Affordable housing in San Francisco · TangrenLi USA
Affordable housing across the U.S.: public housing, Section 8 vouchers, subsidized apartments, and the lotteries in New York City and San Francisco. Pick your state to see local housing agencies and subsidized apartments with phone numbers. Applying is always free.
HUD: public housing › Local housing agencies › HUD resource locator › San Francisco DAHLIA ›
How to apply
- Public housing and Section 8 vouchers: apply through the housing agency for your city or county. Most have waiting lists that open only at certain times.
- Subsidized apartments: contact each building’s office directly. Every building keeps its own waiting list, and you can apply to several.
- Lotteries: register and apply on the city’s lottery site. Applications are ordered at random after the deadline, so timing does not matter; one application per household per lottery.
- In every case household size, income and identity are verified, so have your documents ready. Waits can be months, and years in high-demand areas.
Lotteries open now 6
- Candlestick Heights WaitlistRental · San Francisco 94124 · 2 unitsCloses todayEnds 10-30
- 400 Grove Street Unit 101For sale · San Francisco 94102 · 1 units1 days leftEnds 10-31
- 31 Page Street Unit 503For sale · San Francisco 94102 · 1 units5 days leftEnds 11-04
- 619 King Street Unit TH6For sale · San Francisco 94107 · 1 units6 days leftEnds 11-05
- 1545 Pine Street Unit 410For sale · San Francisco 94109 · 1 units7 days leftEnds 11-06
- 160 FreelonRental · San Francisco 94107 · 62 units21 days leftEnds 11-20
Some cities assign new affordable units by lottery. There is no national list; these come from the public data of New York City and San Francisco. Tap a name to see rents and income limits and apply on the official site.
Recently closed lotteries 17
- 60 Ora Way Unit H101For sale · San Francisco 94131 · 1 unitsClosedEnds 10-28
- LucaRental · San Francisco 94134 · 23 unitsClosedEnds 10-23
- 1 Federal Street Unit 47For sale · San Francisco 94107 · 1 unitsClosedEnds 10-22
- 250 King Street Unit 518For sale · San Francisco 94107 · 1 unitsClosedEnds 10-21
- 200 Brannan Street Unit 114For sale · San Francisco 94107 · 1 unitsClosedEnds 10-21
- O’Farrell TowersRental · San Francisco 94102 · 1 unitsClosedEnds 10-16
- 850 Turk StreetRental · San Francisco 94102 · 91 unitsClosedEnds 10-14
- 3300 MissionRental · San Francisco 94110 · 34 unitsClosedEnds 10-07
- Candlestick Heights Units 881-102 881-302Rental · San Francisco 94124 · 2 unitsClosedEnds 09-30
- 65 Ora Way Unit C101For sale · San Francisco 94131 · 1 unitsClosedEnds 09-24
- 140 South Van Ness Ave Unit 437For sale · San Francisco 94103 · 1 unitsClosedEnds 09-24
- 1740 Bancroft Avenue Unit 4507For sale · San Francisco 94124 · 1 unitsClosedEnds 09-22
- 3235-3237 16th StreetRental · San Francisco 94103ClosedEnds 09-19
- 3800 Mission StreetRental · San Francisco 94110 · 1 unitsClosedEnds 09-09
- 949 Post Street Unit 503Rental · San Francisco 94109 · 2 unitsClosedEnds 09-08
- 1 Federal Street Unit 20For sale · San Francisco 94107 · 1 unitsClosedEnds 09-04
- Hawkins Unit 306Rental · San Francisco 94130 · 2 unitsClosedEnds 09-03
These closed in the last 60 days and can no longer be applied for; they show what areas and unit sizes have come up lately.
San Francisco: housing agencies 3
- Housing Authority of the City & County of SFSign in to view phone
- Housing Authority of the County of San MateoSign in to view phone
- City of South San Francisco Housing AuthoritySign in to view phone
Housing agencies take applications for public housing and Section 8 vouchers; contact the one for your city or county. Most keep waiting lists that are not always open, so call first.
San Francisco: subsidized apartments 133
- 111 Jones ApartmentsSign in to view phone
- Octavia CourtSign in to view phone
- Bill Sorro CommunitySign in to view phone
- Cedar Street ApartmentsSign in to view phone
- 353 Main St AptsSign in to view phone
- The Kelsey Civic Center
- La PlayaSign in to view phone
- 205 Jones ApartmentsSign in to view phone
- Colosimo ApartmentsSign in to view phone
- Progress ApartmentsSign in to view phone
- Eddy & Taylor Family HousingSign in to view phone
- Grand and Linden Family ApartmentsSign in to view phone
- Alameda House Inc.Sign in to view phone
These rental buildings are subsidized by HUD, with rent based on household income. Call the building’s office directly to ask about vacancies and waiting lists. Larger buildings are listed first.
Affordable housing elsewhere in California
- California 1,880
- Los Angeles 605
- Alhambra 4
- Pasadena 30
- San Gabriel Valley 66
- Monterey Park 5
- Orange County 61
- Irvine 11
- Anaheim 6
- San Diego 147
- Inland Empire 58
- Silicon Valley 102
- San Jose 37
- Palo Alto 10
- Sunnyvale 6
- East Bay 201
- Oakland 52
- Fremont 10
- Peninsula 119
- Sacramento 151
- Central Valley 96
- Torrance 9
- Long Beach 25
- El Monte 5
- Mountain View 5
- West Covina 3
- Riverside 8
- Orange 5
- Daly City 3
- Walnut Creek 4
- Berkeley 15
- Pleasanton 4
Agency and apartment lists are from HUD open data, fetched 2026-10-30; lotteries are from New York City and San Francisco open data. Vacancies, rents and eligibility are as confirmed by each office or official site.
