Massachusetts Senior Housing & Health Data

Massachusetts has 764 federally subsidized senior housing properties totaling 51,645 elderly units, of which 99 are rural and 588 sit inside a federally designated health professional shortage area.

Portfolio at a glance

  • Total subsidized senior properties: 764
  • Total elderly units: 51,645
  • HUD Section 202: 354 properties (39,767 units)
  • USDA Rural Development (Section 515): 60 properties (1,818 units)
  • Rural properties: 99 across 6 rural counties
  • HPSA shortage-area properties: 588 (42,984 units)
  • Senior population (65+): 1,221,349; est. living alone: 455,067
  • Average RHTP risk score: 44.4

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Common questions

How many subsidized senior housing properties are there in Massachusetts?

Massachusetts has 764 subsidized senior housing properties tracked across HUD Section 202, HUD Section 8/multifamily, and USDA Rural Development Section 515 programs, totaling 51,645 elderly units.

How many seniors in Massachusetts live alone?

An estimated 455,067 adults age 65+ in Massachusetts live alone, out of a 65+ population of 1,221,349 (U.S. Census ACS).

Which Massachusetts counties have the most subsidized senior housing?

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Where does this Massachusetts data come from?

HUD Multifamily and Section 202 property records, USDA Rural Development Section 515 property data, HRSA health professional shortage area designations, CDC BRFSS and PLACES health indicators, HHS emPOWER electricity-dependent Medicare counts, and CMS Medicare/D-SNP enrollment files. No figures are estimated or synthesized beyond the documented methodology.

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Data sources: HUD Section 202, USDA Rural Development, HRSA HPSA, CDC BRFSS/PLACES, HHS emPOWER, CMS. Snapshot generated 2026-08-04. Markdown version: /data/state/MA.md