Description:
Description:
Westfield 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. Westfield Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 220 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Westfield Housing Authority administered a total of 135 Section 8 Vouchers. Westfield Housing Authority currently has Section 8 as its program type. Westfield Housing Authority is located at 12 Alice Burke Way, Westfield, MA, 01086 and serves the city of Westfield. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Westfield Housing Authority at, (413)568-9283 for more information about coverage area and program availability.
The Westfield Housing Authority (WHA), along with the City of Westfield, work together to meet the needs of housing and improvements to the City's public housing inventory. The WHA tenants currently participate in two active tenant associations. They provide input on management issues in public housing projects and help to identify and prioritize maintenance and resident service needs. The WHA operates 62 units of the state family public housing at Colonial Pine Acres, 26 units under its state Chapter 705 Program and 14 units for the disabled under the state 689 program. The primary need for public housing is for the modernization and ongoing maintenance of the older public housing stock.
Current Status | Active |
Size of Westfield Housing Authority compared nationally | Large |
Last Updated | 04/12/2014 |
Total Numbers of Communities | 3 |
Total numbers of Administered Section 8 Voucher | 135 |
Total numbers of Administered Public Housing Units | 220 |
Waiting list for the Westfield 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 Hampden County, MA:
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Population: | 468,161 |
Persons Per Household: | 2.53 |
Housing Units in Multi-units Structure: | 39.1% |
Homeownership Rate: | 61.8% |
Housing Units: | 191,464 |
Yearly Income Per Person: | $25,817 |
Median Household Income: | $49,094 |
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