Affordable housing in North Shore · 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.

North Shore: housing agencies 34

Lowell Housing AuthorityLowell · 1,621 public housing units · 1,405 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
Salem Housing AuthoritySalem · 39 public housing units · 1,387 vouchersSign in to view phone
Chelmsford Housing AuthorityChelmsford · 891 vouchersSign in to view phone
Gloucester Housing AuthorityGloucester · 89 public housing units · 660 vouchersSign in to view phone
Methuen Housing AuthorityMethuen · 42 public housing units · 569 vouchersSign in to view phone
Beverly Housing AuthorityBeverly · 168 public housing units · 441 vouchersSign in to view phone
Haverhill Housing AuthorityHaverhill · 467 vouchersSign in to view phone
Wakefield Housing AuthorityWakefield · 40 public housing units · 378 vouchersSign in to view phone
Woburn Housing AuthorityWoburn · 100 public housing units · 292 vouchersSign in to view phone
Peabody Housing AuthorityPeabody · 341 vouchersSign in to view phone
Saugus Housing AuthoritySaugus · 100 public housing units · 154 vouchersSign in to view phone
North Andover Housing AuthorityNorth Andover · 105 public housing units · 137 vouchersSign in to view phone
BridgewellPeabody · 187 vouchersSign in to view phone
Tewksbury Housing AuthorityTewksbury · 50 public housing units · 113 vouchersSign in to view phone
Rockport Housing AuthorityRockport · 157 vouchersSign in to view phone
Newburyport Housing AuthorityNewburyport · 156 vouchersSign in to view phone
Danvers Housing AuthorityDanvers · 76 public housing units · 149 vouchersSign in to view phone
Winchester Housing AuthorityWinchester · 147 vouchersSign in to view phone
Andover Housing AuthorityAndover · 131 vouchersSign in to view phone
Reading Housing AuthorityReading · 128 vouchersSign in to view phone
Dracut Housing AuthorityDracut · 44 public housing units · 71 vouchersSign in to view phone
Amesbury Housing AuthorityAmesbury · 111 vouchersSign in to view phone
Burlington Housing AuthorityBurlington · 96 vouchersSign in to view phone
Middlesex North Resources Center, Inc.Peabody · 85 vouchersSign in to view phone
Community TeamWork, Inc.Lowell · 82 vouchersSign in to view phone
Billerica Housing AuthorityBillerica · 68 vouchersSign in to view phone
Salisbury Housing AuthoritySalisbury · 61 vouchersSign in to view phone
Groveland Housing AuthorityGroveland · 58 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Ipswich Housing AuthorityIpswich · 58 vouchersSign in to view phone
American Training by Chelmsford HousingChelmsford · 50 vouchersSign in to view phone
North Reading Housing AuthorityNorth Reading · 25 vouchersSign in to view phone
Wilmington Housing AuthorityWilmington · 11 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.

North Shore: subsidized apartments 128

LORD MANOR321 Pawtucket St, Lowell 01854 · 92 assisted units · Seniors
RITA HALL APARTMENTS490 Hampshire St, Lawrence 01841 · 90 assisted units · Seniors
LOWELL SUN / FATHER JOHNS73 Market St, Lowell 01852 · 84 assisted units · Seniors
DRACUT HA/Hanson Glenn971 Mammoth Rd, Dracut 01826 · 80 assisted units · Seniors
BILLERICA16 River St, Billerica 01821 · 80 assisted units · Seniors
PEABODY75 Central St, Peabody 01960 · 78 assisted units · Seniors
PETER SANBORN PLACE50 Bay State Rd, Reading 01867 · 73 assisted units · People with disabilities
ROCKMERE GARDENS26 Commercial St, Lynn 01905 · 71 assisted units · Families
LOWELL BELVIDERE HOUSING32 Pleasant St, Lowell 01852 · 70 assisted units · Families
ROLFE HOUSE7 Willow St, Lynn 01901 · 70 assisted units · Seniors
TURTLE WOODS399 Essex St, Beverly 01915 · 67 assisted units · Seniors
CHESTNUT GARDENS APTS301 Essex St, Lynn 01902 · 65 assisted units · Seniors
AMESBURY GARDENS206 Amesbury St, Lawrence 01841 · 64 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
ESSEX GARDENS103 Broad St Apt 109, Lynn 01902 · 60 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
MERRIMACK VALLEY APTS20 Calumet Rd, Methuen 01844 · 60 assisted units · Seniors
ROGERS HALL196 Rogers St, Lowell 01852 · 60 assisted units · Seniors
AHEPA 39 APARTMENTS40 Buttonwoods Ave, Haverhill 01830 · 54 assisted units · Seniors
MAZUR PARK APARTMENTS227 Fayette St, Lowell 01852 · 50 assisted units · Seniors
AHEPA/Penelope 120 Apartments98 Central St, Peabody 01960 · 48 assisted units · Seniors
OLYMPIA SQUARE429 Washington St, Lynn 01901 · 44 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
NEVINS MANOR10 Ingalls Ct, Methuen 01844 · 44 assisted units · Seniors
COLONIAL POINT95 Audubon Rd, Wakefield 01880 · 44 assisted units · Families
WILLOW APARTMENTS19 Willow St, Lynn 01901 · 43 assisted units · Seniors
LOWELL50 Stackpole St, Lowell 01852 · 42 assisted units · Seniors
Bruyere Gardens975 Varnum Ave, Lowell 01854 · 41 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
LEBANESE COMM HSG FOR ELDERLY222 Pelham St, Methuen 01844 · 40 assisted units · Seniors
The Wentworth1 Shattuck St, Lowell 01852 · 40 assisted units · Seniors
FABENS BUILDING312 Union St, Lynn 01901 · 37 assisted units · Seniors
PLANNING OFFICE FOR URBAN AFFAIRS470 Boston Rd, Billerica 01821 · 35 assisted units · Seniors
ST. THERESA'S HOUSE32 City Hall Sq, Lynn 01901 · 32 assisted units · Seniors
VILLA AT MEADOWVIEW100 Corinne Way, Tewksbury 01876 · 32 assisted units · Seniors
CEDARS HOME II222 Pelham St, Methuen 01844 · 31 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
SOUTHWICK BLOCK APTS78 Prescott St, Lowell 01852 · 28 assisted units · Seniors
WILSON GARDENS199 Lewis St, Lynn 01902 · 26 assisted units · Seniors
WAKEFIELD PHA/Lincoln School26 Crescent St, Wakefield 01880 · 25 assisted units · Seniors
THOMPSON HOUSE154 Water St, Danvers 01923 · 24 assisted units · People with disabilities
WAKEFIELD SENIOR HOUSING50 Harts Hill Rd, Wakefield 01880 · 22 assisted units · Seniors
DYOUVILLE SENIOR LIVING CTR INC979 Varnum Ave, Lowell 01854 · 22 assisted units · Seniors
SACHEM MANOR91 Denver St, Saugus 01906 · 20 assisted units · Seniors
NOONAN GLEN75 Hemingway St, Winchester 01890 · 18 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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