Affordable housing in South 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.

South Shore: housing agencies 19

Brockton Housing AuthorityBrockton · 1,622 public housing units · 1,946 vouchersSign in to view phone
Brookline Housing AuthorityBrookline · 139 public housing units · 1,420 vouchersSign in to view phone
Plymouth Housing AuthorityPlymouth · 30 public housing units · 740 vouchersSign in to view phone
Newton Housing AuthorityNewton Highlands · 298 public housing units · 446 vouchersSign in to view phone
Waltham Housing AuthorityWaltham · 265 public housing units · 455 vouchersSign in to view phone
Arlington Housing AuthorityArlington · 427 vouchersSign in to view phone
Needham Housing AuthorityNeedham · 136 public housing units · 123 vouchersSign in to view phone
Watertown Housing AuthorityWatertown · 225 vouchersSign in to view phone
Rockland Housing AuthorityRockland · 40 public housing units · 157 vouchersSign in to view phone
Middleborough Housing AuthorityMiddleborough · 157 vouchersSign in to view phone
Lexington Housing AuthorityLexington · 60 public housing units · 88 vouchersSign in to view phone
Pembroke Housing AuthorityPembroke · 49 public housing units · 86 vouchersSign in to view phone
Easton Housing AuthorityNorth Easton · 104 vouchersSign in to view phone
Abington Housing AuthorityAbington · 89 vouchersSign in to view phone
Holbrook Housing AuthorityHolbrook · 85 vouchersSign in to view phone
Belmont Housing AuthorityBelmont · 50 vouchersSign in to view phone
Hanson Housing AuthorityHanson · 6 public housing units · 34 vouchersSign in to view phone
Halifax Housing AuthorityHalifax · 17 vouchersSign in to view phone
Wellesley Housing AuthorityWellesley · 14 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.

South Shore: subsidized apartments 70

NONANTUM VILLAGE PLACE241 Watertown St, Newton 02458 · 34 assisted units · Seniors
PEIRCE HOUSE88 Chestnut St, Newton 02465 · 29 assisted units · Seniors
GOLDA MEIR HOUSE EXPANSION160R Stanton Ave, Auburndale 02466 · 25 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
PINE HOMES469 Pine Grove Dr, Brockton 02301 · 23 assisted units · Families
MCBRIDE HOUSE74 Queensberry St, Boston 02215 · 16 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
BEAVERBROOK STEP16 Irving St, Watertown 02472 · 14 assisted units · People with disabilities
BROADWAL HOMES110 Broadway, Arlington 02474 · 11 assisted units · People with disabilities
WEBSTER STREET II299 Webster St, Needham 02494 · 10 assisted units · People with disabilities
DOUGLAS HOUSE7 Oakland St, Lexington 02420 · 9 assisted units · People with disabilities
HANSON GROUP HOME53 W Washington St, Hanson 02341 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilities
KINGSTON GROUP HOME23 Evergreen St, Kingston 02364 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilities
ALTERNATIVE HOMES33 Nonantum Pl, Newton 02458 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilities
CALIFORNIA STREET538 California St, Newton 02460 · 8 assisted units · People with disabilities
HIGHLAND AVE/CHARLES RVR ARC1111 Highland Ave, Needham 02494 · 6 assisted units · People with disabilities
WEST STREET APTS237 West St, Needham 02494 · 6 assisted units · People with disabilities
COYNE ROAD GROUP HOME20 Coyne Rd, Newton 02468 · 6 assisted units · People with disabilities
JUNIPER HOUSE14 Newtonville Ave, Newton 02458 · 6 assisted units · People with disabilities
CCB TOWNHOMES 120 CENTRE LLC120 Centre St, Brookline 02446 · 6 assisted units · Seniors
GREENDALE RESIDENCE47 Greendale Ave, Needham 02494 · 5 assisted units · People with disabilities
BONTEMPO ROAD21 Bontempo Rd, Newton 02459 · 4 assisted units · People with disabilities
MARKED TREE ROADPO Box 169, Needham 02494 · 4 assisted units · People with disabilities
MARSHALL ROAD4 Marshall Rd, Wellesley 02482 · 4 assisted units · People with disabilities
JUBILEE HOUSE10 Cross St, Wellesley 02482 · 4 assisted units · People with disabilities
PLAIN STREET105 Plain St, Rockland 02370 · 4 assisted units · People with disabilities
WALTHAM RESIDENCE300 Florence Rd, Waltham 02453 · 4 assisted units · People with disabilities
WEBSTER STREET RESIDENCES145 Webster St, Needham 02494 · 4 assisted units · People with disabilities
NWSOMA 121 Main LLC121 Main St, Brockton 02301 · 3 assisted unitsSign in to view phone
McElwain School Apartments250B Main St, Bridgewater 02324 · 3 assisted unitsSign in to view phone
61 Heath Street61 Heath St, Brookline 02445 · 2 assisted unitsSign in to view phone
Station Lofts124 Montello St, Brockton 02301 · 2 assisted unitsSign 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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