Section 8 Waitlist

Tennessee

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

85
Housing Authorities
104
Open Lists
93
Closed Lists
Local Housing Guide 2026

Complete Guide to Section 8 & Public Housing in Tennessee

Tennessee has 85 housing authorities managing a combined 269 waiting lists across Section 8 (HCV), Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher programs. Currently, 104 of those lists are accepting applications — an open rate of approximately 39%. This data was last verified on Mar 2, 2026.

The affordable housing programs tracked in Tennessee include Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) (12 open), Public Housing (62 open), Project-Based Vouchers (PBV) (7 open), RAD (5 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 Tennessee right now are Knoxville (10), Maryville (6), Clarksville (5), Jackson (3), and Cookeville (3) . 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: Sweetwater Housing Authority — Public Housing

Eligibility Requirements for Tennessee

To qualify for assistance in Tennessee, applicants must meet specific income and household criteria set by the Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA).

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

Browse by City in Tennessee

269 results

Athens Housing Authority

Athens, Tennessee · TN015

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Bolivar Housing Authority

Bolivar, Tennessee · TN050

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Brownsville Housing Authority

Brownsville, Tennessee · TN013

Public Housing ● RAD ● HCV ● PBV ●

Chattanooga Housing Authority

Chattanooga, Tennessee · TN004

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

Clinton Housing Authority

Clinton, Tennessee · TN022

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Crossville Housing Authority

Crossville, Tennessee · TN042

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Dayton Housing Authority

Dayton, Tennessee · TN062

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Dyersburg Housing Authority

Dyersburg, Tennessee · TN021

Public Housing ● HCV ● RAD ● PBV ● Mainstream ●

East Tennessee Human Resource Agency

Knoxville, Tennessee · TN113

LIHEAP ● HCV ● Public Housing ●

Elizabethton Housing and Development Agency

Elizabethton, Tennessee · TN076

Mod Rehab ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Erin Housing Authority

Erin, Tennessee · TN074

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Erwin Housing Authority

Erwin, Tennessee · TN081

Public Housing ● HCV ● Mainstream ● RAD ● PBV ●

Etowah Housing Authority

Etowah, Tennessee · TN026

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Fayetteville Housing Authority

Fayetteville, Tennessee · TN014

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

Franklin County Housing Authority

Winchester, Tennessee · TN125

Public Housing ● Mainstream ● Homeless No More ● HCV ● VASH ● PBV ●

Gallatin Housing Authority

Gallatin, Tennessee · TN029

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Gallaway Housing Authority

Gallaway, Tennessee · TN084

Public Housing ● HCV ● Mainstream ● RAD ● PBV ●

Greeneville Housing Authority

Greeneville, Tennessee · TN058

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Grundy Housing Authority

Monteagle, Tennessee · TN092

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Harriman Housing Authority

Harriman, Tennessee · TN055

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Hartsville Housing Authority

Hartsville, Tennessee · TN071

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Highlands Residential Services

Cookeville, Tennessee · TN033

Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ● Other ●

Humboldt Housing Authority

Humboldt, Tennessee · TN027

Public Housing ● HCV ● Mainstream ● RAD ● PBV ●

Huntingdon Housing Authority

Huntingdon, Tennessee · TN052

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Jackson Housing Authority

Jackson, Tennessee · TN007

Public Housing ● RAD ● PBV ● HCV ●

Jefferson City Housing Authority

Jefferson City, Tennessee · TN019

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Jellico Housing Authority

Jellico, Tennessee · TN034

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Johnson City Housing Authority

Johnson City, Tennessee · TN002

PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Kingsport Housing and Redevelopment Authority

Kingsport, Tennessee · TN006

Other (Senior Housing) ● Other Senior ● RAD ● PBV ● Mainstream ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Knoxville's Community Development Corporation

Knoxville, Tennessee · TN003

Elderly or Disabled Housing Properties ● Family-Style Housing ● Family Housing Properties ● Elderly Only (62 or Older) Housing Properties ● Other Senior and Disabled ● Elderly Designated Housing ● HCV ● Other Senior ● Public Housing ● PBV ● Mainstream ● RAD ●

LaFollette Housing Authority

La Follette, Tennessee · TN012

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Lawrenceburg Housing Authority

Lawrenceburg, Tennessee · TN048

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Lebanon Housing Authority

Lebanon, Tennessee · TN017

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Lenoir City Housing Authority

Lenoir City, Tennessee · TN061

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Lewisburg Housing Authority

Lewisburg, Tennessee · TN032

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Lexington Housing Authority

Lexington, Tennessee · TN040

HCV ● Public Housing ● PBV ●

Livingston Housing Authority

Livingston, Tennessee · TN056

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Loudon Housing Authority

Loudon, Tennessee · TN064

Public Housing ● HCV ● PBV ● RAD ●

Martin Housing Authority

Martin, Tennessee · TN069

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Maryville Housing Authority

Maryville, Tennessee · TN065

HCV ● Public Housing ● PBV ● Multi-Family Properties ● Multi-Family ● Broadway Towers ●

McKenzie Housing Authority

Mc Kenzie, Tennessee · TN082

Public Housing ● HCV ● PBV ● RAD ● Mainstream ●

Metropolitan Development & Housing Agency

Nashville, Tennessee · TN005

Affordable Housing - Cheatham Place ● Affordable Housing - Cumberland View ● PBV ● Public Housing ● Affordable Housing ● Other ● HCV ● RAD ● Mainstream ●

Milan Housing Authority

Milan, Tennessee · TN031

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Millington Housing Authority

Millington, Tennessee · TN045

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Mt. Pleasant Housing Authority

Mount Pleasant, Tennessee · TN047

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Newbern Housing Authority

Newbern, Tennessee · TN075

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Newport Housing Authority

Newport, Tennessee · TN060

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Oak Ridge Housing Authority

Oak Ridge, Tennessee · TN088

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Oliver Springs Housing Authority

Oliver Springs, Tennessee · TN078

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Parsons-Decaturville Housing Authority

Parsons, Tennessee · TN051

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Ripley Housing Authority

Ripley, Tennessee · TN057

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Rockwood Housing Authority

Rockwood, Tennessee · TN018

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Rogersville Housing Authority

Rogersville, Tennessee · TN043

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Sevierville Housing Authority

Sevierville, Tennessee · TN063

Public Housing ● Mainstream ● HCV ● PBV ● RAD ●

Shelbyville Housing Authority

Shelbyville, Tennessee · TN039

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Smithville Housing Authority

Smithville, Tennessee · TN068

Public Housing ● HCV ●

South Carthage Housing Authority

Carthage, Tennessee · TN072

Public Housing ● HCV ● PBV ●

South Pittsburg Housing Authority

South Pittsburg, Tennessee · TN037

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Sparta Housing Authority

Sparta, Tennessee · TN044

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Springfield Housing Authority

Springfield, Tennessee · TN036

PBV ● RAD ● HCV ● Public Housing ●

Sweetwater Housing Authority

Sweetwater, Tennessee · TN016

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Tennessee Valley Housing Services

Morristown, Tennessee · TN038

Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ●

The Clarksville Housing Authority

Clarksville, Tennessee · TN010

PBV ● Public Housing ● Mainstream ● RAD ● HCV ●

Trenton Housing Authority

Trenton, Tennessee · TN025

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Tullahoma Housing Authority

Tullahoma, Tennessee · TN024

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Union City Housing Authority

Union City, Tennessee · TN009

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Woodbury Housing Authority

Woodbury, Tennessee · TN077

Voucher Programs ● HCV ● Public Housing ●

Bristol Housing

Bristol, Tennessee · TN066

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Cleveland Housing Authority

Cleveland, Tennessee · TN054

HCV ● PBRA ● Public Housing ●

Columbia Housing and Redevelopment Corporatio

Columbia, Tennessee · TN046

HCV ● Other ● PBV ● Public Housing ● RAD ● PBRA ●

Covington Housing Authority

Covington, Tennessee · TN041

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Dickson Housing Authority

Dickson, Tennessee · TN079

Public Housing ● HCV ● DHA Fund, Inc. ● VASH ●

Franklin Housing Authority

Franklin, Tennessee · TN035

VASH ● Mainstream ● PBV ● HCV ● Public Housing ●

Hohenwald Housing Authority

Hohenwald, Tennessee · TN059

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Lafayette Housing Authority

Lafayette, Tennessee · TN090

PBV ● HCV ● Public Housing ●

Manchester Housing Authority

Manchester, Tennessee · TN028

Public Housing ● Rivendell ● Mainstream ● HCV ● PBV ●

Memphis Housing Authority

Memphis, Tennessee · TN001

Public Housing ● HCV ● PBV ●

Murfreesboro Housing Authority

Murfreesboro, Tennessee · TN020

PBRA ● Public Housing ● PBV ● Shelter Plus Care ● HCV ● Mainstream ● Affordable Housing ●

Paris Housing Authority

Paris, Tennessee · TN008

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Portland Housing Authority

Portland, Tennessee · TN073

Public Housing ● Federal Programs (Chatham Court) ● State Program (Quarry Heights) ● HCV ●

Pulaski Housing Authority

Pulaski, Tennessee · TN011

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Savannah Housing Authority

Savannah, Tennessee · TN049

Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ●

Southeast Tennessee Human Resource Agency

Dunlap, Tennessee · TN117

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Tennessee Housing Development Agency

Nashville, Tennessee · TN903

PBV ● Mainstream ● HCV ●

Waverly Housing Authority

Waverly, Tennessee · TN030

Public Housing ● HCV ●

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