MBTA Rapid transit

Section 8 apartments near the MBTA Orange Line

The MBTA Orange Line runs from Oak Grove in Malden south through Malden Center, Boston (Downtown Crossing, Back Bay, Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, Forest Hills). It is the primary rapid-transit line for many South and West Boston voucher-relevant neighborhoods.

Voucher discrimination is illegal here

Under Massachusetts law (MGL Ch 151B §4(10)), it is illegal statewide for a landlord to refuse an applicant because they use a housing voucher. Enforcement by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD).

Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

2-bedroom HUD rent benchmarks along the line

NeighborhoodZIP2BR HUD benchmark / mo
North Malden / Oak Grove02148$3,170
Downtown Malden02148$3,170

Stations

  1. 1Oak Grove— North Malden
  2. 2Malden Center— Downtown Malden
  3. 3Wellington— Medford, MA

Other lines in Malden

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