Section 8 Waitlist

Pennsylvania

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

85
Housing Authorities
143
Open Lists
104
Closed Lists
Local Housing Guide 2026

Complete Guide to Section 8 & Public Housing in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has 85 housing authorities managing a combined 281 waiting lists across Section 8 (HCV), Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher programs. Currently, 143 of those lists are accepting applications — an open rate of approximately 51%. This data was last verified on Mar 2, 2026.

The affordable housing programs tracked in Pennsylvania include Public Housing (56 open), Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) (28 open), Project-Based Vouchers (PBV) (17 open), Mainstream (5 open), RAD (1 open). 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 Pennsylvania right now are York (13), Sharon (7), Carlisle (7), Beaver (6), and Mansfield (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: Washington County Housing Authority — PBV

Eligibility Requirements for Pennsylvania

To qualify for assistance in Pennsylvania, applicants must meet specific income and household criteria set by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA).

  • 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 Pennsylvania legal notices, government press releases, and PHA portal updates. This automated monitoring is cross-referenced with Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) to ensure that families receive accurate information for low-income programs.

Browse by City in Pennsylvania

281 results

Adams County Housing Authority

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania · PA091

HCV ● RAD ● Public Housing ● Mainstream ● PBV ●

Allegheny County Housing Authority

Mc Kees Rocks, Pennsylvania · PA006

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Altoona Housing Authority

Altoona, Pennsylvania · PA031

HCV ● PBV ● Public Housing ●

Bethlehem Housing Authority

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania · PA011

FSS ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Bradford County Housing Authority

Mansfield, Pennsylvania · PA064

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Bucks County Housing Authority

Doylestown, Pennsylvania · PA051

Mainstream ● FUP ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Carbon County Housing Authority

Lehighton, Pennsylvania · PA067

Public Housing ● Mainstream ● HCV ●

Centre County Housing Authority

Bellefonte, Pennsylvania · PA088

Elderly-Disabled Housing ● HCV ● Public Housing ●

Chester Housing Authority

Chester, Pennsylvania · PA007

Mainstream ● PBV ● Public Housing ● FUP ● HCV ● RAD ●

Clearfield County Housing Authority

Clearfield, Pennsylvania · PA065

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Columbia County Housing Authority

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania · PA083

Other ● Public Housing ● Other Senior and Disabled ● Other Senior and Disabled Housing ● HCV ●

Connellsville Housing Authority

Connellsville, Pennsylvania · PA025

Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ● Mainstream ● RAD ●

Fayette County Housing Authority

Uniontown, Pennsylvania · PA015

PBV ● Homeownership Voucher ● Public Housing ● Other ● Property-Based (Campbell Estates) ● HCV ●

Harrisburg Housing Authority

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania · PA008

PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority County of Delaware

Woodlyn, Pennsylvania · PA023

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of Indiana County

Indiana, Pennsylvania · PA048

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the City of Dubois

Du Bois, Pennsylvania · PA063

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Erie

Erie, Pennsylvania · PA013

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Franklin

Franklin, Pennsylvania · PA056

Public Housing ● HCV ● Mainstream ● PBV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Mckeesport

McKeesport, Pennsylvania · PA005

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Meadville

Meadville, Pennsylvania · PA033

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Oil City

Oil City, Pennsylvania · PA059

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · PA001

Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ● Mainstream ● RAD ●

Housing Authority of the City of Pottsville

Pottsville, Pennsylvania · PA037

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of York

York, Pennsylvania · PA022

Springfield Apartments ● Yoe/Red Lion/Windsor/Glen Rock 2 or 3 bedroom ● Stony Brook Apartments ● Public Housing ● General Occupancy Efficiency/1 bedroom ● Northern York County 1 bedroom ● Wrightsville 2 and 3 bedroom ● SRO ● Northern York County 2 or 3 bedroom ● Single Room Occupancy (SRO) ● General Occupancy 2, 3, 4 or 5 bedroom ● PBV ● Affordable Housing (LIHTC) ● HCV ● Hanover 2 or 3 bedroom ● Other ● Homes at Thackston Park (LIHTC) ● Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) ●

Housing Authority of the County of Armstrong

Kittanning, Pennsylvania · PA039

Public Housing ● HCV ● S8NC ● RAD ● Mainstream ● PBV ●

Housing Authority of the County of Beaver

Beaver, Pennsylvania · PA014

USDA Rural Apartments ● LIHTC ● Low Income Housing Tax Credit ● Public Housing ● CROWN Rent-to-Own Program ● General Housing Application ● HCV ● Mainstream ● PBV ●

Housing Authority of the County of Berks

Reading, Pennsylvania · PA071

Other Senior Housing ● HCV ● Public Housing ● PBV ● RAD ●

Housing Authority of the County of Blair

Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania · PA069

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the County of Butler

Butler, Pennsylvania · PA010

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the County of Chester

West Chester, Pennsylvania · PA046

PBV ● FUP ● Mainstream ● Public Housing ● HCV ● RAD ●

Housing Authority of the County of Clarion

Clarion, Pennsylvania · PA086

PBV ● Mainstream ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the County of Cumberland

Carlisle, Pennsylvania · PA075

other ● Other (Senior Housing) ● PBV ● Other: One West Penn Senior Housing ● One West Penn Senior Housing ● Senior Housing ● Other ● Public Housing ● HCV ● Mainstream ● RAD ●

Housing Authority of the County of Dauphin

Steelton, Pennsylvania · PA035

PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the County of Elk

Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania · PA054

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the County of Erie

Corry, Pennsylvania · PA087

HCV ● Public Housing ● PBV ●

Housing Authority of the County of Franklin

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania · PA034

Public Housing ● HCV ● Mainstream ●

Housing Authority of the County of Lebanon

Lebanon, Pennsylvania · PA052

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the County of Luzerne

Kingston, Pennsylvania · PA057

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the County of Mckean

Smethport, Pennsylvania · PA080

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the County of Northumberland

Milton, Pennsylvania · PA060

Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the County of Warren

Warren, Pennsylvania · PA079

Multi-Family Senior Housing ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Johnstown Housing Authority

Johnstown, Pennsylvania · PA019

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Lackawanna County Housing Authority

Dunmore, Pennsylvania · PA038

Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ●

Lehigh County Housing Authority

Emmaus, Pennsylvania · PA081

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Mercer County Housing Authority

Sharon, Pennsylvania · PA020

Other (Senior Tax Credit) ● HCV ● Other ● Senior Tax Credit (Heritage Square) ● Heritage Square ● RAD ● PBV ● Public Housing ● Lavigne Manor Elderly ●

Montgomery County Housing Authority

Norristown, Pennsylvania · PA012

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Schuylkill County Housing Authority

Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania · PA016

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Scranton Housing Authority

Scranton, Pennsylvania · PA003

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Snyder County Housing Authority

Middleburg, Pennsylvania · PA092

PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Somerset County Housing Authority

Boswell, Pennsylvania · PA029

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Sullivan County Housing Authority

Laporte, Pennsylvania · PA068

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Sunbury Housing Authority

Sunbury, Pennsylvania · PA053

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Susquehanna County Housing/Redevelopment Authority

Montrose, Pennsylvania · PA074

HCV ● Public Housing ●

The Housing Authority of Monroe County

Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania · PA028

Public Housing ● Mainstream ● HCV ●

The Housing Authority of the City of Hazleton

Hazleton, Pennsylvania · PA044

HCV ● Public Housing ●

The Housing Authority of the City of Nanticoke

Nanticoke, Pennsylvania · PA043

Public Housing ● HCV ●

The Wyoming County Housing & Redevelopment Authority

Nicholson, Pennsylvania · PA073

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Tioga County Housing Authority

Mansfield, Pennsylvania · PA050

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Titusville Housing Authority

Titusville, Pennsylvania · PA058

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Washington County Housing Authority

Washington, Pennsylvania · PA017

Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ●

Wayne County Housing Authority

Waymart, Pennsylvania · PA078

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Westmoreland County Housing Authority

Greensburg, Pennsylvania · PA018

Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ●

Allentown Housing Authority

Allentown, Pennsylvania · PA004

Public Housing ● HCV ●

County of Potter Housing Authority

Coudersport, Pennsylvania · PA077

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Easton Housing Authority

Easton, Pennsylvania · PA024

Goepp Street Apartments ● HCV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the City of Pittston

Pittston, Pennsylvania · PA042

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the County of Bedford

Bedford, Pennsylvania · PA085

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the County of Greene

Waynesburg, Pennsylvania · PA045

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the County of Huntingdon

Mount Union, Pennsylvania · PA027

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the County of Jefferson

Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania · PA061

Mainstream ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the County of Lawrence

New Castle, Pennsylvania · PA026

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the County of Lycoming

Williamsport, Pennsylvania · PA021

PBV ● HCV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the County of Union

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania · PA082

other ● HCV ● Public Housing ● PBV ● Mainstream ● RAD ● Other (Managed Affordable Housing Units) ●

Lancaster County Housing Authority

Lancaster, Pennsylvania · PA090

HCV ● Public Housing ● Mainstream ● RAD ● PBV ●

Northampton County Housing Authority

Nazareth, Pennsylvania · PA076

Other Subsidized Housing (Broadway Apartments) ● LIHTC ● PBV ● Other Subsidized Housing (Goepp Street Apartments) ● Public Housing ● Goepp Street Apartments ● HCV ● Other ● LIHTC (Goepp Street Apartments) ● Mainstream ● RAD ●

Philadelphia Housing Authority

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · PA002

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Reading Housing Authority

Reading, Pennsylvania · PA009

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Shamokin Housing Authority

Shamokin, Pennsylvania · PA055

HCV ● Public Housing ●

The Housing Authority of Clinton County

Lock Haven, Pennsylvania · PA040

Public Housing ● HCV ●

The Housing Authority of Montour County

Danville, Pennsylvania · PA032

Public Housing ● HCV ●

The Housing Authority of the City of Carbondale

Carbondale, Pennsylvania · PA030

HCV ● Public Housing ●

The Housing Authority of the City of Lancaster

Lancaster, Pennsylvania · PA036

HCV ● Public Housing ●

The Housing Authority of the County of Mifflin

Lewistown, Pennsylvania · PA041

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Wilkes Barre Housing Authority

Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania · PA047

Public Housing ● HCV ●

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