This page is a directory of federal housing data for Tennessee: 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
85
Counties with income limits
95
HUD-recorded properties
1,797
Fair Market Rent areas (FY2027)
72
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.
Tennessee at a glance
Federal housing records for Tennessee
Housing authorities recorded by HUD
85
Housing Choice Vouchers under contract
42,979
Public housing developments
132 (20,052 dwelling units)
HUD-assisted multifamily properties
608 (46,754 assisted units)
Tax-credit (LIHTC) properties
1,057
Counties with FY2026 income limits
95
Fair Market Rent areas
72
Housing authorities in Tennessee
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.
Authority
HUD code
City
Vouchers
Phone
Memphis Housing Authority
TN001
Memphis
9,408
(901) 544-1102
Metropolitan Development & Housing Agency
TN005
Nashville
7,531
(615) 252-8410
Tennessee Housing Development Agency
TN903
Nashville
6,507
(615) 815-2200
Knoxville's Community Development Corp.
TN003
Knoxville
4,251
(865) 403-1100
Chattanooga Housing Authority
TN004
Chattanooga
3,919
(423) 752-4893
Kingsport Housing and Redevelopment Authority
TN006
Kingsport
1,811
(423) 245-0135
Jackson Housing Authority
TN007
Jackson
1,567
(731) 422-1671
Dickson Housing Authority
TN079
Dickson
1,372
(615) 446-9371
Murfreesboro Housing Authority
TN020
Murfreesboro
947
(615) 893-9414
East Tennessee Human Resource Agency
TN113
Knoxville
847
(865) 691-2551
Johnson City Housing Authority
TN002
Johnson City
679
(423) 232-4784
Tennessee Valley Housing Services
TN038
Morristown
463
(423) 586-5115
Crossville Housing Authority
TN042
Crossville
450
(931) 484-2990
Dayton Housing Authority
TN062
Dayton
441
(423) 775-1871
Maryville Housing Authority
TN065
Maryville
356
(865) 983-4958
Franklin Housing Authority
TN035
Franklin
337
(615) 794-1247
LaFollette Housing Authority
TN012
La Follette
333
(423) 562-2261
Elizabethton Housing and Development Agency
TN076
Elizabethton
319
(423) 543-3571
Oak Ridge Housing Authority
TN088
Oak Ridge
319
(865) 482-1006
Southeast Tennessee Human Resource Agency
TN117
Dunlap
231
(423) 949-2191
Cleveland Housing Authority
TN054
Cleveland
229
(423) 479-9659
Brownsville Housing Authority
TN013
Brownsville
220
(731) 585-0143
Bristol Housing
TN066
Bristol
200
(423) 274-8150
Etowah Housing Authority
TN026
Etowah
122
(423) 263-2674
Tullahoma Housing Authority
TN024
Tullahoma
120
(931) 455-9319
Athens Housing Authority
TN015
Athens
—
(423) 745-0341
Bolivar Housing Authority
TN050
Bolivar
—
(731) 658-3419
Clinton Housing Authority
TN022
Clinton
—
(865) 457-9692
Columbia Housing and Redevelopment Corporatio
TN046
Columbia
—
(931) 388-5203
Covington Housing Authority
TN041
Covington
—
(901) 476-6135
Dyersburg Housing Authority
TN021
Dyersburg
—
(731) 285-6771
Erin Housing Authority
TN074
Erin
—
(931) 289-4261
Erwin Housing Authority
TN081
Erwin
—
(423) 743-5231
Fayetteville Housing Authority
TN014
Fayetteville
—
(931) 433-1587
Franklin County Housing Authority
TN125
Winchester
—
(931) 967-0344
Gallatin Housing Authority
TN029
Gallatin
—
(615) 452-1661
Gallaway Housing Authority
TN084
Gallaway
—
(901) 867-8101
Greeneville Housing Authority
TN058
Greeneville
—
(423) 638-3111
Grundy Housing Authority
TN092
Monteagle
—
(931) 924-2496
Harriman Housing Authority
TN055
Harriman
—
(865) 882-9636
Hartsville Housing Authority
TN071
Hartsville
—
(615) 374-3959
Highlands Residential Services
TN033
Cookeville
—
(931) 526-9793
Hohenwald Housing Authority
TN059
Hohenwald
—
(931) 796-3642
Humboldt Housing Authority
TN027
Humboldt
—
(731) 784-9772
Huntingdon Housing Authority
TN052
Huntingdon
—
(731) 986-4442
Jefferson City Housing Authority
TN019
Jefferson City
—
(865) 475-2064
Jellico Housing Authority
TN034
Jellico
—
(423) 784-8809
Lafayette Housing Authority
TN090
Lafayette
—
(615) 666-2140
Lawrenceburg Housing Authority
TN048
Lawrenceburg
—
(931) 762-7532
Lebanon Housing Authority
TN017
Lebanon
—
(615) 444-1872
Lenoir City Housing Authority
TN061
Lenoir City
—
(865) 986-8707
Lewisburg Housing Authority
TN032
Lewisburg
—
(931) 359-4517
Lexington Housing Authority
TN040
Lexington
—
(731) 968-7506
Livingston Housing Authority
TN056
Livingston
—
(931) 823-6423
Loudon Housing Authority
TN064
Loudon
—
(865) 458-2061
Manchester Housing Authority
TN028
Manchester
—
(931) 728-2596
Martin Housing Authority
TN069
Martin
—
(731) 587-3186
McKenzie Housing Authority
TN082
Mc Kenzie
—
(731) 352-5335
Milan Housing Authority
TN031
Milan
—
(731) 686-8571
Millington Housing Authority
TN045
Millington
—
(901) 872-3677
Mt. Pleasant Housing Authority
TN047
Mount Pleasant
—
(931) 379-5811
Newbern Housing Authority
TN075
Newbern
—
(731) 627-2142
Newport Housing Authority
TN060
Newport
—
(423) 623-1575
Oliver Springs Housing Authority
TN078
Oliver Springs
—
(865) 435-1711
Paris Housing Authority
TN008
Paris
—
(731) 642-4451
Parsons-Decaturville Housing Authority
TN051
Parsons
—
(731) 847-2638
Portland Housing Authority
TN073
Portland
—
(615) 325-4559
Pulaski Housing Authority
TN011
Pulaski
—
(931) 363-6525
Ripley Housing Authority
TN057
Ripley
—
(731) 635-1901
Rockwood Housing Authority
TN018
Rockwood
—
(865) 354-9841
Rogersville Housing Authority
TN043
Rogersville
—
(423) 272-8540
Savannah Housing Authority
TN049
Savannah
—
(731) 925-2020
Sevierville Housing Authority
TN063
Sevierville
—
(865) 453-8500
Shelbyville Housing Authority
TN039
Shelbyville
—
(931) 684-1341
Smithville Housing Authority
TN068
Smithville
—
(615) 597-4140
South Carthage Housing Authority
TN072
Carthage
—
(615) 735-1940
South Pittsburg Housing Authority
TN037
South Pittsburg
—
(423) 837-6600
Sparta Housing Authority
TN044
Sparta
—
(931) 836-3357
Springfield Housing Authority
TN036
Springfield
—
(615) 384-4591
Sweetwater Housing Authority
TN016
Sweetwater
—
(423) 337-6224
Showing the 80 largest of 85 recorded authorities by voucher count.
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Counties in Tennessee
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.
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).