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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.

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HUD: public housing › Local housing agencies › HUD resource locator ›

How to apply

  1. 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.
  2. Subsidized apartments: contact each building’s office directly. Every building keeps its own waiting list, and you can apply to several.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

Applying is always free. Be wary of anyone who says paying will move you up or guarantee a unit, or who charges to apply for you.

Pennsylvania: housing agencies 85

  • Philadelphia Housing AuthorityPhiladelphia · 10,683 public housing units · 25,124 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the City of PittsburghPittsburgh · 3,186 public housing units · 7,620 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITYMc Kees Rocks · 3,179 public housing units · 6,622 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Bucks County Housing AuthorityDoylestown · 4,351 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Montgomery County Housing AuthorityNorristown · 570 public housing units · 3,251 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority County of DelawareWoodlyn · 706 public housing units · 2,988 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY HSG AUTHORITYGreensburg · 1,624 public housing units · 2,001 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Harrisburg Housing AuthorityHarrisburg · 1,641 public housing units · 1,520 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF ERIEErie · 1,845 public housing units · 1,168 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Allentown Housing AuthorityAllentown · 928 public housing units · 1,845 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the City of YorkYork · 1,030 public housing units · 1,722 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the County of ChesterWest Chester · 242 public housing units · 2,450 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF BEAVERBeaver · 1,842 public housing units · 821 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the County of LuzerneKingston · 1,352 public housing units · 1,123 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • JOHNSTOWN HOUSING AUTHORITYJohnstown · 1,504 public housing units · 960 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Chester Housing AuthorityChester · 795 public housing units · 1,628 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Scranton Housing AuthorityScranton · 1,241 public housing units · 1,064 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • FAYETTE COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITYUniontown · 1,163 public housing units · 1,178 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Reading Housing AuthorityReading · 1,608 public housing units · 645 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF BUTLERButler · 2,047 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Lehigh County Housing AuthorityEmmaus · 289 public housing units · 1,700 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Lackawanna County Housing AuthorityDunmore · 1,132 public housing units · 862 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Bethlehem Housing AuthorityBethlehem · 1,450 public housing units · 513 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the County of DauphinSteelton · 724 public housing units · 1,206 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • WASHINGTON COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITYWashington · 879 public housing units · 1,016 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Wilkes Barre Housing AuthorityWilkes Barre · 856 public housing units · 972 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the County of CumberlandCarlisle · 208 public housing units · 1,387 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • The Housing Auth of the City of LancasterLancaster · 469 public housing units · 1,120 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • ALTOONA HOUSING AUTHORITYAltoona · 514 public housing units · 995 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MCKEESPORTMcKeesport · 879 public housing units · 561 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Schuylkill County Housing AuthoritySchuylkill Haven · 609 public housing units · 677 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • HOUSING AUTH CO OF LAWRENCENew Castle · 832 public housing units · 433 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF ERIECorry · 1,253 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the County of LebanonLebanon · 403 public housing units · 782 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the County of LycomingWilliamsport · 463 public housing units · 685 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Northampton County Housing AuthorityNazareth · 106 public housing units · 956 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Easton Housing AuthorityEaston · 451 public housing units · 599 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the County of BerksReading · 209 public housing units · 711 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Lancaster County Housing AuthorityLancaster · 993 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF MCKEANSmethport · 344 public housing units · 552 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the City of PottsvillePottsville · 509 public housing units · 436 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • The Housing Authority of Monroe CountyStroudsburg · 300 public housing units · 521 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the County of ArmstrongKittanning · 525 public housing units · 276 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Authority of the County of FranklinChambersburg · 364 public housing units · 391 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • HOUSING AUTHORITY OF INDIANA COUNTYIndiana · 158 public housing units · 590 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF OIL CITYOil City · 166 public housing units · 561 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Wayne County Housing AuthorityWaymart · 720 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Centre County Housing AuthorityBellefonte · 709 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Tioga County Housing AuthorityMansfield · 458 public housing units · 213 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Housing Auth of the County of NorthumberlandMilton · 200 public housing units · 469 vouchersSign 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. The largest 50 are shown; the full list is under “Local housing agencies” above.

Pennsylvania: subsidized apartments 1044

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 Pennsylvania

Agency and apartment lists are from HUD open data, fetched 2026-10-30. Vacancies, rents and eligibility are as confirmed by each office or official site.

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