Senior & Affordable Housing in Wellfleet

Senior & Affordable Housing available to Wellfleet residents — 1 based in Wellfleet itself, plus others covering the Outer Cape. If you're not sure where to start, the Wellfleet Council on Aging (508-349-2800) will point you in the right direction for free.

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Housing Assistance Corporation (HAC) — Senior Housing

Senior & Affordable Housing

Based in Barnstable · says it comes to Wellfleet

Free service

508-771-5400

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The Cape's housing agency. Affordable and senior housing, help applying, homelessness prevention and fuel assistance.

Apply to several waiting lists at once, not one. Falmouth runs a separate list for each development.

Office: Barnstable
How to start: Call 508-771-5400, request help online at haconcapecod.org/get-help, or visit an office
Hours: Hyannis Mon–Fri 9–5; Orleans Mon & Fri 8:30–4:30; Cataumet Tue & Thu 8:30–4:30
Address: 255 Independence Drive, Hyannis, MA 02601 (also 78 Route 6A, Orleans and 1252 Route 28A, Cataumet)
Service area: All of Cape Cod, plus Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket

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Is there a waiting list, and how long is it really?
What is the income limit, and how is rent worked out?
Can I put my name down now even if I am not ready?

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Wellfleet Housing Authority

Senior & Affordable Housing

Based in Wellfleet

(508) 419-4490

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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

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Is there a waiting list, and how long is it really?
What is the income limit, and how is rent worked out?
Can I put my name down now even if I am not ready?

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Provincetown Housing Authority

Senior & Affordable Housing

Based in Provincetown · says it covers the Outer Cape; ask about Wellfleet

(508) 487-0434

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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

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Is there a waiting list, and how long is it really?
What is the income limit, and how is rent worked out?
Can I put my name down now even if I am not ready?

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Truro Housing Authority

Senior & Affordable Housing

Based in Truro · says it covers the Outer Cape; ask about Wellfleet

Free service

(508) 349-7004

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Truro’s housing authority, which supports affordable rental and ownership housing in town and can point you to openings.

Office is at Truro Town Hall. Email housingauthority@truro-ma.gov.

Office: Truro
Cost: Free to ask
How to start: Call (508) 349-7004 or email housingauthority@truro-ma.gov
Hours: Mon 8am–4pm (remote); Tue–Fri 8am–4pm in person
Address: Truro Town Hall, 24 Town Hall Road, P.O. Box 2030, Truro, MA 02666

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Is there a waiting list, and how long is it really?
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Village at Nauset Green

Senior & Affordable Housing

Based in Eastham · says it covers the Outer Cape; ask about Wellfleet

(508) 261-5532

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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

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Is there a waiting list, and how long is it really?
What is the income limit, and how is rent worked out?
Can I put my name down now even if I am not ready?

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Your town Housing Authority

Senior & Affordable Housing

Says it covers the whole Cape

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Most Cape towns run their own housing authority with subsidised apartments for people over 60. Waiting lists are long but they do move.

Ask your Council on Aging for the local authority's number — they will know it by heart. Get on multiple lists.

What to ask when you call

Is there a waiting list, and how long is it really?
What is the income limit, and how is rent worked out?
Can I put my name down now even if I am not ready?

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