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

EDISON GREEN APARTMENTS915 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester 02125 · 94 assisted units · Seniors
AGAWAM VILLAGE / IPSWICH H.A.2 Agawam Vlg, Ipswich 01938 · 94 assisted units · Families
QUINCY GENEVA, GRANITE #11B9 Creston St, Boston 02121 · 94 assisted units · Families
287 ESSEX STREET287 Essex St, Holyoke 01040 · 94 assisted units · Seniors
MARIAN GARDENS18 Anderson Ln, Lynn 01902 · 93 assisted units · Families
ROBINSON CUTICURA MILL APTS59 Green St, Malden 02148 · 93 assisted units · Seniors
LORD MANOR321 Pawtucket St, Lowell 01854 · 92 assisted units · Seniors
CHARLAME PARK I28 N Charlame Ct, Roxbury 02119 · 92 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
ST BOTOLPH STREET APTS11 Saint Botolph St, Boston 02116 · 92 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
CAMFIELD ESTATES85 Lenox St, Boston 02118 · 92 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
Gardner Terrace I46 Pine St, Attleboro 02703 · 92 assisted units · Seniors
HOTEL WORTHY193 Worthington St, Springfield 01103 · 91 assisted units · Seniors
DORCHESTER HOUSE10 Ellet St, Dorchester 02122 · 90 assisted units · Seniors
FORESTVALE14 Rockvale Cir, Jamaica Plain 02130 · 90 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
CITY VIEW COMMONS II5 Federal Ct, Springfield 01105 · 90 assisted units · Families
ST JOSEPHS HOUSING55 Rockland St, Roxbury 02119 · 90 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
RITA HALL APARTMENTS490 Hampshire St, Lawrence 01841 · 90 assisted units · Seniors
SCHOOL HOUSE BROOKLEDGE CUMMINS60 Brookledge St, Dorchester 02121 · 90 assisted units · Seniors
MILLHAUS AT UPTON134 Main St, Upton 01568 · 89 assisted units · Seniors
OLYMPIA TOWERS693 Purchase St, New Bedford 02740 · 89 assisted units · Seniors
COMAVEN Housing1399 Commonwealth Ave, Allston 02134 · 89 assisted units · Families
WATERWAY APARTMENTS97 Water St, Leominster 01453 · 89 assisted units · Seniors
HARBORVIEW TOWERS280 Acushnet Ave, New Bedford 02740 · 88 assisted units · Families
Boston Bay530 Warren St, Boston 02121 · 88 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
BLAKE ESTATES II1344 Hyde Park Ave, Hyde Park 02136 · 88 assisted units · Seniors
WARDMAN TRUST3 Wardman Rd, Roxbury 02119 · 88 assisted units · Families
GOVERNOR APTS193 Kelton St, Allston 02134 · 87 assisted units · Families
ACADEMY HOMES I (BUSE)2 Slayton Way, Roxbury 02119 · 87 assisted units · Families
FOREST HILLS177 Forest Hills St, Jamaica Plain 02130 · 87 assisted units · Seniors
VICTORY GARDENS54 Orleans St, East Boston 02128 · 87 assisted units · Seniors
WESTBOROUGH COUNTRY VILLAGEWestborough 01581 · 87 assisted units · Seniors
PEARL STREET PARK240 Pearl St, Somerville 02145 · 85 assisted units · Seniors
CASA MARIA130 Endicott St, Boston 02113 · 85 assisted units · Seniors
BEACON HOUSE19 Myrtle St, Boston 02114 · 85 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
ACADEMY THE102 S Main St, Fall River 02721 · 85 assisted units · Seniors
ST MICHAELS HOUSE40 Stoddard St, Northampton 01060 · 85 assisted units · Seniors
LOWELL SUN / FATHER JOHNS73 Market St, Lowell 01852 · 84 assisted units · Seniors
FIELDSTONE APTS907 Blue Hill Ave, Dorchester 02124 · 84 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
Roslindale House120 Poplar St, Roslindale 02131 · 83 assisted units · Seniors
WAYNE AT COLUMBIA68 Bellevue St, Dorchester 02125 · 83 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone

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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