That's a very short list, compared to the town whose list I help manage. Fifteen to twenty years is ususal for a standard applicant. For some, like the lady waiting for a five bedroom handicapped accessible apartment, the list will be forever. The town has none of these units, and has no plans to ever get any. There are a number of options.
Location is the key factor.
Buy a mansion in a 3rd world country, for peanuts. Visit it for the occasioanal vacation, sabbatical, or retirement. Use the pride of ownership that results, to be able to settle for less in your usual domicile. Strategies can be combined. Oh yeah, give away your new property to a non-profit entity which you control, in exchange for a 30 year leaseback to yourself, in order to avoid property taxes.