Section 8 Waitlist

Arkansas

Section 8 & Public Housing waiting list status for all housing authorities in Arkansas.

127
Housing Authorities
153
Open Lists
81
Closed Lists
Local Housing Guide 2026

Complete Guide to Section 8 & Public Housing in Arkansas

Arkansas has 127 housing authorities managing a combined 331 waiting lists across Section 8 (HCV), Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher programs. Currently, 153 of those lists are accepting applications — an open rate of approximately 46%. This data was last verified on Mar 2, 2026.

The affordable housing programs tracked in Arkansas include Public Housing (96 open), Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) (38 open), RAD (1 open), Project-Based Vouchers (PBV) (6 open), Mainstream (1 open), VASH. Each program has its own eligibility criteria, application process, and wait times. In most cases, applicants can apply to multiple program types at the same housing authority, and there is no limit to the number of housing authorities you can apply to statewide.

The cities with the most open waitlists in Arkansas right now are McGehee (6), Newport (5), Pocahontas (4), Melbourne (4), and Newark (4) . Applicants who are flexible about location will generally receive assistance sooner than those who apply to a single waitlist in a high-demand area.

Latest opening: Housing Authority of the City of Newark — RAD

Eligibility Requirements for Arkansas

To qualify for assistance in Arkansas, applicants must meet specific income and household criteria set by the Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA).

  • Income: Below HUD local limits
  • Citizenship: U.S. Citizen or eligible legal status
  • Background: Criminal background check required
  • Residency: Preferences often given to locals

Real-Time Data Verification

Section 8 Waitlist utilizes advanced Search Grounding technology to scan official Arkansas legal notices, government press releases, and PHA portal updates. This automated monitoring is cross-referenced with Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA) to ensure that families receive accurate information for low-income programs.

Browse by City in Arkansas

331 results

Blytheville Housing Authority

Blytheville, Arkansas · AR005

Public Housing ● HCV ● RAD ● Mainstream ● PBV ●

Camden Housing Authority

Camden, Arkansas · AR016

HCV ● Public Housing ● Senior Designated Housing ● PBV ● RAD ●

Clarendon Housing Authority

Clarendon, Arkansas · AR052

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Conway County Housing Authority

Morrilton, Arkansas · AR161

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Desha County Residential Housing Facility Board

McGehee, Arkansas · AR266

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Earle Housing Authority

West Memphis, Arkansas · AR264

Public Housing ● HCV ● PBV ● RAD ● Mainstream ●

Fayetteville Housing Authority

Fayetteville, Arkansas · AR181

Public Housing ● HCV ● PBRA ●

Hope Housing Authority

Hope, Arkansas · AR068

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Hot Springs Housing Authority

Hot Springs, Arkansas · AR031

Public Housing ● HCV ● RAD ● VASH ● PBV ● Mainstream ●

Housing Authority of the City of Alma

Alma, Arkansas · AR096

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Amity

Amity, Arkansas · AR046

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Atkins

Atkins, Arkansas · AR141

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Augusta

Augusta, Arkansas · AR123

HCV ● PBV ● Public Housing ● RAD ● Mainstream ●

Housing Authority of the City of Batesville

Batesville, Arkansas · AR071

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Beebe

Beebe, Arkansas · AR106

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Benton

Benton, Arkansas · AR175

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Booneville

Booneville, Arkansas · AR038

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Brinkley

Brinkley, Arkansas · AR059

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Caraway

Caraway, Arkansas · AR092

Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the City of Carthage

Carthage, Arkansas · AR081

Public Housing ● RAD ● HCV ● Mainstream ● PBV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Clarksville

Clarksville, Arkansas · AR051

Public Housing ● HCV ● Other ●

Housing Authority of the City of Coal Hill

Coal Hill, Arkansas · AR102

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Crossett

Crossett, Arkansas · AR087

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Dardanelle

Dardanelle, Arkansas · AR055

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Dover

Dover, Arkansas · AR085

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Dumas

Dumas, Arkansas · AR043

Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ● Mainstream ● RAD ●

Housing Authority of the City of Earle

Earle, Arkansas · AR064

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of England

England, Arkansas · AR148

Public Housing ● HCV ● RAD ●

Housing Authority of the City of Forrest City

Forrest City, Arkansas · AR099

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Gould

Gould, Arkansas · AR083

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Greenwood

Greenwood, Arkansas · AR171

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Gurdon

Gurdon, Arkansas · AR049

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Heber Springs

Heber Springs, Arkansas · AR113

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Hickory Ridge

Hickory Ridge, Arkansas · AR093

Mainstream ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Hoxie

Hoxie, Arkansas · AR047

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Hughes

Hughes, Arkansas · AR061

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the City of Judsonia

Judsonia, Arkansas · AR090

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Kensett

Kensett, Arkansas · AR146

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Lake City

Lake City, Arkansas · AR088

Other Rental Units (Market Rate) ● Multifamily (Subsidized) ● Public Housing ● Multifamily ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Leachville

Leachville, Arkansas · AR075

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas · AR004

PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Luxora

Luxora, Arkansas · AR079

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Magnolia

Magnolia, Arkansas · AR018

Public Housing ● HCV ● Mainstream ● RAD ● PBV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Malvern

Malvern, Arkansas · AR094

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Mammoth Spring

Mammoth Spring, Arkansas · AR086

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Manila

Manila, Arkansas · AR080

Public Housing ● HCV ● RAD ● PBV ● Mainstream ●

Housing Authority of the City of Marianna

Marianna, Arkansas · AR027

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of McCrory

Mc Crory, Arkansas · AR118

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of McGehee

McGehee, Arkansas · AR053

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of McRae

Mc Rae, Arkansas · AR098

Public Housing ● HCV ● Mainstream ● PBV ● RAD ●

Housing Authority of the City of Melbourne

Melbourne, Arkansas · AR103

Public Housing ● HCV ● RAD ●

Housing Authority of the City of Monette

Monette, Arkansas · AR070

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the City of Mount Ida

Mount Ida, Arkansas · AR076

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the City of Newark

Newark, Arkansas · AR089

PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ● RAD ●

Housing Authority of the City of Newport

Newport, Arkansas · AR028

Homeownership ● Homeownership Programs ● Tax Credit ● Public Housing ● Homeownership Program ● HCV ● RAD ● Mainstream ● PBV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Ola

Ola, Arkansas · AR091

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Osceola

Osceola, Arkansas · AR021

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the City of Ozark

Ozark, Arkansas · AR101

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Paris

Paris, Arkansas · AR032

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the City of Pine Bluff

Pine Bluff, Arkansas · AR017

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Pocahontas

Pocahontas, Arkansas · AR063

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Prescott

Prescott, Arkansas · AR037

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Rector

Rector, Arkansas · AR069

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Rison

Rison, Arkansas · AR111

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Salem

Salem, Arkansas · AR074

PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Texarkana

Texarkana, Arkansas · AR015

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Van Buren

Van Buren, Arkansas · AR029

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Waldron

Waldron, Arkansas · AR044

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the City of West Helena

West Helena, Arkansas · AR060

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Wilson

Wilson, Arkansas · AR054

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Yellville

Yellville, Arkansas · AR122

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the County of Poinsett

Marked Tree, Arkansas · AR023

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the County of Sevier

De Queen, Arkansas · AR022

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Jacksonville Housing Authority

Jacksonville, Arkansas · AR170

HCV ● Public Housing ● Mainstream ●

Johnson County Public Housing Agency

Clarksville, Arkansas · AR215

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Jonesboro Urban Renewal Housing Authority

Jonesboro, Arkansas · AR131

FUP ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Lake Village Housing Authority

Lake Village, Arkansas · AR152

HCV ● other ● Rural Development ● Mainstream ● RAD ● PBV ● Public Housing ●

Lawrence County Public Housing Agency

Walnut Ridge, Arkansas · AR177

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Little River County Housing Authority

Foreman, Arkansas · AR020

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Logan County Housing Authority

Booneville, Arkansas · AR033

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Lonoke County Housing Authority

Carlisle, Arkansas · AR041

Public Housing ● HCV ●

McGehee Public Facilities Board

McGehee, Arkansas · AR257

Public Housing ● HCV ● RAD ● PBV ● Mainstream ●

North Little Rock Housing Authority

North Little Rock, Arkansas · AR002

PBV ● RAD ● Public Housing ● Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) ● HCV ●

Northwest Regional Housing Authority

Harrison, Arkansas · AR010

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Paragould Housing Authority

Paragould, Arkansas · AR121

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Phillips County Public Housing Agency

Helena, Arkansas · AR223

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Pike County Housing Authority

Murfreesboro, Arkansas · AR045

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Pocahontas Public Housing Agency (BRAD)

Pocahontas, Arkansas · AR247

LIHTC Property ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Poinsett County Housing Agency

Trumann, Arkansas · AR232

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Polk County Housing Authority

Mena, Arkansas · AR117

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Pope County Public Facilities Board

Russellville, Arkansas · AR211

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Russellville Housing Authority

Russellville, Arkansas · AR066

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Searcy Housing Authority

Searcy, Arkansas · AR035

PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Siloam Springs Housing Authority

Siloam Springs, Arkansas · AR163

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Star City Housing Authority

Star City, Arkansas · AR042

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Stuttgart Housing Authority

Dewitt, Arkansas · AR166

HCV ● Public Housing ●

The Housing Authority of the City of Fort Smi

Fort Smith, Arkansas · AR003

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Trumann Housing Authority

Trumann, Arkansas · AR034

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Warren Housing Authority

Warren, Arkansas · AR082

Public Housing ● Twin River Housing ● HCV ● 202/8 Multifamily (Twin River Housing Apartments) ● Emergency Housing Voucher ●

West Memphis Housing Authority

West Memphis, Arkansas · AR024

Public Housing ● HCV ●

White River Regional Housing Authority

Melbourne, Arkansas · AR197

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Wynne Housing Authority

Wynne, Arkansas · AR039

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Yell County Public Facilities Board

Dardanelle, Arkansas · AR265

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Arkadelphia Housing Authority

Arkadelphia, Arkansas · AR012

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Ashley County Housing Authority

Hamburg, Arkansas · AR214

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Clay County Public Housing Agency

Piggott, Arkansas · AR176

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Franklin County Public Housing Agency

Ozark, Arkansas · AR241

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Harrison Housing Authority

Harrison, Arkansas · AR200

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Conway

Conway, Arkansas · AR006

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the City of Cotton Plant

Cotton Plant, Arkansas · AR172

HCV ● Public Housing ● RAD ● Other ● Rural Development ●

Housing Authority of the City of Decatur

Decatur, Arkansas · AR095

PBV ● Public Housing ● RAD ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Dell

Dell, Arkansas · AR078

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the City of Des Arc

Des Arc, Arkansas · AR040

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the City of Fayetteville

Fayetteville, Arkansas · AR097

PBV ● PBRA ● Public Housing ● HCV ● RAD ● Mainstream ●

Housing Authority of the City of Marmaduke

Marmaduke, Arkansas · AR112

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the City of Morrilton

Morrilton, Arkansas · AR026

HCV ● Rural Development ● Public Housing ●

Mississippi County Public Facilities Board

Osceola, Arkansas · AR213

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Scott County Public Housing Agency

Waldron, Arkansas · AR240

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Springdale Housing Authority

Springdale, Arkansas · AR104

Public Housing ● HCV ●

St. Francis County Housing Authority

Forrest City, Arkansas · AR224

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Crawford County Public Facilities Board

Van Buren, Arkansas · AR194

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Drew County Public Facilities Board

Monticello, Arkansas · AR210

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Bald Knob

Bald Knob, Arkansas · AR084

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Parkin

Parkin, Arkansas · AR072

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Sparkman

Sparkman, Arkansas · AR073

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Stephens

Stephens, Arkansas · AR065

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the County of Howard

Nashville, Arkansas · AR025

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Also Check Nearby States

Applying to housing authorities in neighboring states can increase your chances of receiving assistance sooner. There is no rule limiting you to your home state.

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