MA · Section 8 / HCV

Section 8 housing authorities in Massachusetts

Every Public Housing Authority in Massachusetts that administers Housing Choice Vouchers, with authorized unit counts, contact details, and a multi-PHA waitlist strategy.

130
PHAs in state
102,391
Authorized HCV units
3%
of all U.S. PHAs
30,567
Total HUD units

The largest voucher programs in Massachusetts

Public Housing Authorities ranked by authorized Housing Choice Vouchers

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Source HUD PIH Public Housing Authority directory (FY2025) As of 2025
130 PHAs · 102,391 Section 8 units

Massachusetts is administered by 130 Public Housing Authorities, which together manage roughly 102,391 authorized Section 8 / HCV units. Each PHA runs its own waitlist; applying to multiple PHAs in the state is the recommended strategy.

  • 3% of all U.S. PHAs
  • MA PHA count
  • Cross-referenced with HUD FY25 Payment Standards

What HUD's PIH Record for Massachusetts Tells You

Massachusetts (MA) is administered by 130 Public Housing Authorities in HUD's PIH Open Data directory, roughly 3% of all 3,780 U.S. PHAs we track. These agencies collectively authorize 102,391 Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher units and 30,567 total units across all HUD programs (public housing, HCV, and related subsidy streams). Because the Section 8 program is federally funded but locally administered, each of these agencies maintains its own waitlist, its own admissions preferences, and its own lease-up process.

The structure of PHA coverage in Massachusetts matters for applicants. In most states, a household can live inside multiple overlapping PHA jurisdictions, a city PHA, a county PHA, and a regional or statewide authority, and can apply to every waitlist whose service area covers its address. The 130 agencies in this directory therefore represent applicant opportunities, not just administrative bodies. The per-PHA rows below show the authorized Section 8 unit count we have on file, which is a useful proxy for program scale but not a measure of current waitlist availability (HUD does not publish live waitlist status centrally).

A practical strategy for Massachusetts voucher seekers: map your address to every PHA whose jurisdiction includes you, check each agency's current waitlist status through the links below, and apply to as many open lists as you qualify for. Payment standards inside MA metros are set at 90–110% of HUD FY25 Fair Market Rent, cross-referenced in our payment standards directory, so your voucher value is metro-specific even within the same state. See the waitlist strategy guide for the multi-PHA playbook and the portability guide if you plan to move within or out of Massachusetts with an issued voucher.

PHAs in Massachusetts

Massachusetts is administered by 130 PHAs, representing 3% of all U.S. PHAs in our directory. Many regions are covered by multiple PHAs (a city PHA, a county PHA, and sometimes a regional authority), and you can apply to any whose waitlist is open and whose jurisdiction you live in or plan to move to. See our waitlist strategy guide for how to use this to your advantage.

PHA City Section 8 units Total units
Exec. Office Housing & Livable Communities — 23,073 0
Boston Housing Authority — 17,755 8,723
Cambridge Housing Authority — 7,597 52
Worcester Housing Authority — 3,700 2,537
Springfield Housing Authority — 3,463 1,757
Fall River Housing Authority — 2,477 2,040
Quincy Housing Authority — 2,356 40
Brockton Housing Authority — 1,946 1,626
Holyoke Housing Authority — 1,938 754
New Bedford Housing Authority — 1,932 1,755
Lynn Housing Authority — 1,566 459
Lowell Housing Authority — 1,405 1,621
Salem Housing Authority — 1,383 39
Brookline Housing Authority — 1,370 139
Somerville Housing Authority — 1,355 584
Medford Housing Authority — 1,194 499
Taunton Housing Authority — 1,165 568
Framingham Housing Authority — 1,065 167
Lawrence Housing Authority — 1,031 1,056
Malden Housing Authority — 983 1,195
Chelmsford Housing Authority — 891 0
Northampton Housing Authority — 862 110
Gloucester Housing Authority — 660 89
Plymouth Housing Authority — 640 112
Chelsea Housing Authority — 609 354
Franklin County Regional Housing Authority — 597 0
Pittsfield Housing Authority — 585 169
Dedham Housing Authority — 579 0
Chicopee Housing Authority — 574 383
Methuen Housing Authority — 569 42
Milford Housing Authority — 567 65
Barnstable Housing Authority — 549 68
Greenfield Housing Authority — 530 0
Westfield Housing Authority — 517 0
Falmouth Housing Authority — 505 223
Braintree Housing Authority — 504 0
Revere Housing Authority — 480 194
Haverhill Housing Authority — 467 0
Waltham Housing Authority — 455 266
Newton Housing Authority — 446 298
Amherst Housing Authority — 444 15
Arlington Housing Authority — 427 0
Beverly Housing Authority — 425 168
Leominster Housing Authority — 404 0
North Adams Housing Authority — 389 306
Wakefield Housing Authority — 378 40
Everett Housing Authority — 370 0
Norwood Housing Authority — 345 96
Peabody Housing Authority — 341 0
Yarmouth Housing Authority — 332 0
Melrose Housing Authority — 301 0
Woburn Housing Authority — 292 100
West Springfield Housing Authority — 255 0
Weymouth Housing Authority — 229 70
Fitchburg Housing Authority — 227 53
Watertown Housing Authority — 220 0
Milton Housing Authority — 218 0
Dartmouth Housing Authority — 201 0
Attleboro Housing Authority — 200 0
Sandwich Housing Authority — 193 0
Bridgewell — 187 0
Shrewsbury Housing Authority — 177 99
Acton Housing Authority — 159 0
Middleborough Housing Authority — 157 0
Rockland Housing Authority — 157 40
Rockport Housing Authority — 157 0
Newburyport Housing Authority — 156 0
Saugus Housing Authority — 154 100
Oxford Housing Authority — 153 0
Danvers Housing Authority — 149 76
Winchester Housing Authority — 147 0
Marlborough C.D.A. - Housing Division — 138 0
Mansfield Housing Authority — 137 0
North Andover Housing Authority — 137 105
The Bridge of Central Massachusetts — 133 0
Andover Housing Authority — 131 0
Reading Housing Authority — 128 0
Southbridge Housing Authority — 128 0
Needham Housing Authority — 123 136
Tewksbury Housing Authority — 113 50
Amesbury Housing Authority — 111 0
Gardner Housing Authority — 108 0
North Attleborough Housing Authority — 108 0
Concord Housing Authority — 107 0
Natick Housing Authority — 105 0
Easton Housing Authority — 104 0
Hanssen — 103 0
Dennis Housing Authority — 101 0
Williamstown Housing Authority — 100 0
Adams Housing Authority — 98 0
Walpole Housing Authority — 98 0
Burlington Housing Authority — 96 0
Abington Housing Authority — 89 0
Lexington Housing Authority — 88 60
Pembroke Housing Authority — 86 49
Holbrook Housing Authority — 85 0
Middlesex North Resources Center, Inc. — 85 0
Community TeamWork, Inc. — 82 0
Wayland Housing Authority — 81 136
Bourne Housing Authority — 79 56
Hudson Housing Authority — 72 92
Dracut Housing Authority — 71 44
Warren Housing Authority — 69 0
Billerica Housing Authority — 68 0
Holden Housing Authority — 62 0
Stockbridge Housing Authority — 62 0
Athol Housing Authority — 61 0
Salisbury Housing Authority — 61 0
Ipswich Housing Authority — 58 0
Holliston Housing Authority — 52 0
Stoughton Housing Authority — 51 40
American Training by Chelmsford Housing — 50 0
Belmont Housing Authority — 50 0
Webster Housing Authority — 47 61
Winchendon Housing Authority — 44 135
Hanson Housing Authority — 28 6
Hingham Housing Authority — 28 0
North Reading Housing Authority — 25 0
Millis Housing Authority — 24 0
Halifax Housing Authority — 17 0
Wellesley Housing Authority — 14 0
Wilmington Housing Authority — 11 0
Auburn Housing Authority — 0 103
Berkshire County Regional Housing Authority — 0 0
Clinton Housing Authority — 0 100
Groveland Housing Authority — 0 58
Maynard Housing Authority — 0 32
Medway Housing Authority — 0 100
Scituate Housing Authority — 0 51
Swansea Housing Authority — 0 6

Applying in Massachusetts

The Section 8 / HCV application process is federally standardized, but each PHA in Massachusetts runs its own waitlist, its own preferences, and its own application channel. See our step-by-step guide:

Nearby states

Portability lets you move a voucher across state lines. States adjacent to Massachusetts in our directory:

Compare states and PHAs side by side →

Source: HUD PIH Open Data (FY25). Payment standards: HUD USER FY25 FMR. Last compiled April 2026. PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD, the State of Massachusetts, or any local PHA. Verify with HUD →. See our methodology for how we compile this directory.

⚠ Disclaimer. This is general information about Section 8 / HCV administration in Massachusetts. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently. Always contact the specific PHA directly.

Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.