Every number on Section8Finder comes from an official public dataset published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or the U.S. Census Bureau. Each data page names its sources and the date we last updated them. The full list, kept up to date automatically:
| Dataset | Published by | Provider date | We last updated | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026 (revised) | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (HUD User) | 21 Apr 2026 | 4 Oct 2026 | 2,622 |
| HUD Fair Market Rents FY2027 | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (HUD User) | 1 Sep 2026 | 4 Oct 2026 | 2,606 |
| HUD Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | 14 May 2025 | 22 Sep 2026 | 50,170 |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | 21 Jul 2026 | 22 Sep 2026 | 23,547 |
| HUD Public Housing Authorities | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | 18 Aug 2026 | 22 Sep 2026 | 3,697 |
| HUD Public Housing Buildings | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | 21 Jul 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | 947 |
| HUD Public Housing Developments | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | 21 Jul 2026 | 22 Sep 2026 | 5,889 |
| HUD Section 8 Income Limits FY2026 | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research | not published | 22 Sep 2026 | 3,145 |
| HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents FY2027 | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (HUD User) | 1 Sep 2026 | 4 Oct 2026 | 51,871 |
| HUD-Approved Housing Counseling Agencies | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Housing Counseling | not published | 4 Oct 2026 | 1,372 |
| U.S. Census Bureau 2020 ZCTA to County Relationship File | U.S. Census Bureau | 1 Jan 2020 | 4 Oct 2026 | 46,960 |
| U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer: Places | U.S. Census Bureau | 1 Jan 2024 | 4 Oct 2026 | 32,333 |
What this data cannot tell you
These federal datasets record housing authorities, subsidized and tax-credit properties, Fair Market Rents and income limits. They do not record vacancies, whether a waiting list is open, or whether a landlord accepts Housing Choice Vouchers. Those change constantly; only the housing authority or the property can confirm them.
How we check what we publish
- We never mark a waiting list open unless we have confirmed it on the housing authority’s own website, and we show the date we checked.
- A housing authority’s website is shown only after we have matched it against the authority’s official site.
- When HUD publishes new figures (Fair Market Rents each October, income limits each spring), we update the affected pages.
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