Seniors
ST CECILIAS HOUSE108 Kilmarnock St, Boston 02215 · 123 assisted units · Seniors
LONGFELLOW GLEN655 Boston Post Rd, Sudbury 01776 · 120 assisted units · Seniors
NORWAY APARTMENTS87 Saint Stephen St, Boston 02115 · 120 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
King Pine383 E River St, Orange 01364 · 120 assisted units · Seniors
GREENFIELD GARDENS2 Riverside Dr, Greenfield 01301 · 120 assisted units · Families
BROADWAY GLEN855 Broadway, Chelsea 02150 · 119 assisted units · Families
CITY SQUARE ELDERLY HSG42 Park St, Charlestown 02129 · 119 assisted units · Seniors
COUNTRYSIDE VILLAGE460 Boston Post Rd E, Marlborough 01752 · 117 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
CENTENNIAL ISLAND APTS576 Lawrence St, Lowell 01852 · 117 assisted units · Seniors
JUDSON HOUSE40 Welcome St, Haverhill 01830 · 116 assisted units · Seniors
COBBET HILL APARTMENTS498 Essex St, Lynn 01902 · 116 assisted units · Families
GARAND COURT11 Myrtle St, Springfield 01105 · 114 assisted units · Families
CAR BARN THE1959 Purchase St, New Bedford 02740 · 114 assisted units · Seniors
CEDAR GLEN2 Elderberry Ln, Reading 01867 · 113 assisted units · Seniors
EDMANDS HOUSE15 Edmands Rd, Framingham 01701 · 112 assisted units · Families
FRAMINGHAM GREEN140 Maynard Rd, Framingham 01701 · 110 assisted units · Seniors
VILLA NUEVA VISTA2 E Hooker St, Springfield 01107 · 109 assisted units · Families
TURTLE CREEK401 Essex St, Beverly 01915 · 109 assisted units · Seniors
FRANCIS CABOT LOWELL MILL II174 Moody St, Waltham 02453 · 108 assisted units · Seniors
BOWDOIN APARTMENTS17A Lisbon St, Malden 02148 · 108 assisted units · Families
CEFALO MEMORIAL COMPLEX245 W Wyoming Ave, Melrose 02176 · 107 assisted units · Seniors
GENERAL SHEPARD25 Thomas St, Westfield 01085 · 106 assisted units · Seniors
REVERE PHA/Hyman Towers50 Walnut Ave, Revere 02151 · 106 assisted units · Seniors
FRIENDLY GARDEN COOP APTS235 Revere St, Revere 02151 · 106 assisted units · Seniors
MCKINLEY ASSOC.38 Asinof Ave, Chicopee 01013 · 105 assisted units · Seniors
BOURNE OAKS23 Boxwood Ct, Bourne 02532 · 105 assisted units · Seniors
WELDON, THE54 High St, Greenfield 01301 · 105 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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