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

TAURUS AT FOUNTAIN HILL16 Akron St, Roxbury 02119 · 73 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
ST HELENAS HOUSE89 Union Park St, Boston 02118 · 73 assisted units · Seniors
BROWNSTONE APTS163 W Springfield St, Boston 02118 · 73 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
LOGO APARTMENTS258 Warren St, Roxbury 02119 · 73 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
ILLYRIAN GARDENS545 Salisbury St, Worcester 01609 · 72 assisted units · Seniors
NORWOOD / Franklin Walsh40 William Shyne Cir, Norwood 02062 · 72 assisted units · Seniors
WAYNE AT BICKNELL57 Bicknell St, Boston 02121 · 72 assisted units · Families
WAYNE AT FRANKLIN HILL40 Franklin Hill Ave, Dorchester 02124 · 72 assisted units · Families
CHELSEA SQUARE11 Cross St, Chelsea 02150 · 71 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
ROCKMERE GARDENS26 Commercial St, Lynn 01905 · 71 assisted units · Families
LIONHEAD APTS713 Dudley St, Dorchester 02125 · 71 assisted units · Families
VILLA MICHELANGELO1 Michelangelo St, Boston 02113 · 71 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
LOWELL BELVIDERE HOUSING32 Pleasant St, Lowell 01852 · 70 assisted units · Families
BRADLEY PROPERTIES336 Shawmut Ave, Boston 02118 · 70 assisted units · Families
PRENCE GRANT MEADOWBROOK APARTMENTS40 Parsonage St, Marshfield 02050 · 70 assisted units
COLONY RETIREMENT HOMES IV123 Holden St, Worcester 01606 · 70 assisted units · Seniors
BET SHALOM475 Chandler St, Worcester 01602 · 70 assisted units · Seniors
ROLFE HOUSE7 Willow St, Lynn 01901 · 70 assisted units · Seniors
Slater Estates96 Slater St, Webster 01570 · 70 assisted units · Seniors
INTERFAITH HOUSING564 Massachusetts Ave, Boston 02118 · 69 assisted units · Families
ST MARYS APARTMENTS88 Lexington St, Waltham 02452 · 69 assisted units · Seniors
EMERSON MANOR114 Emerson Rd, Longmeadow 01106 · 68 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
KING VILLAGE276 Cottage St, New Bedford 02740 · 68 assisted units · Seniors
CHATHAM WEST II119 Chatham West Dr, Brockton 02301 · 68 assisted units · Families
GRANITE FIELDS CORNER68 Charles St, Dorchester 02122 · 67 assisted units · Families
TURTLE WOODS399 Essex St, Beverly 01915 · 67 assisted units · Seniors
West Pond Apartments564 Centre St, Jamaica Plain 02130 · 67 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
ASHLAND HOUSE119 Main St, Ashland 01721 · 66 assisted units · Seniors
MT PLEASANT APTS70 Perkins St, Somerville 02145 · 65 assisted units · Seniors
DANUBE APTS27 Montello St, Dorchester 02122 · 65 assisted units · Families
MATHESON APARTMENTS37 Wellington St, Worcester 01610 · 65 assisted units · Families
CHATEAU APARTMENTS5 Temple St, Springfield 01105 · 65 assisted units · Families
CHESTNUT GARDENS APTS301 Essex St, Lynn 01902 · 65 assisted units · Seniors
WALNUT/WASHINGTON APTS38 Walnut Park, Roxbury 02119 · 65 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
PINE OAKS VILLAGE III300 Leightons Ln, Harwich 02645 · 65 assisted units · Seniors
MIDDLEBOROUGH HA/Riverview8 Benton St, Middleborough 02346 · 64 assisted units · Seniors
MISHAWUM PARK APTS3 Dunstable St, Charlestown 02129 · 64 assisted units · Families
KENT VILLAGE65 N River Rd, Scituate 02066 · 64 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
ANDERSON PARK250 Cambridge St, Boston 02114 · 64 assisted units · Families
N CARL ANNON COURT 290 N Carl Annon Ct, Foxborough 02035 · 64 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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