Gloucester Housing Authority

259 Washington Street, Gloucester, MA, 01930

Housing Authority

Gloucester Housing Authority Program Type

  • Section 8 Voucher
  • Low Rent Units

89

Total Subsidized Units for Rental Assistance

Essex County

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Program Summary for Gloucester Housing Authority

Gloucester 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. Gloucester Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 89 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Gloucester Housing Authority administered a total of 633 Section 8 Vouchers. Gloucester Housing Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Gloucester Housing Authority is located at 259 Washington Street, Gloucester, MA, 01930 and serves the city of Gloucester. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Gloucester Housing Authority at, (978) 281-4770 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

About Gloucester Housing Authority

** WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING PRE-APPLICATIONS ONLINE. APPLICATIONS MAY BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT www.ghama.com. PLEASE CONTACT THE AGENCY FOR MORE INFORMATION. **

The Gloucester Housing Authority was formed in 1948 and is proud of its long history of promoting and providing adequate and affordable housing, economic opportunity and a suitable living environment free of discrimination. Under the strong leadership of our 5 member Board of Commissioners we currently assist over 1300 households in the Cape Ann area through our Public Housing, Rental Assistance, Homeownership and Resident Service programs.

We continue to ensure that concern and compassion for our fellow citizens are as much a part of our heritage as the sea, and that our goal of decent housing for all will steer us confidently into the future. We are a good neighbor.

Current Status Active
Size of Gloucester Housing Authority compared nationally Large
Last Updated 04/12/2014
Total Numbers of Communities 1
Total numbers of Administered Section 8 Voucher 633
Total numbers of Administered Public Housing Units 89
Waiting list for the Gloucester Housing Authority is currently Open

2016 Income Limits for Essex County, MA

  • Person in family
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • Income
  • $44,800
  • $51,200
  • $57,600
  • $63,950
  • $69,100
  • $74,200
  • $79,300
  • $84,450
  • Person in family
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • $26,850
  • $30,700
  • $34,550
  • $38,350
  • $41,450
  • $44,500
  • $47,600
  • $50,650
  • Person in family
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • $67,400
  • $77,000
  • $86,650
  • $96,250
  • $103,950
  • $111,650
  • $119,350
  • $127,050

2017 Fair Market Rents for Essex County, MA

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 Essex County, MA:

  • Efficiency
  • $1194
  • One-Bedroom
  • $1372
  • Two-Bedroom
  • $1691
  • Three-Bedroom
  • $2116
  • Four-Bedroom
  • $2331

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Essex County Quick Facts

Population: 769,091
Persons Per Household: 2.56
Housing Units in Multi-units Structure: 43.1%
Homeownership Rate: 63.4%
Housing Units: 306,814
Yearly Income Per Person: $35,167
Median Household Income: $67,311

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