Analysis by Joshua Cappell
Last Updated: January, 7th 2026
The Massachusetts Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Centralized Waiting List is now accepting applications. Eligible applicants can apply for housing assistance to be used statewide.
The application may be completed online at https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-the-section-8-housing-choice-vouchers-program-hcvp.
The application may be completed in person at Contact your local Regional Administering Agency.
Massachusetts Housing Choice Voucher Centralized Waiting List is managed by Massachusetts Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Centralized Waiting List.
Massachusetts Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Centralized Waiting List provides affordable housing for up to 0 low- and moderate-income households through its programs.
This housing agency serves Franklin County, Abington, Acton, Amesbury, Amherst, Andover, Arlington, Attleboro, Bellingham, Belmont, Beverly, Bourne, Braintree, Bridgewater, Brockton, Brookline, Burlington, Chelmsford, Chelsea, Chicopee, Concord, Danvers, Dartmouth, Dedham, Dennis, Dracut, Duxbury, Easton, Everett, Fall River, Falmouth, Fitchburg, Framingham, Franklin, Gardner, Gloucester, Halifax, Haverhill, Holbrook, Holliston, Holyoke, Hudson, Ipswich, Lawrence, Leominster, Lexington, Malden, Mansfield, Marlborough, Medford, Melrose, Methuen, Middleborough, Milford, Millis, Milton, Natick, Needham, Newburyport, Newton, North Andover, North Attleboro, North Reading, Norwood, Oxford, Peabody, Pembroke, Plymouth, Quincy, Reading, Revere, Rockland, Rockport, Salem, Salisbury, Saugus, Shrewsbury, Somerville, Southbridge, Springfield, Stockbridge, Stoughton, Taunton, Tewksbury, Wakefield, Walpole, Waltham, Ware, Warren, Watertown, Wayland, Webster, Wellesley, West Springfield, Westfield, Weymouth, Winchendon, Winchester, Woburn, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Wait until you have a Section 8 voucher to find housing.
It usually takes months or years to reach the top of a Section 8 HCV waiting list. Any apartments you see now will likely not be available when you get your voucher.Linda Vallare Johnson says:
"Affordable Housing Online is an awesome tool in locating affordable housing."