This housing agency serves Medford, Massachusetts.
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Medford Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,686 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
121 Riverside Avenue, Medford, MA
(781) 396-7200Section 8 Application Checklist
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Medford Housing Authority serves 1,546 low-income households. The agency manages 1,164 Housing Choice Vouchers and 487 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 73 percent of households served by Medford Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 93 percent of Medford Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 618 households and make up 40 percent of households served by Medford Housing Authority.
There are 1205 female-headed renter households living in Medford Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 78% of those served by the Medford Housing Authority.
| Black | 541 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 77 |
| White | 819 |
| Hispanic | 108 |
There are 556 households headed by seniors served by the Medford Housing Authority. Senior households are 36% of households in Medford Housing Authority housing.
There are 309 persons with disabilities living in Medford Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 20% of households served by the Medford Housing Authority.
The Medford Housing Authority is rated as a high performer by HUD.
HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.
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