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

CONCORD HEIGHTS76 Oswego St, Springfield 01105 · 104 assisted units · Families
CITY VIEW COMMONS I916 Worthington St, Springfield 01105 · 104 assisted units · Families
GROVE HALL12 Castlegate Rd Apt 9, Dorchester 02121 · 104 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
BIXBY BROCKTON103 Main St, Brockton 02301 · 104 assisted units · Seniors
BRIDLE PATH APARTMENTS164 Bittersweet Ln, Randolph 02368 · 103 assisted units · Seniors
JAMAICA PLAIN APARTMENTS3294 Washington St, Jamaica Plain 02130 · 103 assisted units · Families
QUAKER MEADOWS82 Green St, Lynn 01902 · 103 assisted units · Families
SPRINGFIELD Gentile Apt85 William St, Springfield 01105 · 102 assisted units · Seniors
PRESCOTT MILLS APTS.24 Water St, Clinton 01510 · 101 assisted units · Seniors
CENTRAL ANNEX99 Second St, Pittsfield 01201 · 101 assisted units · Seniors
LOGAN PARK193 Grove St, Braintree 02184 · 100 assisted units · Seniors
HERITAGE HOUSE32 Low St, Newburyport 01950 · 100 assisted units · Seniors
COLONY RETIREMENT HOMES III101 Chadwick St, Worcester 01605 · 100 assisted units · Seniors
GOLDA MEIR HOUSE I160 Stanton Ave, Newton 02466 · 100 assisted units · Seniors
CLARK HOUSE22 Lessey St, Amherst 01002 · 100 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
SENIORITY HOUSE307 Chestnut St, Springfield 01104 · 100 assisted units · Seniors
ROCK HARBOR9 Main St, Orleans 02653 · 100 assisted units · Seniors
WAIT STREET768 Huntington Ave, Boston 02115 · 100 assisted units · Seniors
SOUTH END TENANTS HOUSES I106 W Concord St, Boston 02118 · 100 assisted units · Families
SONOMA MAPLE SCHUYLER25 Schuyler St, Dorchester 02121 · 100 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
COLEMAN HOUSE I677 Winchester St, Newton 02459 · 99 assisted units · Seniors
COLLINS NON-PROFIT APTS150 Captains Row, Chelsea 02150 · 99 assisted units · Seniors
FAWCETTS POND VILLAGE148 W Main St, Hyannis 02601 · 99 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
COHEN RESIDENCES120 Centre St, Brookline 02446 · 99 assisted units · Seniors
DAVIS COMMONS165 Carl Ave, Brockton 02302 · 99 assisted units · Families
MOUNT PLEASANT APARTMENTS2 Waverly St, Roxbury 02119 · 98 assisted units · Families
MILLHOUSES OF ADAMS75 Commercial St, Adams 01220 · 98 assisted units · Seniors
PARKSIDE APTS WEST372 Elm St, Lawrence 01841 · 98 assisted units · Families
JAMES STEAM MILL1 Charles St, Newburyport 01950 · 98 assisted units · Seniors
STONY BROOK COURT51 Hixson Farm Rd, Sharon 02067 · 98 assisted units · Seniors
ST MARYS PLAZA30 Pleasant St, Lynn 01902 · 98 assisted units · Seniors
NUESTRA COMUNIDAD1 Forest Pl, Roxbury 02119 · 97 assisted units · Families
BRANDY HILL1 State St, East Wareham 02538 · 97 assisted units · Families
DIAMOND SPRING GARDENS1 Beacon Ave, Lawrence 01843 · 96 assisted units · Seniors
PHOENIX ROW APARTMENTS22 Phoenix Row, Haverhill 01832 · 96 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Townehouse of Lowell16 Middle St, Lowell 01852 · 96 assisted units · Seniors
AMIFF HOUSING64 American Legion Hwy, Dorchester 02124 · 96 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
ASHLAND COMMONS13 Presidents Row, Ashland 01721 · 95 assisted units · Seniors
PETERS GROVE11 Lake St, Hudson 01749 · 95 assisted units · Seniors
PROSPECT HEIGHTS41 Chestnut St, Holyoke 01040 · 95 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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