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Washington

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

32
Housing Authorities
169
Open Lists
105
Closed Lists
Local Housing Guide 2026

Complete Guide to Section 8 & Public Housing in Washington

Washington has 32 housing authorities managing a combined 297 waiting lists across Section 8 (HCV), Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher programs. Currently, 169 of those lists are accepting applications — an open rate of approximately 57%. This data was last verified on Oct 5, 2026.

Those agencies administer roughly 78,981 assisted housing units statewide — 11,252 public housing units and 67,729 Housing Choice Vouchers, across 22 counties. Income limits are set by HUD per county or metro area, so eligibility thresholds differ between agencies within Washington.

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The affordable housing programs tracked in Washington include Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) (5 open), Public Housing (20 open), Project-Based Vouchers (PBV) (13 open), Mainstream (3 open), RAD, VASH (2 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 Washington right now are Sunnyside (35), Walla Walla (20), Silverdale (12), Wenatchee (12), and Tacoma (11) . 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 City of Kennewick — Public Housing (closes Sep 17, 2026)

Eligibility Requirements for Washington

To qualify for assistance in Washington, applicants must meet specific income and household criteria set by the Washington State Department of Commerce.

  • 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 aggregates data from official Washington legal notices, government press releases, and PHA portal updates. Every listing is cross-referenced with Washington State Department of Commerce to ensure that families receive accurate information for low-income programs.

Browse by City in Washington

297 results

Housing Authority City of Bellingham

Bellingham, Washington · WA025

Public Housing ● HCV ● PBV ●

Housing Authority City of Longview

Longview, Washington · WA007

PBV ● LIHTC ● Public Housing ● HCV ● RAD ● Mainstream ●

Housing Authority City of Othello

Othello, Washington · WA026

PBV ● LIHTC ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of Chelan County and the City of Wenatchee

Wenatchee, Washington · WA064

Other ● Other (USDA Agriculture Housing) ● Agricultural Housing (with USDA affiliation) ● Agriculture Housing ● Agricultural Housing with USDA ● Elderly / Disabled Housing ● Other (Agriculture Housing with USDA) ● Elderly/Disabled Housing ● Public Housing ● Agriculture Housing (USDA) ● Agricultural Housing ● Elderly/Disabled ● PBV ● HCV ● RAD ● Mainstream ● VASH ●

Housing Authority of City of Anacortes

Anacortes, Washington · WA010

PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of City of Kennewick

Kennewick, Washington · WA012

Public Housing ● HCV ● PBV ●

Housing Authority of City of Pasco and Franklin County

Pasco, Washington · WA021

Other ● Affordable Apartments / Tax Credit Housing ● Affordable Apartments ● PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ● Veterans Supportive Housing ●

Housing Authority of City of Renton

Renton, Washington · WA011

PBV ● HCV ● Public Housing ● RAD ● Mainstream ●

Housing Authority of City of Sedro Woolley

Sedro Woolley, Washington · WA030

Public Housing ● RAD ● HCV ● PBV ●

Housing Authority of City of Tacoma

Tacoma, Washington · WA005

PBV ● HCV ● Public Housing ● Housing Hilltop ● Senior/Disabled Properties ● Other ● SRO ● Senior/Disabled Housing ● Senior/Disabled Property Waitlist ● Family Property ● Mainstream ● RAD ●

Housing Authority of City of Walla Walla

Walla Walla, Washington · WA057

Affordable Housing ● Affordable Housing - Emerald Family Properties ● Affordable Housing - Marjorie Terrace ● Public Housing ● Affordable Housing (Property Specific) ● Other ● Affordable Housing (Galbraith Gardens) ● Affordable Housing (Creekside Cottages) ● Affordable Housing (Linden Place) ● Affordable Housing - Belmont Apartments ● Affordable Housing - Evergreen Commons ● Affordable Housing - Rosehaven Cottages ● Affordable Housing (Various Properties) ● PBV ● Affordable Housing (Meadow Grove Property) ● Affordable Housing (Meadow Grove) ● Affordable Housing (Foothill Homes) ● Affordable Housing (Lariat Gardens) ● Affordable Housing - Parkview Apartments ● Affordable Housing (Valle Lindo Homes) ● HCV ● Affordable Housing (Washington School Apartments) ●

Housing Authority of City of Yakima

Yakima, Washington · WA042

Public Housing ● Supportive Housing - Vale Square ● Farmworker Housing ● Family Housing ● Supportive Housing ● Elderly/Disabled Housing ● PBV ● FUP ● HCV ● Mainstream ● FYI ● VASH ●

Housing Authority of Of Asotin County

Clarkston, Washington · WA017

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of Of Grant County

Moses Lake, Washington · WA014

Housing Assistance ● Public Housing ● Regular Rentals ● Low-Income Housing ● Housing Assistance (Emergency/Homeless) ● Low-Income Housing (Special Needs) ● HCV ● Market Rate Rental ● Mental Health Housing ● PBV ● Special Needs Housing ● Migrant Housing ●

Housing Authority of Of Island County

Coupeville, Washington · WA024

Public Housing ● Other ● VASH ● PBV ● HCV ● Emergency Housing Vouchers ● FSS ●

Housing Authority of Of Pierce County

Puyallup, Washington · WA054

PBV ● Affordable Rental Housing (PCHA Owned) ● Affordable Rental Housing ● Affordable Rental Housing (PCHA Owned Properties) ● Orting Senior Housing ● Other ● Senior Housing ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of Of Thurston County

Olympia, Washington · WA049

VASH ● Other General Assistance Programs ● Other ● FYI ● Below Market Rate Program ● Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ● Mainstream ● RAD ● Housing Authority Properties (Below Market Rate) ● Moderate-Rehabilitation ● Moderate-Rehabilitation (Martin Terrace) ● Below Market Rate Properties ●

Housing Authority of Of Whatcom County

Bellingham, Washington · WA041

Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of Okanogan County

Omak, Washington · WA071

Mainstream ● PBV ● Other Senior Housing (Pine Meadows) ● Public Housing ● Other Senior ● Other Senior Housing (Meadowlark) ● Other ● HCV ● VASH ● RAD ●

Housing Authority of Skagit County

Burlington, Washington · WA061

PBV ● VASH ● Public Housing ● HCV ● Farm Labor Housing ● Other ● Farmworker Housing ●

Housing Authority of Snohomish County

Everett, Washington · WA039

Unsubsidized Affordable Housing ● Other ● Public Housing ● PBV ● Other Affordable Housing Properties Interest Lists ● Senior and People with Disabilities Housing ● Senior and Disabled Housing ● HCV ● Other Senior and Disabled ● RAD ● Mainstream ●

Housing Authority of Sunnyside

Sunnyside, Washington · WA035

Affordable Housing ● Mabton Foot Hills (Four-Bedroom) ● Farm Worker Housing (Three-Bedroom) ● Affordable Housing (Mabton Foot Hills Two-Bedroom) ● Mabton Foot Hills - 4 Bedroom Apartments ● Farm Worker Housing (Four-Bedroom) ● Other ● Farm Worker's Four-Bedroom Apartments ● Farm Worker's Two-Bedroom Apartments ● Farm Worker's Three-Bedroom Apartments ● Farm Worker's (Four-Bedroom) ● Mabton Foot Hills Three-Bedroom Apartments ● Farm Worker's (Three-Bedroom) ● Farm Worker's (Two-Bedroom) ● Mabton Foot Hills Four-Bedroom Apartments ● Other (Mabton Foot Hills Two-Bedroom) ● Other (Mabton Foot Hills Four-Bedroom) ● USDA Rural Development / Farm Worker ● Public Housing ● Farm Worker Housing (USDA) - 2 Bedroom Apartments ● Farm Worker's Program (Five-Bedroom) ● Mabton Foot Hills (Two-Bedroom) ● Mabton Foot Hills Two-Bedroom Apartments ● Farm Worker's Five-Bedroom Apartments ● Mabton Foothills Two-Bedroom Apartments ● Five-Bedroom Units ● Mabton Foothills Three-Bedroom Apartments ● Mabton Foothills Four-Bedroom Apartments ● Farm Worker's Housing ● Farm Worker Housing (Two-Bedroom) ● Mabton Foot Hills - 2 Bedroom Apartments ● Farm Worker's Housing - 4 Bedroom Apartments ● Farm Worker's Housing - 3 Bedroom Apartments ● Farm Worker's Housing - 2 Bedroom Apartments ● PBV ● Other (Rainier Development) - 1 Bedroom Units ● Other (Rainier Development One-Bedroom) ● Other (Rainier Development Two-Bedroom) ● Other (Mabton Single Family Homes Three-Bedroom) ● RAD ● Mainstream ● HUD One-Bedroom Apartments ● Rainier Development (One-Bedroom) ● Rainier Development (Two-Bedroom) ● HUD One-Bedroom Apartments (Seniors/Disabled) ● Rainier Development Two-Bedroom Apartments ● Rainier Development - Two-Bedroom Apartments ● HCV ● Rainier Development - One-Bedroom Apartments ● Rainier Development One-Bedroom Apartments ● Washington State Housing Trust Fund ● Locally Owned Rental Housing ● Housing Trust Fund ●

Housing Authority of the City of Everett

Everett, Washington · WA006

Affordable Housing ● Affordable Housing (Interest List) ● PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ● Mainstream ●

Housing Authority of the City of Vancouver

Vancouver, Washington · WA008

Special Needs Housing - Fort Vancouver Apartments ● Mainstream ● Other ● Special Needs Housing (Fort Vancouver Apartments) ● Public Housing ● PBV ● Special Needs Housing ● Fort Vancouver Apartments Special Needs ● HCV ●

Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority

Silverdale, Washington · WA036

Other ● Affordable Housing ● Affordable Housing Properties ● Rural Development ● Select Properties ● Home Rehabilitation Program ● Other (Affordable Housing LIHTC/Property-Based) ● Self-Help Housing ● HK Homes ● Multiple Properties ● Affordable Housing (Property-Based) ● LIHTC / Affordable Housing (Property-Based) ● LIHTC ● Other: Rental Assistance (General Waitlist) ● HCV ● PBV ● Public Housing ● Other (Property-Based/LIHTC) ● PBRA ● Rental Assistance (Property-Based) ●

Peninsula Housing Authority

Port Angeles, Washington · WA004

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Seattle Housing Authority

Seattle, Washington · WA001

Senior Housing Program ● JobLink Waitlist ● SSHP ● Public Housing ● Seattle Senior Housing Program ● Other ● Seattle Senior Housing Program (SSHP) ● HCV ● PBV ● Mainstream ● RAD ●

Housing Authority of City of Kelso

Kelso, Washington · WA020

HCV ● Public Housing ● Other ● LIHTC ● PBV ●

Housing Authority of Of Grays Harbor County

Aberdeen, Washington · WA018

HCV ● Public Housing ● PBV ● RAD ●

Housing Authority of of King County

Tukwila, Washington · WA002

PBV ● RAD ● HCV ● Public Housing ● Mainstream ●

Housing Authority of the City of Bremerton

Bremerton, Washington · WA003

HCV ● Public Housing ● PBV ●

Spokane Housing Authority

Spokane, Washington · WA055

PBV ● Other ● Homeownership ● Public Housing ● Mainstream ● 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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