MRVP apartments in Somerville, MA

The Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP) is a state-run rental assistance program administered by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development. MRVP payment standards run 10–30% above Section 8 Small-Area FMR in the tightest Boston metro ZIPs, making it one of the strongest state voucher programs in the country. Below are the current payment standards, the governing state agency, and the 10 neighborhoods where we track voucher-friendly search demand.

Voucher discrimination is illegal here

Somerville’s Human Rights Ordinance prohibits housing discrimination based on source of income, layered on top of MA state law.

Somerville Human Rights Commission

Section 8 payment standards — ZIP Somerville

Unavailable · 2026

Bedrooms	Payment standard / mo
Studio	$2,359
1 bedroom	$2,476
2 bedrooms	$2,941
3 bedrooms	$3,526
4 bedrooms	$3,894

Payment standards published by HUD. Payment standard data is temporarily unavailable — call the Public Housing Authority for the current figure.

Administered by

Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development

HUD PHA code MA-DHCD

Waitlist closed

This PHA is not accepting new applications at this time. Call for the next opening date.

The MRVP statewide waitlist opens periodically via lottery. When the list is closed, MA DHCD does not accept new applications. Check mass.gov or your local Regional Administering Agency (RAA) for openings.

Address: 100 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA
Phone: (617) 573-1150
Website: https://www.mass.gov

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