Housing Data & Research
Our Research Drives Solutions
Our research provides the data-driven insights needed to build the right affordable housing solutions across Massachusetts.
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Data Opens Doors
Report Series
2025
Measuring The Affordable Housing Gap
Completed in collaboration with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, this report uses our data in an interactive story map to understand the gap between affordable rental housing supply and household need in Massachusetts.
For Community Advocates
Advocacy Data Sheet
Use data to bolster your advocacy efforts. Focus on rent-based income units and mobile vouchers for households earning 30-50% AMI to prevent displacement and create housing stability.
Download PDFFor Planners & Policy Makers
Planning & Policy Data Sheet
Build the right units in the right places. Create more affordable 1-bedroom units for small households and address geographic disparities in age-restricted housing.
Download PDFFor Developers
Development Data Sheet
Focus your development efforts where they're needed most. Build deeply affordable rental housing with emphasis on small units (SROs, Studios, 1BRs) available to all ages.
Download PDF2024
Affordable and Accessible Rentals
Our first report in the series provides fresh information about the distribution of this critical resource across the state.
Interactive Public Dashboard
Housing Navigator MA's State of Affordable Housing dashboards provide a deep dive into the supply of affordable (income-restricted) rental housing across our state. The data helps local government officials, policymakers, and advocates understand where more affordable housing, and what kind, is needed. Just select your municipality to get started!
Data Dashboard FAQ & Glossary
Our Data Dashboard FAQ & Glossary explains how we created our dataset, identifies known gaps, and provides a definitions of key terms.
Join Our Mission
Whether you are seeking housing, you are a property owner, or you want to support our work, there are many ways to be part of creating a more equitable housing future in Massachusetts.