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Section 8 & Affordable Housing in Alabama

This page is a directory of federal housing data for Alabama: the housing authorities that run the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program here, the counties with published HUD income limits and Fair Market Rents, and the properties HUD records as assisted or affordable. Every figure comes from a named federal dataset, and each one’s refresh date is listed at the foot of this page. Data last updated October 4, 2026.

Housing authorities
142
Counties with income limits
67
HUD-recorded properties
1,457
Fair Market Rent areas (FY2027)
54

What these records do and do not tell you

A HUD record is not evidence that a home is available. None of the federal datasets behind this page publishes vacancies, waiting-list status, or whether a property is accepting applications today. A property appears here because it has a federal subsidy contract, is public housing, or received low-income housing tax credits — not because it has somewhere to rent. Availability, rent, eligibility and whether vouchers are accepted must be confirmed directly with the property or the administering housing authority.

Waiting-list status is the single most useful fact for most people reading this, and no federal dataset contains it. It exists only on each authority’s own notices, so this site shows a waiting list as open or closed only where a person has checked it and recorded the source.

Applying through a housing authority is always free. If any site asks you to pay to apply for Section 8, do not pay.

Alabama at a glance

Federal housing records for Alabama
Housing authorities recorded by HUD 142
Housing Choice Vouchers under contract 41,554
Public housing developments 239 (29,437 dwelling units)
HUD-assisted multifamily properties 400 (22,885 assisted units)
Tax-credit (LIHTC) properties 818
Counties with FY2026 income limits 67
Fair Market Rent areas 54

Housing authorities in Alabama

These are the agencies HUD records as administering federal housing programs here. The authority is who you contact about vouchers and waiting lists — not this site, and not HUD directly.

AuthorityHUD codeCityVouchersPhone
Housing Authority of the Birmingham DistrictAL001Birmingham6,438(205) 521-0679
Mobile Housing AuthorityAL002Mobile4,973(251) 434-2213
Housing Authority of the City of MontgomeryAL006Montgomery3,120(334) 206-7255
The Housing Authority of the City of PrichardAL169Prichard2,623(251) 283-0111
Jefferson County Housing AuthorityAL086Birmingham2,303(205) 849-0123
The Housing Authority of the City of HuntsvilleAL047Huntsville2,074(256) 539-0774
Ha TuscaloosaAL077Tuscaloosa1,951(205) 758-6619
Housing Authority of the City of DothanAL007Dothan1,663(334) 794-6713
South Central Alabama Regional HAAL192Troy1,380(334) 566-4495
Selma Housing AuthorityAL008Selma1,178(334) 874-6271
Phenix City Housing AuthorityAL005Phenix City1,077(334) 664-9991
Housing Authority of the City of DecaturAL048Decatur1,059(256) 353-4691
Ha AuburnAL050Auburn737(334) 821-2262
Florence H/AAL054Florence691(256) 740-5200
Ha BessemerAL125Bessemer593(205) 481-4420
Anniston HaAL004Anniston588(256) 236-1575
Housing Authority of the City of Talladega, ALAL105Talladega534(256) 362-5010
Opelika Housing AuthorityAL061Opelika531(334) 745-4171
Walker County Housing AuthorityAL129Dora496(205) 648-5963
Eufaula Housing AuthorityAL118Eufaula488(334) 687-2451
Housing Authority of the City of OzarkAL073Ozark438(334) 774-8210
Ha NorthportAL152Northport425(205) 752-8171
Sheffield Housing AuthorityAL068Sheffield421(256) 383-4773
Albertville Housing AuthorityAL121Albertville401(256) 878-2641
Ha FoleyAL165Foley374(251) 943-5370
Boaz Housing AuthorityAL075Boaz373(256) 593-5824
Ha LeedsAL069Leeds345(205) 699-6223
Housing Authority of the City of JasperAL012Jasper297(205) 384-4864
Ha TroyAL177Troy289(334) 566-1271
Housing Authority of the City of Alexander CityAL174Alexander City270(256) 329-2201
Ha ColumbianaAL072Columbiana247(205) 669-6921
Ha JacksonvilleAL139Jacksonville219(256) 435-2485
Evergreen Housing AuthorityAL181Evergreen206(251) 578-1488
Enterprise Housing AuthorityAL115Enterprise195(334) 347-0080
Greater GadsdenAL049Gadsden194(256) 547-2501
Ha CullmanAL052Cullman187(256) 734-6171
Housing Authority of the City of GREENVILLEAL155Greenville181(334) 382-6581
Ha ScottsboroAL099Scottsboro179(256) 259-5600
Tuskegee Housing AuthorityAL160Tuskegee Institute179(334) 727-0459
The Guntersville Housing AuthorityAL014Guntersville174(256) 582-4331
Gordo Housing AuthorityAL138Gordo150(205) 364-7114
Ha ElbaAL107Elba119(334) 897-2737
Housing Authority of the City of Fort PayneAL011Fort Payne115(256) 845-0424
Ha OppAL112Opp105(334) 493-9741
York Housing AuthorityAL116York104(205) 392-5071
Ha AtmoreAL154Atmore100(251) 368-8442
Mobile County Housing AuthorityAL202Citronelle98(251) 866-9696
Ha Midland CityAL124Midland City96(334) 566-4495
Ha RussellvilleAL060Russellville93(256) 332-1561
Housing Authority of Hamilton, AlabamaAL053Hamilton77(205) 921-3155
Ha ArabAL091Arab72(256) 586-5904
Tallassee Housing AuthorityAL172Tallassee72(334) 283-2801
Lineville Housing AuthorityAL114Lineville59(256) 396-5421
Phil Campbell Housing AuthorityAL090Phil Campbell56(205) 993-4844
H a OneontaAL063Oneonta54(205) 625-5955
Uniontown Housing AuthorityAL171Uniontown53(334) 628-2051
Housing Authority of the City of Prattville, ALAL131Prattville40(334) 365-7580
Abbeville Housing AuthorityAL101Abbeville—(334) 585-2165
Altoona Housing AuthorityAL102Altoona—(256) 593-9164
Bear Creek Housing AuthorityAL081Bear Creek—(205) 468-2637
Brundidge Housing AuthorityAL126Brundidge—(334) 403-4898
Childersburg Housing AuthorityAL122Childersburg—(256) 378-6008
Collinsville Housing AuthorityAL083Collinsville—(256) 593-9164
Cottonwood Housing AuthorityAL104Cottonwood—(334) 691-2451
Crossville Housing AuhtorityAL082Crossville—(256) 593-5824
Fairfield Housing AuthorityAL010Fairfield—(205) 923-8017
Ha AndalusiaAL127Andalusia—(334) 222-5871
Ha AshfordAL144Ashford—(334) 899-5463
Ha Bay MinetteAL164Bay Minette—(251) 937-2211
Ha CordovaAL055Cordova—(205) 483-7454
Ha MillportAL095Millport—(205) 662-3269
Ha MonroevilleAL173Monroeville—(251) 743-3183
Ha PiedmontAL110Piedmont—(256) 447-6734
Ha SamsonAL128Samson—(334) 898-7152
Hackleburg Housing AuthorityAL076Hackleburg—(205) 468-2637
Haleyville Housing AuthorityAL056Haleyville—(205) 486-3571
Housing Authority of BostonAL074Brilliant—(205) 465-2490
Housing Authority of Greene County, ALAL190Eutaw—(205) 372-3342
Housing Authority of Guin, AlabamaAL071Guin—(205) 468-2637
Housing Authority of Red BayAL051Red Bay—(256) 356-4695

Showing the 80 largest of 142 recorded authorities by voucher count.

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Counties in Alabama

Income limits and Fair Market Rents are set per county or HUD area, so the figures that apply to you depend on where you live. Each county guide shows that county’s FY2026 limits, its Fair Market Rents and the authority that administers Section 8 there.

  • Autauga County
  • Baldwin County
  • Barbour County
  • Bibb County
  • Blount County
  • Bullock County
  • Butler County
  • Calhoun County
  • Chambers County
  • Cherokee County
  • Chilton County
  • Choctaw County
  • Clarke County
  • Clay County
  • Cleburne County
  • Coffee County
  • Colbert County
  • Conecuh County
  • Coosa County
  • Covington County
  • Crenshaw County
  • Cullman County
  • Dale County
  • Dallas County
  • DeKalb County
  • Elmore County
  • Escambia County
  • Etowah County
  • Fayette County
  • Franklin County
  • Geneva County
  • Greene County
  • Hale County
  • Henry County
  • Houston County
  • Jackson County
  • Jefferson County
  • Lamar County
  • Lauderdale County
  • Lawrence County
  • Lee County
  • Limestone County
  • Lowndes County
  • Macon County
  • Madison County
  • Marengo County
  • Marion County
  • Marshall County
  • Mobile County
  • Monroe County
  • Montgomery County
  • Morgan County
  • Perry County
  • Pickens County
  • Pike County
  • Randolph County
  • Russell County
  • Shelby County
  • St. Clair County
  • Sumter County
  • Talladega County
  • Tallapoosa County
  • Tuscaloosa County
  • Walker County
  • Washington County
  • Wilcox County
  • Winston County

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Where this information comes from

  • HUD Public Housing Authorities · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 18 August 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
  • HUD Multifamily Properties – Assisted · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 21 July 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
  • HUD Public Housing Developments · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 21 July 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
  • HUD Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 14 May 2025 · retrieved 22 September 2026
  • HUD Fair Market Rents FY2027 · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (HUD User) · source updated 1 September 2026 · retrieved 4 October 2026
  • HUD Section 8 Income Limits FY2026 · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research · source updated not published by the provider · retrieved 22 September 2026

Sources: HUD Public Housing Authorities (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Multifamily Properties – Assisted (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Public Housing Developments (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Fair Market Rents FY2027 (retrieved 4 October 2026); HUD Section 8 Income Limits FY2026 (retrieved 22 September 2026).

These federal datasets do not show vacancies, waiting-list status or whether a landlord accepts vouchers (about our data).