Chelmsford Housing Authority

This housing agency serves Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

Waiting List
Closed: Merrimac Commons Other Project Based Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Beaver Brook Crossing Other Project Based Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program Other Project Based Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Multiple Properties Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More

Closed: Merrimac Commons Other Project Based Waiting List

This waiting list is for Other Project Based rental housing assistance in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts.

The Chelmsford Housing Authority (CHA) waiting list for 2-Bedroom townhomes at Merrimac Commons is currently closed. Applications were last accepted on August 18, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to print the paper application that was available online.

Once the application has been completed, it was either:

  1. Mailed to the Chelmsford Housing Authority.
  2. Faxed to the CHA.
  3. Emailed to the CHA.

The maximum income limits for each household size were as follows:

  • 1 person $54,950
  • 2 persons $62,800
  • 3 persons $70,650
  • 4 persons $78,500

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • A local preference apply to who are municipal employees, are working at a business located in Tyngsboro, or people who have children who are attending Tyngsboro schools.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the CHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the CHA, as of June 30, 2020.

Closed: Beaver Brook Crossing Other Project Based Waiting List

This waiting list is for Other Project Based rental housing assistance in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

The Chelmsford Housing Authority (CHA) waiting list for apartments at Beaver Brook Crossing is currently closed. Applications were last accepted on August 21, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to print the online paper application.

Once the application has been completed, it was mailed to the Chelmsford Housing Authority.

The maximum income limits for each household size were as follows:

  • 1 person $37,800 | 4 persons $54,000
  • 2 persons $43,200 | 5 persons $58,350
  • 3 persons $48,600 | 6 persons $62,650

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Residents of the Chelmsford/Greater Lowell Area.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the CHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the CHA, as of June 30, 2020.

Closed: Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program Other Project Based Waiting List

This waiting list is for Other Project Based rental housing assistance in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

The Chelmsford Housing Authority (CHA) waiting list for Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from July 1, 2020, until July 10, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: This is not the HUD Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. This is a program by the State of Massachusetts.

There were four ways to apply during the opening period: 

  1. Print the application that was available online.
  2. Send an email to the CHA.
  3. Pick up an application from outside the CHA main office.
  4. Call the CHA.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the CHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the Lowell Sun public notice, as of June 30, 2020.

Open Until Further Notice: Multiple Properties Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental housing assistance in Westford, Greater Chelmsford, Devens and Harvard, Massachusetts.

The Chelmsford Housing Authority (CHA) is accepting Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list applications since at least May, 2019, until further notice. Waiting lists for a specific community or bedroom size may be closed.

There are two ways to apply while the waitlist is open:

  1. Download and print the application online. Select the link for a community with an open waiting list.
  2. Pick up an application at the CHA office located at 10 Wilson Street, Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824, Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm ET.

Once the application is completed, it must be dropped off at the CHA office located at the address above during office hours.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Local Preference
    • The applicant is a permanent resident of the Town in which they are applying on the date thatthey submitted a preliminary application, the date of screening, and the date of final certification.
  • Institutionalization
    • An applicant at risk of being placed in a long-term care facility or currently a resident of along-term care facility.
  • Homelessness
    • An applicant that is at risk of being homeless or is currently homeless.

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, by order of preferences.

For more information visit the CHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the CHA application on February 12, 2024. 

About The Agency

Chelmsford Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 706 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.

Monday 8:30am-4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am-4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am-4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm
Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

10 Wilson Street, Chelmsford, MA

Visit Website(978) 256-7425

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How large is the Chelmsford Housing Authority?

Chelmsford Housing Authority serves 613 low-income households. The agency manages 841 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.

What are the incomes of residents served by the Chelmsford Housing Authority?

Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 74 percent of households served by Chelmsford Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 95 percent of Chelmsford Housing Authority households.

How many Chelmsford Housing Authority residents are employed?

Working adults head 98 households and make up 16 percent of households served by Chelmsford Housing Authority.

How many female-headed renter households are served by the Chelmsford Housing Authority?

There are 392 female-headed renter households living in Chelmsford Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 64% of those served by the Chelmsford Housing Authority.

What racial and ethnic groups are found among Chelmsford Housing Authority renters?

Black 31
Asian-Pacific Islander 25
White 405
Hispanic 153

How many senior-headed renter households are served by Chelmsford Housing Authority?

There are 275 households headed by seniors served by the Chelmsford Housing Authority. Senior households are 45% of households in Chelmsford Housing Authority housing.

How many households headed by persons with disabilities live in Chelmsford Housing Authority housing?

There are 251 persons with disabilities living in Chelmsford Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 41% of households served by the Chelmsford Housing Authority.

Public Housing Communities Managed by Chelmsford Housing Authority

Chelmsford Woods

261 Littleton Road, Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824

VILLAGE AT CRYSTAL LAKE

20 SHEILA AVE, Chelmsford, Massachusetts 1863