Section 8 Waiting Lists in Massachusetts

There are 127 housing authorities in Massachusetts which offer the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program. For more on the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program visit the Housing Choice Voucher section of our Low Income Housing Renter's Guide.

As of August 20th 2017, there are 92 Section 8 waiting lists that are open now, opening soon, or always open.

Section 8 Waiting Lists Open Indefinitely

There are 92 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers in Massachusetts Waiting Lists that are either always open or that have not announced a closing date.

Waiting List	Serves
Cambridge Housing Authority	Cambridge
Holyoke Housing Authority	Holyoke
Fall River Housing Authority	Fall River
Chicopee Housing Authority	Chicopee
Lawrence Housing Authority	Lawrence
Worcester Housing Authority	Worcester
Waltham Housing Authority	Waltham
Revere Housing Authority	Revere
Medford Housing Authority	Medford
Chelsea Housing Authority	Chelsea
Taunton Housing Authority	Taunton
Woburn Housing Authority	Woburn
Quincy Housing Authority	Quincy
Malden Housing Authority	Malden
Brockton Housing Authority	Brockton
Gloucester Housing Authority	Gloucester
Everett Housing Authority	Everett
Framingham Housing Authority	Framingham
Somerville Housing Authority	Somerville
Newburyport Housing Authority	Newburyport
Brookline Housing Authority	Brookline
Springfield Housing Authority	Springfield
Newton Housing Authority
Fitchburg Housing Authority	Fitchburg
Winchendon Housing Authority	Winchendon
Dedham Housing Authority	Dedham
Shrewsbury Housing Authority	Shrewsbury
Belmont Housing Authority	Belmont
Dracut Housing Authority	Dracut
Beverly Housing Authority	Beverly
Weymouth Housing Authority	Weymouth
Arlington Housing Authority	Arlington
Westfield Housing Authority	Westfield
Braintree Housing Authority	Braintree
Peabody Housing Authority	Peabody
Salem Housing Authority	Salem
Ipswich Housing Authority	Ipswich
Acton Housing Authority
Plymouth Housing Authority	Plymouth
Melrose Housing Authority	Melrose
Needham Housing Authority	Needham
Lexington Housing Authority	Lexington
Milford Housing Authority
Duxbury Housing Authority	Duxbury
Holbrook Housing Authority	Holbrook
Rockport Housing Authority	Rockport
Wakefield Housing Authority	Wakefield
Reading Housing Authority	Reading
Southbridge Housing Authority	Southbridge
West Springfield Housing Authority	West Springfield
Abington Housing Authority	Abington
Stockbridge Housing Authority	Stockbridge
Methuen Housing Authority	Methuen
Holden Housing Authority	Holden
Andover Housing Authority	Andover
Amherst Housing Authority	Amherst
Leominster Housing Authority	Leominster
Haverhill Housing Authority	Haverhill
Ware Housing Authority	Ware
North Reading Housing Authority	North Reading
Hudson Housing Authority	Hudson
Natick Housing Authority	Natick
Watertown Housing Authority	Watertown
Greenfield Housing Authority	Greenfield
Concord Housing Authority	Concord
Saugus Housing Authority	Saugus
Wayland Housing Authority
Warren Housing Authority	Warren
Oxford Housing Authority	Oxford
North Andover Housing Authority	North Andover
Chelmsford Housing Authority	Chelmsford
Norwood Housing Authority	Norwood
Bourne Housing Authority
Pembroke Housing Authority
Burlington Housing Authority	Burlington
Amesbury Housing Authority	Amesbury
Danvers Housing Authority	Danvers
Halifax Housing Authority
Webster Housing Authority	Webster
Winchester Housing Authority	Winchester
Bridgewater Housing Authority
Gardner Housing Authority	Gardner
Rockland Housing Authority	Rockland
Wellesley Housing Authority	Wellesley
Dennis Housing Authority	South Dennis
Tewksbury Housing Authority
Walpole Housing Authority	Walpole
Milton Housing Authority	Milton
Millis Housing Authority
Dartmouth Housing Authority	Dartmouth
Salisbury Housing Authority	Salisbury
Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development

Closed Section 8 Waiting Lists

The following waiting lists have been confirmed to be closed.

Waiting List	Closed Date
Lowell Housing Authority	-
Boston Housing Authority	-
Lynn Housing Authority & Neighborhood Development	-
Pittsfield Housing Authority	June 30th, 2016
North Adams Housing Authority	-
Williamstown Housing Authority	September 10th, 2014
Easton Housing Authority	-

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