; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Everett, MA

Parkway Heights

201 Chelsea Street
Everett, Massachusetts
Rent Assisted
LIHTC
$1,559-2,163
1-2 BR

Everett Villa Co-op

66 Main Street
Everett, Massachusetts
Subsidized
Senior
S. 202
Call For Rent
1 BR

26 Gladstone St.

26 Gladstone St
Everett, Massachusetts
$3,295
3 BR

38 Hancock St.

38 Hancock St
Everett, Massachusetts
$2,150
1 BR

38 Hancock St.

38 Hancock St
Everett, Massachusetts
$2,200
1 BR

Whitney - Lorenti House

15 Summer St
Everett, Massachusetts
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
PBRA
LIHTC
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There are 74 low-income apartments in Everett that offer reduced rents to eligible households. Low-income rents in Everett, Massachusetts can range from $1,559 to $2,163 depending on the number of bedrooms.

Rental assistance programs support 128 low-income homes in Everett where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $532 towards rent each month.

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on July 2nd, 2024. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Everett, Massachusetts

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.

Housing Authority Programs
Everett Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)
Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Moving to Work
Massachusetts Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Centralized Waiting List Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)
Go to the Massachusetts Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Everett.

Everett, Massachusetts Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Everett, Massachusetts

Everett features 128 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Everett, Massachusetts

There are 74 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Everett.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Everett, Massachusetts

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Everett landlords $1,100 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Everett.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Everett, Massachusetts for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,544 and $3,110.

2024 Everett, Massachusetts Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Studio One BR Two BR Three BR Four BR
Everett, Massachusetts Fair Market Rent $2,212 $2,377 $2,827 $3,418 $3,765
Everett, Massachusetts Payment Standard Range $1,991 to $2,433 $2,139 to $2,615 $2,544 to $3,110 $3,076 to $3,760 $3,389 to $4,142

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Everett, MA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 6
Total Low Income Apartments 205
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 128
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 62.67%
Average Renter Household Size 2.68
Average Household Size 2.81
Median Household Income $50,762 ±$2,629
Median Rent $1,235 ±$37
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 55.44% ± 5.47pp
Total Population 43,885

Population and Household Demographics

Everett is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts with a population of 43,885. There are 15,539 households in the city with an average household size of 2.81 persons. 62.67% of households in Everett are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Everett

The median gross income for households in Everett is $50,762 a year, or $4,230 a month. The median rent for the city is $1,235 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Everett, a household making less than $4,117 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 55.44% of households who rent are overburdened in Everett.

Area Median Income In Everett

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Everett, the AMI is calculated from all households within Middlesex County.

In Everett, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $149,300

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Everett

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Everett

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Everett AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$31,150 $35,600 $40,050 $44,500 $48,100 $51,650 $55,200 $58,750
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Everett AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$51,950 $59,400 $66,800 $74,200 $80,150 $86,100 $92,050 $97,950
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Everett AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$82,950 $94,800 $106,650 $118,450 $127,950 $137,450 $146,900 $156,400