This page was updated Feb. 2026.
Affordable housing in Wellesley may seem like an oxymoron, but the Wellesley Housing Authority (WHA) currently maintains 245 rental units or homeownership opportunities across town. The WHA is funded at the state and federal levels.
Volunteers Needed for Wellesley Affordable Housing Trust
Feb. 10, 2026–The Wellesley Affordable Housing Trust (WAHT) is seeking volunteers to serve on its Board of Trustees. Created in fall 2025, the mission of the WAHT is to provide for the creation and preservation of affordable housing in Wellesley for the benefit of low- and moderate-income households, and assisting the Town and other public agencies including the Wellesley Housing Authority. The Select Board is looking for interested volunteers to serve on the WAHT Board of Trustees.
Read more about the establishing guidelines, objectives, and board responsibilities of the WAHT. If you’re interested in being considered as a volunteer, please complete the Town of Wellesley online volunteer form.
Housing Search Services
The MetroWest Collaborative Development often offers FREE one-on-one housing search counseling sessions for individuals in Wellesley, Weston, Natick, Needham, and Newton. This program is funded by Newton-Wellesley Hospital. To find out about upcoming sessions, visit the MetroWest Collaborative Development website and complete the 5-Town Assistance form.
Wellesley affordable housing
Family housing—Barton Road
The largest concentrated are of affordable housing in Wellesley is located at Barton Road. The state-funded 18-acre parcel in the shadow of the Massachusetts Turnpike was built in 1950 and has 88 units—40 two-bedrooms and 48 three-bedrooms. As a state-funded property, the rental units are available to low-income families, the elderly, and people with disabilities.
Waldo Court on Linden Street is in walking distance to schools, public transportation, a (pricey) grocery store, and Wellesley and Linden Square shops and services. The 12 two-bedroom units don’t turn over very often due to the coveted location.
Elderly and disabled housing
Morton Circle, located at 487-489 Washington St., is a 36-unit property built in 1959. All the units are one-bedroom. The property hasn’t seen a major upgrade since it was built.
Housing at Washington Street includes 40 one-bedroom units. Located nearby the police station and the MBTA commuter rail tracks. Wellesley Square and Linden Square are nearby, and the Tolles Parsons Senior Center is across the street.
The River Street property, across the street from the Charles River, and near the Newton line, has 26 one-bedroom units.
Weston Road housing, across from the Fells Branch Library and closet to route 9, has 32 one-bedroom units.
Highland Park‚ 680 Worcester St. (rt. 9, eastbound side)
Highland Park is a new 20-unit rental community located in Wellesley, featuring luxury 1BR, 2BR, and 3BR apartments. Units include washer and dryers, central A/C, 9-foot ceilings, ample storage. Through a lottery, 5 apartments will be made available to households earning no more than 80% of the Area Median Income. Affordable units will be spread through the building and will have finishes identical to the market rate units in this development. Units are expected to be ready for occupancy in January 2025.
Subsidized housing units
There are almost 25 locations in Wellesley that offer subsidized housing for rent or to own, some in the toniest locations in town. Getting in as a renter at Waterstone at Wellesley, The Nines at Wellesley Park, or Jubilee House should be considered a coup. And if you qualify and a property comes up at Fieldstone Way, the Walnut Street Fire Station, or The Bel Clare, do not pass up the opportunity to apply. Entire list here.
Current affordable housing opportuniites in wellesley can be found here
Burke Lane
The Burke Lane apartments are located at Cedar Place, a mixed income residential community just off Route 9 and a short distance from I-95/128.
The development consists of 17 total apartments ranging in size from one-bedroom to three-bedrooms units. Five of the 17 units are designated as affordable units and will be rented to households earning less than the 80% Area Median Income (AMI) based on the Boston, Cambridge, Quincy, MA-NH MSA income limits.
Applications for Cedar Place are processed on a first come, first served basis, as apartments become available. Interested applicants may join the waiting list.
