Income may not exceed 50% of the median income from the table below. The Housing Authority must provide 75 percent of vouchers to those whose income does not exceed 30% of the median income listed below.
We have listed all of the housing authorities in County. Using the chart above, if you qualify as low income (Very Low Income OR Extremely Low Income), we recommend that you visit your local housing authority. They should be your first stop for housing and rental assistance programs.
1. To get on the waiting list for Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8), visit the links provided below to the closest County housing authority to your city in your city.
2. You can also visit the Housing Authority for other low income housing programs with rent assistance.
241 Millers Falls Rd
Turners Falls, MA - 01376
County
Phone Number: (413) 863-9781
Email: GGovoni@fcrhra.org
Turners Falls Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 592
Turners Falls Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 558
Turners Falls Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 592
Number of Children residing in Turners Falls Public Housing: 220
Senior citizens residing in Turners Falls Public Housing: 20.55% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Turners Falls Public Housing: 33.07% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Turners Falls: $11,622.00 average per year for current residents.
Including Franklin County Regional Housing Authority, the other Public Housing Authorities in County are listed below.
1 Elm Ter
Greenfield, MA - 01301
County
Phone Number: (413) 774-2932
Email: tom@greenfieldhousing.org
Turners Falls Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 537
Turners Falls Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 477
Turners Falls Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 537
Number of Children residing in Turners Falls Public Housing: 149
Seniors residing in Turners Falls Public Housing: 25.14% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Turners Falls Public Housing: 35.97% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Turners Falls: $12,912.00 average per year for current residents.
Greenfield, MA
Millers Falls, MA
Lake Pleasant, MA
Gill, MA
Montague, MA
Deerfield, MA
Our data is collected from local housing authorities as listed on the website along with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Qualify for Public Housing and Income Based Housing are based on the local housing authority guidelines along with HUD rules. That is why it is necessary to contact the housing authorities directly for local information for housing.