SHA - Properties & Eligibility

The Scituate Housing Authority owns and manages 209 units of studio, one-bedroom, and wheelchair accessible units for seniors and disabled persons.

Lincoln Park:  Located at 791 Country Way in North Scituate, this property, built in 1960, consists of forty (40) one-bedroom units.  The rent is 25% of household income and includes heat and hot water. Tenants pay their own electricity.

Wheeler Park Phase I:  Located off Common Street, this property, built in 1965, consists of forty (40) one-bedroom units.  The rent is 25% of household income and includes heat and hot water. Tenants pay their own electricity.

Wheeler Park Phase II:  Located behind Wheeler Park I, this property, built in 1975, consists of seventy-eight (78) one bedroom units, including ten designed to be wheelchair accessible. The rent is 30% of household income and includes all utilities.

The above state-aided developments are all of the garden apartment style.  Veterans, Scituate residents, and people who work in Scituate receive a preference on the waiting list for the state-aided developments. 

To be eligible for state-aided housing, an applicant must be at least 60 years of age or have a qualifying physical or mental impairment and meet the “Low income limits” set by HUD.  Revised income limits for the state are issued every two years.

Effective May 15, 2023 the income limits for Lincoln Park and Wheeler Park are:
One Person-$82,950.      Two Persons-$94,800.

Central Park was adapted from the Central School building in 1985.  With its long corridors, large mail box panel, and elevator, it has the look and feel of an apartment building.  This property is a federally assisted building of 7 studio and 44 one-bedroom apartments.  Five of the one-bedroom units are wheelchair accessible. Rent is 30% of household income and includes all utilities.

To be eligible for residency at Central Park, an applicant must be at least 62 years of age or have a qualifying physical or mental impairment and meet the “Very Low Income Limits” set by HUD.

Effective May 15, 2023, the income limits for Central Park are:
One Person-$51,950.         Two Persons-$59,400.

For an application contact the Scituate Housing Authority Management Office at 791 Country Way, Scituate, MA 02066, or 781-545-3375.