Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Middlesex County, MA

Discover affordable housing in Middlesex County where there are 329+ 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.

Parkway Heights

201 Chelsea Street, Everett, Massachusetts 02149

Edmands House

15 Edmands Rd, Framingham, Massachusetts 01701

Whitman Woods

One Longfellow Lane, Tyngsborough, Massachusetts 1879

Parkside Village

195 Hildreth Street, Lowell, Massachusetts 01850

Putnam Square Apartments

2 Mt Auburn Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 2138

Plantation Apartments

22 Johnston Way, Stow, Massachusetts 01775

Machado House at Peters Grove

11 Lake Street, Hudson, Massachusetts 01749

Appleton Mills

219 Jackson Street, Lowell, Massachusetts 01852

Cutler Heights

79 Hollis Street, Holliston, Massachusetts 01746

Morton and Etta Shillman House

49 Edmands Rd, Framingham, Massachusetts 01701

Atwood Acres

66 Dudley Road, Townsend, Massachusetts 01469

Clinton & Prospect Apartments

258-270 Harvard St, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

Lowell Sun

73 Market Street, Lowell, Massachusetts 01852

Academy Knoll

22 Broad Street, Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752

Ashland Commons

101 Presidents Row, Ashland, Massachusetts 01721

Groton Commons

74 Willowdale Rd, Groton, Massachusetts 01450

Framingham Green

136 Maynard Rd, Framingham, Massachusetts 01701

Coleman House

677 Winchester St, Newton, Massachusetts 02459

Kent Street Apartments

32 Kent Street , Somerville, Massachusetts 02143

Riverside Towers

99 Riverside Avenue, Medford, Massachusetts 02155

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

What HUD offices serve Middlesex County, 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), Moving to Work programs for Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

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

How many renters live in Middlesex County, Massachusetts?

The County of Middlesex County has 1,617,105 people living in 638,217 households.

There are 514,190 renters living in 246,008 renter households in this County. Renters make up 31.8 percent of the population living in Middlesex County.

What is the rental market like in Middlesex County, Massachusetts?

There are an estimated 667,964 housing units in the Middlesex County area. Of these, 257,778 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Middlesex County?

The rental vacancy rate in Middlesex County is 3 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 Middlesex County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Middlesex County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
14,683 77,469 98,643 41,339 10,775
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Middlesex County

A large number of apartments in Middlesex County 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 Middlesex County are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Middlesex County?

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 0 100 percent
One BR 0 100 percent
Two BR 0 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

How many affordable rental units are in Middlesex County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 6,727
Public Housing 5,231
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 7,859
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 89
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 759
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 247
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 154
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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

Income Based Apartments in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Middlesex County features 18,335 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 Middlesex County, Massachusetts

There are 6,884 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Middlesex County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Middlesex County landlords $1,100 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Middlesex County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Middlesex County, Massachusetts for a two-bedroom apartment is between $0 and $0.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.