Largest Housing Authorities in Michigan
By voucher allocation. These five PHAs administer the bulk of Section 8 vouchers in Michigan.
All 126 Housing Authorities in Michigan
Click any PHA card for current payment standards, contact info, and the ZIPs they serve.
Albion Housing Commission
Algonac Housing Commission
Allen Park Housing Commission
Alma Housing Commission
Alpena Housing Commission
Ann Arbor Housing Commission
Baldwin Housing Commission
Bangor Housing Commission
Baraga Housing Commission
Bath Charter Township Housing Commission
Battle Creek Housing Commission
Bay City Housing Commission
Bay County Housing Department
Bedford Township Housing Commission
Belding Housing Commission
Benton Harbor Housing Commission
Benton Township Housing Commission
Bessemer Housing Commission
Big Rapids Housing Commission
Boyne City Housing Commission
Bronson Housing Commission
Cadillac Housing Commission
Calumet Housing Commission
Caseville Housing Commission
Charlevoix Housing Commission
Cheboygan Housing Commission
Clinton Township Housing Commission
Coldwater Housing Commission
Covert Public Housing Commission
Dearborn Housing Commission
Detroit Housing Commission
Dowagiac Housing Commission
Dundee Housing Commission
East Jordan Housing Commission
East Tawas Housing Commission
Eastpointe Housing Commission
Ecorse Housing Commission
Elk Rapids Housing Commission
Escanaba Housing Commission
Evart Housing Commission
Ferndale Housing Commission
Flint Housing Commission
Gladstone Housing Commission
Gladwin City Housing Commission
Grand Rapids Housing Commission
Grayling Housing Commission
Greenville Housing Commission
Hamtramck Housing Commission
Hancock Housing Commission
Hermansville Housing Commission
Highland Park Housing Commission
Hillsdale Housing Commission
Houghton Housing Commission
Housing Services Mid-Michigan
Ingham County Housing Commission
Inkster Housing Commission
Ionia Housing Commission
Iron County Housing Commission
Iron Mountain Housing Commission
Iron River Housing Commission
Ironwood Housing Commission
Ishpeming Housing Commission
Jackson Housing Commission
Kingsford Housing Commission
L'Anse Housing Commission
Lake Linden Housing Commission
Lansing Housing Commission
Lapeer Housing Commission
Laurium Housing Commission
Lincoln Park Housing Commission
Livonia Housing Commission
Luce County Housing Commission
Luna Pier Housing Commission
Mackinac County Housing Commission
Manistee Housing Commission
Manistique Housing Commission
Marquette Housing Commission
Marysville Housing Commission
Melvindale Housing Commission
Menominee Housing Commission
Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Middleville Housing Commission
Monroe Housing Commission
Montcalm County Housing Commission
Mount Clemens Housing Commission
Mount Pleasant Housing Commission
Munising Housing Commission
Muskegon Heights Housing Commission
Muskegon Housing Commission
Negaunee Housing Commission
New Haven Housing Commission
Niles Housing Commission
Ontonagon Housing Commission
Paw Paw Housing Commission
Plymouth Housing Commission
Pontiac Housing Commission
Port Huron Housing Commission
Potterville Housing Commission
Rapid River Housing Commission
Reed City Housing Commission
River Rouge Housing Commission
Rockford Housing Commission
Rockwood Housing Commission
Rogers City Housing Commission
Romulus Housing Commission
Roseville Housing Commission
Royal Oak Township Housing Commission
Saginaw Housing Commission
Saint Clair Housing Commission
Saint Joseph Housing Commission
Saint Louis Housing Commission
Saranac Housing Commission
Sault Ste Marie Housing Commission
South Haven Housing Commission
South Lyon Housing Commission
Southfield Housing Commission
St Clair Shores Housing Commission
Sterling Heights Housing Commission
Sturgis Housing Commission
Taylor Housing Commission
Traverse City Housing Commission
Wakefield Housing Commission
Wayne Housing Commission
Westland Housing Commission
Wyoming Housing Commission
Ypsilanti Housing Commission
About Section 8 in Michigan
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program is administered locally by each Public Housing Authority. In Michigan, 126 PHAs administer approximately 67,559 vouchers. 21 PHAs use Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMR) — ZIP-code-level rent caps that more accurately reflect neighborhood rental markets.
Each PHA sets its own payment standards — typically between 90% and 110% of HUD's Fair Market Rent — that determine the maximum monthly Housing Assistance Payment. Landlords participating in the program can charge rent up to the payment standard (or higher with tenant approval at lease initiation, capped by rent reasonableness).