Medford 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. Medford Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 699 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Medford Housing Authority administered a total of 987 Section 8 Vouchers. Medford Housing Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Medford Housing Authority is located at 121 Riverside Avenue, Medford, MA, 02155 and serves the city of Medford. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Medford Housing Authority at, (781)396-7200 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

The name Medford is thought to have come from the ford by the meadow or Meadford thus commemorating the importance of the fordable part of the Mystic River located just west of present-day Medford Square.

The original area of Medford was owned by Mathew Cradock, the first Governor of the Massachusetts colonies. Although Cradock never saw it, he employed men to develop his land into a plantation. After his death, the plantation passed to his heirs and then was sold en masse in 1652 to Edward Collins. The area was designated a peculiar which signified that it was private property and not a properly incorporated town. Collins began selling pieces of land to others after 1656. In 1684, Medford was granted the right to raise its own money by the General Court. In 1892, Medford became incorporated as a city.

The Medford Housing Authority will assist low and moderate income families, elderly and disabled; to help them obtain affordable housing that is safe, decent and sanitary.

We will encourage and create resident self-sufficiency and independence. We will encourage respect for residents, employees, and the city; while working together as a team.