This page is a directory of federal housing data for Massachusetts: the housing authorities that run the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program here, the counties with published HUD income limits and Fair Market Rents, and the properties HUD records as assisted or affordable. Every figure comes from a named federal dataset, and each one’s refresh date is listed at the foot of this page. Data last updated October 4, 2026.
Housing authorities
130
Counties with income limits
14
HUD-recorded properties
2,091
Fair Market Rent areas (FY2027)
19
What these records do and do not tell you
A HUD record is not evidence that a home is available. None of the federal datasets behind this page publishes vacancies, waiting-list status, or whether a property is accepting applications today. A property appears here because it has a federal subsidy contract, is public housing, or received low-income housing tax credits — not because it has somewhere to rent. Availability, rent, eligibility and whether vouchers are accepted must be confirmed directly with the property or the administering housing authority.
Waiting-list status is the single most useful fact for most people reading this, and no federal dataset contains it. It exists only on each authority’s own notices, so this site shows a waiting list as open or closed only where a person has checked it and recorded the source.
Applying through a housing authority is always free. If any site asks you to pay to apply for Section 8, do not pay.
Massachusetts at a glance
Federal housing records for Massachusetts
Housing authorities recorded by HUD
130
Housing Choice Vouchers under contract
102,688
Public housing developments
196 (30,073 dwelling units)
HUD-assisted multifamily properties
901 (63,349 assisted units)
Tax-credit (LIHTC) properties
994
Counties with FY2026 income limits
14
Fair Market Rent areas
19
Note on these counties. HUD publishes income limits for 7 counties in this state by town or exception area rather than as a single countywide figure, so the limit that applies depends on the specific town. Those counties are marked in the directory below.
Housing authorities in Massachusetts
These are the agencies HUD records as administering federal housing programs here. The authority is who you contact about vouchers and waiting lists — not this site, and not HUD directly.
Authority
HUD code
City
Vouchers
Phone
Exec. Office Housing & Livable Communities
MA901
Boston
23,257
(617) 573-1250
Boston Housing Authority
MA002
Boston
17,755
(617) 988-4000
Cambridge Housing Authority
MA003
Cambridge
7,597
(617) 864-3020
Worcester Housing Authority
MA012
Worcester
3,739
(508) 635-3000
Springfield Housing Authority
MA035
Springfield
3,463
(413) 785-4500
Fall River Housing Authority
MA006
Fall River
2,489
(508) 675-3500
Quincy Housing Authority
MA020
Quincy
2,356
(617) 847-4350
Brockton Housing Authority
MA024
Brockton
1,946
(508) 588-6880
Holyoke Housing Authority
MA005
Holyoke
1,938
(413) 539-2220
New Bedford Housing Authority
MA007
New Bedford
1,932
(508) 997-4800
Lynn Housing Authority
MA023
Lynn
1,566
(781) 581-8600
Brookline Housing Authority
MA033
Brookline
1,409
(617) 921-2810
Lowell Housing Authority
MA001
Lowell
1,405
(978) 937-3500
Salem Housing Authority
MA055
Salem
1,383
(978) 744-4432
Somerville Housing Authority
MA031
Somerville
1,358
(617) 996-0922
Medford Housing Authority
MA015
Medford
1,194
(781) 396-7200
Taunton Housing Authority
MA017
Taunton
1,165
(508) 823-6308
Framingham Housing Authority
MA028
Framingham
1,065
(508) 879-7562
Lawrence Housing Authority
MA010
Lawrence
1,031
(978) 685-3811
Malden Housing Authority
MA022
Malden
983
(781) 322-3150
Chelmsford Housing Authority
MA108
Chelmsford
891
(978) 256-7425
Northampton Housing Authority
MA026
Northampton
862
(413) 584-4030
Gloucester Housing Authority
MA025
Gloucester
660
(978) 281-4770
Plymouth Housing Authority
MA059
Plymouth
640
(508) 746-2105
Chelsea Housing Authority
MA016
Chelsea
609
(617) 409-5321
Franklin County Regional Housing Authority
MA094
Turners Falls
597
(413) 863-9781
Pittsfield Housing Authority
MA029
Pittsfield
585
(413) 443-5936
Dedham Housing Authority
MA040
Dedham
579
(781) 326-3543
Chicopee Housing Authority
MA008
Chicopee
574
(413) 592-6132
Methuen Housing Authority
MA081
Methuen
569
(978) 682-8607
Milford Housing Authority
MA069
Milford
567
(508) 473-9521
Barnstable Housing Authority
MA046
Hyannis
549
(508) 771-7222
Greenfield Housing Authority
MA096
Greenfield
530
(413) 774-2932
Westfield Housing Authority
MA050
Westfield
517
(413) 568-9283
Falmouth Housing Authority
MA047
Falmouth
505
(508) 548-1977
Braintree Housing Authority
MA053
Braintree
504
(781) 848-1484
Revere Housing Authority
MA014
Revere
491
(781) 284-4394
Haverhill Housing Authority
MA087
Haverhill
467
(978) 372-6761
Waltham Housing Authority
MA013
Waltham
455
(781) 894-3357
Newton Housing Authority
MA036
Newton Highlands
446
(617) 552-5501
Amherst Housing Authority
MA085
Amherst
444
(413) 256-0206
Arlington Housing Authority
MA048
Arlington
427
(781) 646-3400
Beverly Housing Authority
MA044
Beverly
425
(978) 922-3100
Leominster Housing Authority
MA086
Leominster
404
(978) 537-5300
North Adams Housing Authority
MA034
North Adams
389
(413) 663-5379
Wakefield Housing Authority
MA074
Wakefield
378
(781) 245-7328
Everett Housing Authority
MA027
Everett
370
(617) 387-6389
Norwood Housing Authority
MA109
Norwood
345
(781) 762-8115
Peabody Housing Authority
MA054
Peabody
341
(978) 531-1938
Yarmouth Housing Authority
MA095
South Yarmouth
332
(508) 398-2920
Melrose Housing Authority
MA063
Melrose
301
(781) 665-1622
Woburn Housing Authority
MA019
Woburn
292
(781) 935-0818
West Springfield Housing Authority
MA078
West Springfield
255
(413) 788-0988
Weymouth Housing Authority
MA045
Weymouth
229
(781) 331-2323
Fitchburg Housing Authority
MA037
Fitchburg
227
(978) 342-5222
Watertown Housing Authority
MA093
Watertown
220
(617) 923-3950
Milton Housing Authority
MA147
Milton
218
(617) 698-2169
Dartmouth Housing Authority
MA172
Dartmouth
201
(508) 994-1424
Attleboro Housing Authority
MA018
Attleboro
200
(508) 222-0151
Sandwich Housing Authority
MA181
Sandwich
196
(508) 833-4979
Bridgewell
MA880
Peabody
187
(781) 593-1088
Shrewsbury Housing Authority
MA041
Shrewsbury
177
(508) 757-0323
Acton Housing Authority
MA057
Acton
159
(978) 263-5339
Middleborough Housing Authority
MA060
Middleborough
157
(508) 947-3824
Rockland Housing Authority
MA133
Rockland
157
(781) 878-4156
Rockport Housing Authority
MA073
Rockport
157
(978) 546-3181
Newburyport Housing Authority
MA032
Newburyport
156
(978) 465-7216
Saugus Housing Authority
MA099
Saugus
154
(781) 233-2116
Oxford Housing Authority
MA106
Oxford
153
(508) 987-5055
Danvers Housing Authority
MA118
Danvers
149
(978) 777-0909
Winchester Housing Authority
MA125
Winchester
147
(781) 721-5718
Marlborough C.D.A. – Housing Division
MA070
Marlborough
138
(508) 624-6908
Mansfield Housing Authority
MA134
Mansfield
137
(508) 339-6890
North Andover Housing Authority
MA107
North Andover
137
(978) 682-3932
The Bridge of Central Massachusetts
MA188
Worcester
133
(508) 755-0333
Andover Housing Authority
MA084
Andover
131
(978) 475-2365
Reading Housing Authority
MA075
Reading
128
(781) 944-6755
Southbridge Housing Authority
MA076
Southbridge
128
(508) 765-5858
Needham Housing Authority
MA065
Needham
123
(781) 444-3011
Tewksbury Housing Authority
MA139
Tewksbury
113
(978) 851-7392
Showing the 80 largest of 130 recorded authorities by voucher count.
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Counties in Massachusetts
Income limits and Fair Market Rents are set per county or HUD area, so the figures that apply to you depend on where you live. Each county guide shows that county’s FY2026 limits, its Fair Market Rents and the authority that administers Section 8 there.
HUD Public Housing Authorities · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 18 August 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
HUD Multifamily Properties – Assisted · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 21 July 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
HUD Public Housing Developments · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 21 July 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
HUD Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 14 May 2025 · retrieved 22 September 2026
HUD Fair Market Rents FY2027 · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (HUD User) · source updated 1 September 2026 · retrieved 4 October 2026
HUD Section 8 Income Limits FY2026 · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research · source updated not published by the provider · retrieved 22 September 2026
Sources: HUD Public Housing Authorities (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Multifamily Properties – Assisted (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Public Housing Developments (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Fair Market Rents FY2027 (retrieved 4 October 2026); HUD Section 8 Income Limits FY2026 (retrieved 22 September 2026).
These federal datasets do not show vacancies, waiting-list status or whether a landlord accepts vouchers (about our data).