Healey-Driscoll Administration Designates Gill as a Housing Choice Community

Expanding Opportunities to Rural and Small Towns

This year’s designation round includes six communities in Western Massachusetts: Bernardston, Buckland, Deerfield, Easthampton, Gill and Great Barrington, bringing the total number of Housing Choice Communities in the 413 region to 11, the highest level to date.

Designated communities receive exclusive access to apply for the Housing Choice Grant Program and receive additional benefits through other participating state programs. Since the start of the initiative, Housing Choice Communities have produced 79 percent of all homes in Massachusetts, including more than 71% of homes built in the past five years.

The Housing Choice Initiative supports communities that are creating housing and advancing local planning and zoning practices to make it easier to build the homes Massachusetts residents need.

Read the full article here: Healey-Driscoll Administration Designates 29 Housing Choice Communities

Posted: to General News on Tue, Apr 21, 2026
Updated: Tue, Apr 21, 2026