Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Haverhill, MA

Discover affordable housing in Haverhill where there are 21+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

Auburn Apartments

62 Portland St, Haverhill, Massachusetts 01830

Presidential Gardens

140 Evergreen Dr, Haverhill, Massachusetts 01835

Hadley West Apartments

515 Hadley West Dr , Haverhill, Massachusetts 01832

Westland Terrace Residence

20 Westland Ter, Haverhill, Massachusetts 01830

Ahepa 39 Apartments

40 Buttonwoods Ave, Haverhill, Massachusetts 01830

Judson House

40 Welcome Street, Haverhill, Massachusetts 01830

98 Essex

98 Essex Street, Haverhill, Massachusetts 01832

Tenney Place

505 W LOWELL AVE, Haverhill, Massachusetts 01832

Merrivista

100 Water St, Haverhill, Massachusetts 01830

The Cordovan at Haverhill Station

45 Locust Street , Haverhill, Massachusetts 01830

Winter Street Housing Lp

81 Winter St, Haverhill, Massachusetts 01830

Hamel Mill Lofts Fka Forest City Haverhill

109 Essex St, Haverhill, Massachusetts 01832

Hayes Building Phase I

14 Granite St, Haverhill, Massachusetts 01832

Career Resources - Haverhill

9A Shattuck St, Haverhill, Massachusetts 01830

150 How Haverhill Emmaus Ch

150 How St, Haverhill, Massachusetts 01830

117 Emerson Haverhill Emmaus Ch

117 Emerson St, Haverhill, Massachusetts 01830

127 How Haverhill Emmaus Ch

127 How St, Haverhill, Massachusetts 01830

Mission Towers

180 Water St, Haverhill, Massachusetts 01830

Phoenix Row Apartments

22 Phoenix Row, Haverhill, Massachusetts 01832

Great Bridge Haverhill, Lp

62 Portland St, Haverhill, Massachusetts 01830

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Haverhill, Massachusetts
$36.31/hour
$21.31 (+142%) more than Massachusetts minimum wage and $29.06 (+401%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Haverhill, Massachusetts?

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Haverhill, Massachusetts.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Moving to Work programs for Haverhill, Massachusetts.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Haverhill, Massachusetts.

Go to the Massachusetts Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Haverhill.

How many renters live in Haverhill, Massachusetts?

The City of Haverhill has 67,151 people living in 25,538 households.

There are 22,762 renters living in 9,317 renter households in this City. Renters make up 33.9 percent of the population living in Haverhill.

What is the rental market like in Haverhill, Massachusetts?

There are an estimated 27,226 housing units in the Haverhill area. Of these, 10,888 units are rental homes, making up 40 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Haverhill, Massachusetts, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Haverhill?

The rental vacancy rate in Haverhill is 4 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Haverhill for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Haverhill
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
574 3,344 4,126 1,927 360
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Haverhill

A large number of apartments in Haverhill have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Haverhill are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 62 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 30 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in Haverhill

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,299 to $2,553. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,299
One BR $1,483
Two BR $1,917
Three BR $2,329
Four BR $2,553
2024 Fair Market Rents in Haverhill, Massachusetts

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Haverhill?

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.

These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:

Unit Size Count of Units Below FMR Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
Studio 376 66 percent
One BR 2,359 71 percent
Two BR 1,735 42 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Haverhill, Massachusetts

How many affordable rental units are in Haverhill?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Haverhill, Massachusetts including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 711
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 704
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 18
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 54
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 13
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Haverhill, Massachusetts

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in Haverhill, Massachusetts

Haverhill features 893 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Haverhill, Massachusetts

There are 581 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Haverhill.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Haverhill, Massachusetts

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Haverhill landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Haverhill.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Haverhill, Massachusetts for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,725 and $2,109.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.