Massachusetts · Essex County

Public Housing Authorities in Essex County, Massachusetts

20 agencies serve 18 cities here, administering a combined 7,828 Section 8 vouchers and 2,182 Public Housing units. Pick a city below or jump straight to an agency profile.

Cities in Essex County

Amesbury 1 PHAs Andover 1 PHAs Beverly 1 PHAs Danvers 1 PHAs Gloucester 1 PHAs Groveland 1 PHAs Haverhill 1 PHAs Ipswich 1 PHAs Lawrence 1 PHAs Lynn 1 PHAs Methuen 1 PHAs Newburyport 1 PHAs North Andover 1 PHAs Peabody 3 PHAs Rockport 1 PHAs Salem 1 PHAs Salisbury 1 PHAs Saugus 1 PHAs

Public Housing Authorities

20 agencies

Amesbury Housing Authority

Amesbury, MA Section 8

111 Section 8 vouchers

Andover Housing Authority

Andover, MA Section 8

131 Section 8 vouchers

Beverly Housing Authority

Beverly, MA Combined

425 Section 8 vouchers 168 Public Housing units

Bridgewell

Peabody, MA Section 8

187 Section 8 vouchers

Danvers Housing Authority

Danvers, MA Combined

149 Section 8 vouchers 76 Public Housing units

Gloucester Housing Authority

Gloucester, MA Combined

660 Section 8 vouchers 89 Public Housing units

Groveland Housing Authority

Groveland, MA Low-Rent

58 Public Housing units

Haverhill Housing Authority

Haverhill, MA Section 8

467 Section 8 vouchers

Ipswich Housing Authority

Ipswich, MA Section 8

58 Section 8 vouchers

Lawrence Housing Authority

Lawrence, MA Combined

1,031 Section 8 vouchers 1,050 Public Housing units

Lynn Housing Authority

Lynn, MA Combined

1,566 Section 8 vouchers 455 Public Housing units

Methuen Housing Authority

Methuen, MA Combined

569 Section 8 vouchers 42 Public Housing units

Middlesex North Resources Center, Inc.

Peabody, MA Section 8

85 Section 8 vouchers

Newburyport Housing Authority

Newburyport, MA Combined

156 Section 8 vouchers

North Andover Housing Authority

North Andover, MA Combined

137 Section 8 vouchers 105 Public Housing units

Peabody Housing Authority

Peabody, MA Section 8

341 Section 8 vouchers

Rockport Housing Authority

Rockport, MA Section 8

157 Section 8 vouchers

Salem Housing Authority

Salem, MA Combined

1,383 Section 8 vouchers 39 Public Housing units

Salisbury Housing Authority

Salisbury, MA Section 8

61 Section 8 vouchers

Saugus Housing Authority

Saugus, MA Combined

154 Section 8 vouchers 100 Public Housing units

About PHAs in Essex County

Each Public Housing Authority listed above is a separate local agency with its own administrative plan, its own waitlists, and its own selection preferences. If you are applying for housing assistance in Essex County, it is generally smart to apply to multiple PHAs in your area — there is no penalty for being on more than one list, and waitlists move at very different speeds even within a single county.

To get started, click any agency above to see its full contact information, programs administered, and a plain-language FAQ on how to apply. For background on the federal programs PHAs administer, our Section 8 / HCV guide and Public Housing program guide walk through how each one actually works.