Description:
Description:
Norwood Housing Authority is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Norwood Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 96 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Norwood Housing Authority administered a total of 341 Section 8 Vouchers. Norwood Housing Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Norwood Housing Authority is located at 40 William Shyne Circle, Norwood, MA, 02062 and serves the city of Norwood. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Norwood Housing Authority at, (781)762-8115 for more information about coverage area and program availability.
The Norwood Housing Authority was established in 1948 to provide and maintain affordable housing for low and moderate income persons and families.
The Norwood Housing Authority owns and manages five low income housing developments in Norwood. Four of the developments were built to house elderly and handicapped persons. In total, there are 403 one bedroom apartments in these developments. The NHA has one family development, Washington Heights, which consists of 75 apartments of two and three bedroom units.
The Norwood Housing Authority also administers over 340 Federal Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers. The HCV program is operated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The program offers rent subsidies to persons of low income, which allows them to acquire apartments in private developments or houses. Program participant pays 30% of their adjusted income and the NHA pays the difference between the amount and the monthly rent.
In 2010, Norwood Housing Authority was awarded the Outstanding Agency Award by the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials for the rehabilition on Jefferson Drive at the Washington Heights site and for the Greenhouse Project at the Kevin Maguire Housing site
| Current Status | Active |
| Size of Norwood Housing Authority compared nationally | Large |
| Last Updated | 04/12/2014 |
| Total Numbers of Communities | 1 |
| Total numbers of Administered Section 8 Voucher | 341 |
| Total numbers of Administered Public Housing Units | 96 |
| Waiting list for the Norwood Housing Authority is currently | Open |
Fair Market Rents are HUD's determination of the average rents in a particular area for each bedroom size. The FMRs are set each year based on the rental rates of unsubsidized units so that participants in HUD programs have equal access for affordable housing. Here are the Fair Market Rents for Norfolk County, MA:
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| Population: | 692,254 |
| Persons Per Household: | 2.56 |
| Housing Units in Multi-units Structure: | 37.2% |
| Homeownership Rate: | 69.3% |
| Housing Units: | 271,904 |
| Yearly Income Per Person: | $44,692 |
| Median Household Income: | $84,916 |
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