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Section 8 & Affordable Housing in Washington

This page is a directory of federal housing data for Washington: 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
32
Counties with income limits
39
HUD-recorded properties
1,892
Fair Market Rent areas (FY2027)
33

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.

Washington at a glance

Federal housing records for Washington
Housing authorities recorded by HUD 32
Housing Choice Vouchers under contract 67,784
Public housing developments 94 (11,187 dwelling units)
HUD-assisted multifamily properties 436 (18,120 assisted units)
Tax-credit (LIHTC) properties 1,362
Counties with FY2026 income limits 39
Fair Market Rent areas 33

Housing authorities in Washington

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
Seattle Housing AuthorityWA001Seattle12,611(206) 615-3300
Ha of King CountyWA002Tukwila11,386(206) 574-1100
Spokane Housing AuthorityWA055Spokane6,029(509) 328-2953
HA City of TacomaWA005Tacoma5,379(253) 448-2744
Housing Authority of Snohomish CountyWA039Everett4,252(425) 290-8499
Housing Authority of the City of EverettWA006Everett3,703(425) 258-9222
Housing Authority of the City of VancouverWA008Vancouver3,650(360) 694-2501
HA Of Pierce CountyWA054Puyallup3,148(253) 620-5406
HA Of Thurston CountyWA049Olympia2,345(360) 753-8292
Housing Authority of the City of BremertonWA003Bremerton2,039(360) 479-3694
Housing Authority City of BellinghamWA025Bellingham1,976(360) 676-6887
Housing Authority City of LongviewWA007Longview1,600(360) 423-0140
HA City of YakimaWA042Yakima1,319(509) 453-3106
HA City of KennewickWA012Kennewick1,139(509) 586-8576
HA City of Walla WallaWA057Walla Walla1,096(509) 527-4542
Peninsula Housing AuthorityWA004Port Angeles900(360) 452-7631
Housing Authority of Skagit CountyWA061Burlington757(360) 428-1959
HA Of Chelan Co and the City of WenatcheeWA064Wenatchee703(509) 663-7421
HA Of Grays Harbor CountyWA018Aberdeen671(360) 532-0570
HA City of RentonWA011Renton651(425) 226-1850
Kitsap County Consolidated Housing AuthWA036Silverdale553(360) 535-6100
Housing Authority of Okanogan CountyWA071Omak408(509) 422-3721
HA City of Pasco and Franklin CountyWA021Pasco377(509) 547-3581
HA Of Island CountyWA024Coupeville319(360) 678-4181
HA City of KelsoWA020Kelso312(360) 423-3490
HA Of Grant CountyWA014Moses Lake237(509) 762-5541
HA Of Asotin CountyWA017Clarkston224(509) 758-5751
HA City of AnacortesWA010Anacortes—(360) 293-7831
HA City of Sedro WoolleyWA030Sedro Woolley—(206) 574-1100
HA Of Whatcom CountyWA041Bellingham—(360) 676-6887
Housing Authority City of OthelloWA026Othello—(509) 488-3527
Housing Authority of Sunnyside, WashingtonWA035Sunnyside—(509) 837-5454
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Counties in Washington

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.

  • Adams County
  • Asotin County
  • Benton County
  • Chelan County
  • Clallam County
  • Clark County
  • Columbia County
  • Cowlitz County
  • Douglas County
  • Ferry County
  • Franklin County
  • Garfield County
  • Grant County
  • Grays Harbor County
  • Island County
  • Jefferson County
  • King County
  • Kitsap County
  • Kittitas County
  • Klickitat County
  • Lewis County
  • Lincoln County
  • Mason County
  • Okanogan County
  • Pacific County
  • Pend Oreille County
  • Pierce County
  • San Juan County
  • Skagit County
  • Skamania County
  • Snohomish County
  • Spokane County
  • Stevens County
  • Thurston County
  • Wahkiakum County
  • Walla Walla County
  • Whatcom County
  • Whitman County
  • Yakima 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).