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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
84% 
Page structure
70% 
Link structure
86% 
Server
79% 
External factors
20% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.64 s
File size
66.30 kB
Words
563
Media files
18
Number of links
116 internal / 13 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Boston Housing Authority - Home New
The length of the page title is perfect. (343 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The Boston Housing Authority (BHA) provides public housing and other affordable housing options such as Section 8 leases to thousands of residents in and around Boston.
The meta description is too long: 1059 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype XHTML 1.0 Transitional is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

NameValue
descriptionThe Boston Housing Authority (BHA) provides public housing and other affordable housing options such as Section 8 leases to thousands of residents in and around Boston.
keywordsBoston Housing Authority, BHA, Boston, Housing, Section 8, Public Housing, Leased Housing
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
langen-us
og:image/BHA/media/BHA-Redesign/BHA_New-Logo.png
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
pragmano-cache
content-style-typetext/css
content-script-typetext/javascript

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 563 words. That's ok.
23.4% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
3 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 23.43 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Some tags are too long. With 114 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"boys & girls clubs of boston opens mildred c. hailey teen center, expanding presence to nine clubs acr..."
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
/BHA/media/Icons/icon.jpgmobile search icon
/BHA/media/BHA-Redesign/BHA_New-Logo.pnglogo
/BHA/media/BHA-Redesign/BHA_New-Logo.pngBoston Housing Logo
...edia/BHA-Redesign/BHA_Banner-Image-1.pngBHA resident in glasses and a grey jacket laughs in front of a brick BHA building.
...b.jpg.aspx?width=762&height=533&ext=.jpgGroup of police officers standing in front of their office building
...spx?maxsidesize=762&width=762&height=533Photo of a building
/BHA/media/BHA-Redesign/BHA_New_Logo.pngBHA Logo
...HA-Redesign/Social Media/fb.png?ext=.pngFacebook
...edesign/Social Media/twitte.png?ext=.pngTwitter
...A-Redesign/Social Media/msg.png?ext=.pngEmail
...-Redesign/Social Media/icon.png?ext=.pngFlicker
...Redesign/Social Media/insta.png?ext=.pngInstagram
/BHA/media/Icons/linkedin.png?ext=.pngLinkedIn
/BHA/media/Icons/bluesky.png?ext=.pngBluesky
/BHA/media/BHA-Images/icon_1.pngWheelchair Accessibile Units
/BHA/media/BHA-Images/icon_2.pngFair Housing
/BHA/media/BHA-Images/icon_3.pngLanguage Access Division
Video URLWidthHeight
...om/embed/RjILguftnIc?si=xNmSrl9U81ZU2qnd

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Visa Street Soccer Park Boston ribbon cutting
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Visa Street Soccer Park Boston ribbon cutting
H1 Engage with BHA
H1 Stay connected and up to date
H2 Who we are
H2 Our stories
H2 What's new
H2 This event celebrated the installation of a new soccer park at the West Broadway Housing Development
H3 Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston opens Mildred C. Hailey Teen Center, expanding presence to nine clubs across the city
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 13 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
/Home.aspxEnglish
/HomeChinese.aspx中文
/HomeSpanish.aspxEspañol
https://bostonhousing.org/IMG-ALT logo
https://bostonhousing.org/IMG-ALT Boston Housing Logo
/Home.aspxText duplicate English
/HomeChinese.aspxText duplicate 中文
/HomeSpanish.aspxText duplicate Español
/en/Applications/Apply-for-Hou...Apply for Housing
/en/Applications/Apply-for-Hou...BHA Online Application
/en/Applications/Apply-for-Hou...State Housing Application
/en/Applications/Eligibility.aspxEligibility
/en/Applications/Eligibility/P...Priorities and Preferences
/en/Applications/Eligibility/I...Income Limits
/en/Applications/Housing-Progr...Housing Programs
/en/Applications/Housing-Progr...Public Housing
/en/Applications/Housing-Progr...Section 8/Voucher
/en/Applications/Housing-Progr...Supported Housing Programs
/en/Applications/Policies-Proc...Policies & Procedures
/en/Applications/Policies-Proc...Grievances and Appeals
/en/Applications/FAQs.aspxFAQs
/en/Public-Housing/Getting-Set...Getting Settled
/en/Public-Housing/Getting-Set...Moving In
/en/Public-Housing/Getting-Set...Your Lease
/en/Public-Housing/Getting-Set...Repairs
/en/Public-Housing/Getting-Set...Inspections
/en/Public-Housing/Getting-Set...Trash and Recycling
/en/Public-Housing/Getting-Set...Community Service
/en/Public-Housing/Getting-Set...Pets
/en/Public-Housing/Paying-Rent...Paying Rent
/en/Public-Housing/Paying-Rent...Pay Rent Online
/en/Public-Housing/Paying-Rent...How Rent is Set
/en/Public-Housing/Paying-Rent...Changes in Income
/en/Public-Housing/Paying-Rent...Changes in Household
/en/Public-Housing/Paying-Rent...Problems Paying Rent
/en/Public-Housing/Resident-Se...Resident Services
/en/Public-Housing/Resident-Se...Employment/Career
/en/Public-Housing/Resident-Se...Training/Education
/en/Public-Housing/Resident-Se...Health and Wellness
/en/Public-Housing/Resident-Se...Youth/Family
/en/Public-Housing/Resident-Se...BHA First Home Program
/en/Public-Housing/Policies-Pr...Text duplicate Policies & Procedures
/en/Public-Housing/Policies-Pr...Transfers
/en/Public-Housing/Policies-Pr...Text duplicate Grievances and Appeals
/en/Public-Housing/FAQs.aspxText duplicate FAQs
/en/Section-8-Leased-Housing/V...Voucher Programs
/en/Section-8-Leased-Housing/V...City of Boston Voucher Program
/en/Section-8-Leased-Housing/V...Expanding Choice in Housing Opportunities (ECHO)
/en/Section-8-Leased-Housing/V...Text duplicate BHA First Home Program
/en/Section-8-Leased-Housing/V...Family Self Sufficiency
/en/Section-8-Leased-Housing/I...Text duplicate Inspections
/en/Section-8-Leased-Housing/I...Inspector Contact Information
/en/Section-8-Leased-Housing/I...Lead Paint Laws
/en/Section-8-Leased-Housing/F...Finding An Apartment
/en/Section-8-Leased-Housing/F...Apartment Listing
/en/Section-8-Leased-Housing/F...Text duplicate How Rent is Set
/en/Section-8-Leased-Housing/F...Can I afford the unit? Use our Rent Estimator Tool
/en/Section-8-Leased-Housing/F...Payment Standards
/en/Section-8-Leased-Housing/F...Utility Chart
/en/Section-8-Leased-Housing/F...Understanding My Lease
/en/Section-8-Leased-Housing/F...Portability
/en/Section-8-Leased-Housing/P...Text duplicate Policies & Procedures
/en/Section-8-Leased-Housing/P...Text duplicate Grievances and Appeals
/en/Section-8-Leased-Housing/P...Participant Forms
/en/Section-8-Leased-Housing/F...Text duplicate FAQs
/en/Section-8-Leased-Housing/F...Help with Utilities
/en/Landlords/How-to-become-a-...How to become a landlord
/en/Landlords/How-to-become-a-...How Much Rent Does BHA Pay?
/en/Landlords/Benefits-and-res...Benefits and responsibilities
/en/Landlords/Benefits-and-res...Energy Secure Homes Pilot Program
/en/Landlords/Owner-Documents-...Owner Documents and Forms
/en/Landlords/Owner-Documents-...Direct Deposit Form
/en/Landlords/Inspections.aspxText duplicate Inspections
/en/Landlords/Inspections/Lead...Text duplicate Lead Paint Laws
/en/Landlords/Landlord-Portal....Landlord Portal
/en/Landlords/FAQs.aspxText duplicate FAQs
/en/Our-Agency/About-the-BHA.aspxAbout the BHA
/en/Our-Agency/About-the-BHA/O...Our Departments
/en/Our-Agency/About-the-BHA/B...BHA Jobs Board
/en/Our-Agency/About-the-BHA/P...Partner with BHA
/en/Our-Agency/BHA-Housing-Com...BHA Housing Communities
/en/Our-Agency/BHA-Housing-Com...Visit the Housing Communities Airtable
/en/Our-Agency/BHA-Housing-Com...Public Housing Map
/en/Our-Agency/Five-Year-Plan,...Five Year Plan, Future of the BHA
/en/Our-Agency/Latest-News.aspxLatest News
/en/Contact-Us.aspxContact Us
/en/Departments/Communications...IMG-ALT BHA resident in glasses and a grey jacket laughs in front of a brick BHA building.
/About-Us.aspxLearn More
/en/News/​Boys-Girls-Clubs-of-...IMG-ALT Group of police officers standing in front of their office building
/en/News/​Boys-Girls-Clubs-of-...Text duplicate Learn More
/en/News/City-of-Boston-announ...City of Boston announces more than $16 million to modernize Fairmount Apartments in Hyde Park
/en/News/BHA’s-Spring-2027-Fel...BHA’s Spring 2027 Fellowship Program is now open and accepting applications!
/en/News/Monitoring-Committee-...Monitoring Committee to meet
/news.aspxMore News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...External Subdomain This event celebrated the installation of a new soccer park at the West Broadway Housing Development
https://www.youtube.com/@bosto...New window External Subdomain More Videos
/Applications/Apply-for-Housin...New window Apply for housing
/Job-Postings.aspxText duplicate BHA Jobs Board
/Departments/Planning-and-Real...Read our Five-Year Plan
https://tdbank.billeriq.com/eb...External Subdomain Pay your BHA rent online
/Apartment-Listing-Search.aspxList an apartment for Section 8
/Apartment-Listing-Search.aspxFind a Section 8 apartment
/Housing-Communities/Housing-C...Find a housing community
https://visitor.r20.constantco...External Subdomain Sign up for BHA news & updates
/Grants-and-Partnerships/Partn...Text duplicate Partner with BHA
/en/Center-for-Community-Engag...Resident Advisory Board
/Bid-Opportunities.aspxBid opportunities
https://bostonhousinghelp.zend...External Subdomain Submit a customer service request
/Contact-Us.aspxContact us
https://bostonhousing.org/IMG-ALT BHA Logo
/en/About-BHA.aspxAbout BHA
/en/Departments.aspxDepartments
/en/Policies-and-Procedures.aspxPolicies and Procedures
/en/Grants-and-Partnerships.aspxGrants and Partnerships
/en/Work-at-BHA.aspxWork at BHA
/en/CommunityEngagement.aspxCommunity Engagement
/en/Bid-Opportunities.aspxBid Opportunities
/en/Employee-Login.aspxEmployee Login
https://www.facebook.com/bosto...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Facebook
https://twitter.com/BHA_BostonNew window External IMG-ALT Twitter
https://visitor.r20.constantco...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Email
https://www.flickr.com/photos/...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Flicker
https://www.instagram.com/bost...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT LinkedIn
https://bsky.app/profile/bhabo...New window External IMG-ALT Bluesky
/For-Applicants/What-is-BHA-Ho...IMG-ALT Wheelchair Accessibile Units
/Departments/Civil-Rights.aspxIMG-ALT Fair Housing
/Center-for-Community-Engageme...IMG-ALT Language Access Division
https://www.planeteria.com/New window External Subdomain Planeteria Web Design

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://bostonhousing.org/en/Home-New.aspx"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is very slow (1.64 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (66 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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cache-controlprivate, no-store, must-revalidate
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
content-encodinggzip
varyAccept-Encoding
serverMicrosoft-IIS/10.0
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
set-cookie82 Characters
x-ua-compatibleIE=Edge
x-aspnet-version4.0.30319
x-powered-byASP.NET
dateFri, 23 Oct 2026 06:17:31 GMT
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

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Boston Housing Authority - Home New
The Boston Housing Authority (BHA) provides public housing and other affordable housing options such as Section 8 leases to thousands of residents in and around Boston.

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Boston Housing82%Check
Boston Housing Authority74%Check
Housing69%Check
Housing Authority63%Check
Street Soccer Park Boston63%Check
new62%Check
Affordable Housing57%Check
Public Housing57%Check
BHA54%Check
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