Applying for housing

Waiting lists

Most families wait for assistance. Here is which lists are open today, how applicants are selected, the income limits, and what to have ready.

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Status today

Public Housing

Open

Open since March 1, 2025

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Housing Choice Voucher

Closed

Closed since August 29, 2026

Closed — about a 30-month wait. Watch the newspaper and our website for the reopening notice.

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Project-Based Voucher

Open

Open since January 15, 2026

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How the waiting lists work

Each program keeps its own waiting list. You may apply to every list that is open; applying to one does not affect your place on another.

We take a short pre-application first. We do not decide whether you are eligible until your name nears the top of the list and we invite you to a full eligibility interview.

When a list opens we announce it here, in the news on this site, in local newspapers and through community partners, with the dates and how to apply. Some openings use a lottery to set the order of applicants; the opening notice says when.

Applying is free. Nobody can sell you a place on a waiting list or speed up your application — report anyone who asks for money.

Public Housing: Applicants are ranked by preference points, then by the date and time their application was received.
Housing Choice Voucher: Applicants are ranked by preference points, then by the date and time their application was received.
Project-Based Voucher: Applicants are ranked by preference points, then by the date and time their application was received.

Preferences

Preferences move qualifying applicants ahead of others on the list. They are set in our ACOP and HCV Administrative Plan and verified before admission. Points can add together.

Public Housing

Homeless or at risk of homelessness40 points
Veterans and surviving spouses20 points
Persons with disabilities15 points
Elderly families (62+)15 points
Lives or works in the jurisdiction10 points

Housing Choice Voucher

Homeless or at risk of homelessness40 points
Veterans and surviving spouses20 points
Persons with disabilities15 points
Elderly families (62+)15 points
Lives or works in the jurisdiction10 points

Project-Based Voucher

Homeless or at risk of homelessness40 points
Veterans and surviving spouses20 points
Persons with disabilities15 points
Elderly families (62+)15 points

Income limits

To qualify, your household’s total yearly income must be at or below the limit for your household size. HUD publishes new limits every year.

Income limits
Household size	Extremely low (30%)	Very low (50%)	Low (80%)
1 person	$26,400	$44,009	$70,409
2 people	$30,150	$50,260	$80,410
3 people	$33,900	$56,511	$90,411
4 people	$37,650	$62,763	$100,413
5 people	$40,700	$67,847	$108,547
6 people	$43,700	$72,848	$116,548
7 people	$46,700	$77,849	$124,549
8 people	$49,700	$82,850	$132,550

Fiscal year 2026 limits published by HUD for this area.

Public Housing: up to the low-income (80%) limit; at least 40% of new admissions each year are extremely low-income. Housing Choice Voucher: generally up to the very-low-income (50%) limit; at least 75% of new admissions each year are extremely low-income.

Documents to have ready

You do not need these documents to submit a pre-application. Gather them now so you are ready when you are selected.

Photo identification for every adult in the household
Social Security cards (or other proof of the number) for everyone who has one
Birth certificates for every household member
Proof of citizenship or eligible immigration status
Proof of all income: pay stubs, benefit letters (SSI, SSDI, TANF, unemployment), child support, pensions
Bank statements and information on any other assets
Proof of childcare and, for elderly or disabled families, medical expenses
Documents supporting any preference you claim
Current landlord’s name and address, and previous addresses for the past several years

Keeping your application active

Report any change of address, phone number or email, and changes to your household size or income, in writing or through the applicant portal.
Answer every letter we send. If mail is returned or you do not respond by the deadline, your application may be removed from the list.
We may ask you to update your application periodically to stay on the list.
If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability, or help in another language, tell us — at any point in the process.