Senior & Affordable Housing on Cape Cod

Affordable senior housing Affordable senior housing, not assisted living: 163 apartments, age 62+ and income-qualified, no personal care on site. Village II is taking applications.

Office

Harwich

Cost

Rent is 30% of income

How to start

Call (508) 432-9611 to get on the waiting list (usually 150+ people; about one opening every two months)

Who qualifies

Age 62+ with income below 50% of area median; Villages I and II also take disabled applicants under 62 (Village I gives priority to 62+)

Address

61 John Nelson Way, Harwich (Villages I & II); 300 Leighton's Lane, Harwich (Village III)

For older adults

One-bedroom, ground-level apartments of about 600 sq ft, with accessible units available and near the Council on Aging.

The town’s public housing agency, with one-bedroom apartments at Frederick Court for people 60+ and adults with disabilities, where rent is based on income.

Managed by the Mashpee Housing Authority; calls roll to the Mashpee office when Brewster is closed. Maintenance emergencies: 1-774-722-1351. Apply for state public housing through CHAMP.

Office

Brewster

Cost

Rent based on income

How to start

Call (508) 896-9800 or apply online through CHAMP

Hours

Phones answered Mon–Fri

Address

11 Frederick Court, Brewster, MA 02631

The town’s public housing agency, with apartments for people 60+ and adults with disabilities at the Anchorage and a shared congregate house, where rent is based on income.

Runs the Anchorage (40 elderly/disabled units) and the Captain Bearse congregate house (19 residents), plus family units and rental vouchers. Also manages the Harwich Housing Authority. Apply for state public housing through CHAMP; ask the office about the congregate house.

Office

Chatham

Cost

Rent is about 30% of net income

How to start

Apply online through CHAMP (Massachusetts common housing application) or ask the office for a paper form

Hours

Call for office hours

Address

240 Crowell Road, Chatham, MA 02633

A Lower Cape nonprofit that manages 64 affordable rental homes, from studios to three-bedrooms, for year-round residents.

Three applications and three waitlists, all open. There are minimum and maximum income limits (minimum waived with a mobile voucher). Ask for Cindi Maule about vacancies. Its grant-funded ADU help program has ended, but the guides are still online.

Office

Orleans

Cost

Rents set to HUD schedule

How to start

Download an application from the CDP website or call (508) 240-7873 and ask for Cindi Maule

Hours

Call for office hours

Address

180 Cranberry Highway, Unit 5, Orleans, MA 02653 (mail: P.O. Box 2786)

Market-rate rental apartments for over-55s with a pool, gym and social programme.

Apartments only — no care services, no meal plan, no assisted living certification.

Office

Hyannis

How to start

Book an in-person or virtual tour, or apply online

Hours

Leasing Mon–Fri 9–6, Sat 10–5, Sun closed

Address

265 Communication Way, Hyannis, MA 02601

Who qualifies

Age 55+

A 55-plus rental community on Route 28 with dining, pools, fitness classes and a beach shuttle.

Not an assisted living residence — any personal care comes from an outside agency you arrange.

Office

South Yarmouth

How to start

Call or fill in the online form to request information or a tour

Address

822 Route 28, South Yarmouth, MA 02664

Who qualifies

Age 55+

For older adults

Studio and one-bedroom rentals with a full-time concierge and 24-hour security and maintenance.

A Harwich nonprofit that rents 41 affordable apartments and helps Cape residents catch up on overdue rent so they can stay housed.

Rental assistance: for year-round Cape residents at or below 80% of area median income who spend 30%+ of income on rent and have no other subsidy; first come, first served (ask for Marcy Vigneau, ext. 101). Also runs H.E.L.P. emergency home-repair loans for Orleans and Yarmouth homeowners (ext. 109). Rental application on the website.

Office

Harwich

Cost

Rents set by HUD income limits; assistance is free

How to start

Call (508) 432-0015 (ext. 101 rentals and rental assistance; ext. 109 home repair)

Hours

Call for office hours

Address

120 Route 28, 3rd Floor, West Harwich, MA 02671 (mail: P.O. Box 638)

The town’s public housing agency, which runs family apartments and rental vouchers; it has no senior apartments, so Harwich seniors usually apply to neighbouring towns.

Managed by the Chatham Housing Authority from its Chatham office. No elderly units (12 family units plus 8 special-needs units and state rental vouchers). For senior public housing, apply through the state’s CHAMP application and choose nearby towns such as Chatham, Brewster or Orleans.

Office

Harwich

Cost

Rent based on income

How to start

Call (508) 430-2390 or email harwichha@verizon.net; for senior apartments apply online through CHAMP

Hours

Mon–Thu 8am–4pm, Fri 8am–3:30pm (as posted on the authority website; confirm by phone)

Address

Office: 240 Crowell Road, Chatham, MA 02633. Mail: P.O. Box 714, Harwich Port, MA 02646

Owned condominium residences for seniors inside Kings Way, with dining, housekeeping and activities.

Independent living only: no assisted living certification, no memory care, no nursing beds.

Office

Yarmouth Port

How to start

Call (508) 362-4400 or (800) 852-0365 to book a tour

Address

Route 6A, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675

For older adults

Every residence has a 24-hour emergency response system, and housekeeping every two weeks plus transportation are provided.

The public housing agency for Orleans and Eastham, with 100 apartments at Tonset Woods for people 60+ and adults with disabilities, where rent is based on income.

Also manages the Eastham Housing Authority’s 13 units, so Eastham residents call this same number. Apply for state public housing through CHAMP.

Office

Orleans

Cost

Rent based on income

How to start

Call (508) 255-0064 or apply online through CHAMP

Hours

Call for office hours

Address

Tonset Woods, 94 Hopkins Lane, Orleans, MA 02653

Provincetown’s public housing agency, with state-aided apartments including units for older adults and people with disabilities, where rent is based on income.

Apply for state public housing through CHAMP and pick Provincetown. Phone and address match the state housing authority list and the Town of Eastham’s housing resources page.

Office

Provincetown

Cost

Rent based on income

How to start

Call (508) 487-0434 or apply online through CHAMP

Hours

Call for office hours

Address

44 Harry Kemp Way, Provincetown, MA 02657

An affordable apartment community in Eastham with one-, two- and three-bedroom homes for a range of incomes; open to all ages, not senior-only.

Managed by Pennrose. 65 apartments; rents from about $1,393 depending on income tier. Not age-restricted. The Town of Eastham also lists Karen Kelley, (508) 342-5628, as a contact.

Office

Eastham

Cost

Rent from about $1,393/month, income-based tiers

How to start

Call the leasing office or download the pre-application from the Pennrose website

Hours

Mon–Fri 9am–5pm

Address

101 Nauset Green Way, Eastham, MA 02642

Wellfleet’s housing authority, which promotes affordable rentals in town and can tell you when local affordable apartments open for applications.

Phone is an answering service: leave a message and expect a call back within 24 hours. Paper applications for open lotteries are usually at Town Hall, the library and the Wellfleet Adult Community Center.

Office

Wellfleet

Cost

Rent based on income

How to start

Call (508) 419-4490 and leave a message

Hours

Answering service; calls returned within 24 hours

Address

c/o Wellfleet Town Hall, 300 Main Street, Wellfleet, MA 02667