This housing agency serves Melrose, Massachusetts.
Melrose Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 240 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
910 Main Street, Melrose, MA
(781) 665-1622Section 8 Application Checklist
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Melrose Housing Authority serves 294 low-income households. The agency manages 301 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 70 percent of households served by Melrose Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 94 percent of Melrose Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 67 households and make up 23 percent of households served by Melrose Housing Authority.
There are 214 female-headed renter households living in Melrose Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 73% of those served by the Melrose Housing Authority.
| Black | 38 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 9 |
| White | 215 |
| Hispanic | 29 |
There are 129 households headed by seniors served by the Melrose Housing Authority. Senior households are 44% of households in Melrose Housing Authority housing.
There are 94 persons with disabilities living in Melrose Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 32% of households served by the Melrose Housing Authority.
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