Largest Housing Authorities in Ohio
By voucher allocation. These five PHAs administer the bulk of Section 8 vouchers in Ohio.
All 75 Housing Authorities in Ohio
Click any PHA card for current payment standards, contact info, and the ZIPs they serve.
Adams Metropolitian Housing Authority
Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority
Allen Metropolitan Housing Authority
Ashtabula Metropolitian Housing Authority
Athens Metropolitan Housing Authority
Belmont Metropolitan Housing Authority
Bowling Green Housing Agency
Brown Metropolitian Housing Authority
Butler Metropolitian Housing Authority
Cambridge Metropolitan Housing Authority
Chillicothe Metropolitan Housing Authority
Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority
City of Marietta
Clermont Metropolitian Housing Authority
Clinton Metropolitian Housing Authority
Columbiana Metropolitian Housing Authority
Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority
Coshocton Metropolitan Housing Authority
Crawford Metropolitian Housing Authority
Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority
Darke County Metropolitian Housing Authority
Delaware Metropolitan Housing Authority
Emerald Development and Economic Network
Erie Metropolitian Housing Authority
Fairfield Metropolitan Housing Authority
Fayette Metropolitan Housing Authority
Gallia Metropolitan Housing Authority
Geauga Metropolitian Housing Authority
Greater Dayton Premier Management
Greene Metropolitian Housing Authority
Hancock Metropolitian Housing Authority
Harrison Metropolitian Housing Authority
Henry Metropolitan Housing Authority
Highland Metropolitian Housing Authority
Hocking Metropolitan Housing Authority
Huron Metropolitian Housing Authority
Ironton Metropolitan Housing Authority
Jackson County Metropolitan Housing Authority
Jefferson Metropolitan Housing Authority
Knox Metropolitan Housing Authority
Lake Metropolitian Housing Authority
Licking Metropolitan Housing Authority
Logan County Metropolitan Housing Authority
London Metropolitan Housing Authority
Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority
Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority
Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority
Marion Metropolitan Housing Authority
Medina Metropolitan Housing Authority
Meigs Metropolitan Housing Authority
Miami Metropolitian Housing Authority
Monroe Metropolitan Housing Authority
Morgan Metropolitan Housing Authority
Morrow Metropolitan Housing Authority
Noble Metropolitan Housing Authority
Parma Public Housing Agency
Perry County Metropolitan Housing Authority
Pickaway Metropolitan Housing Authority
Pike Metropolitan Housing Authority
Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority
Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing Authority
Preble Metropolitian Housing Authority
Sandusky Metropolitian Housing Authority
Seneca Metropolitian Housing Authority
Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority
Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority
Stark Metropolitian Housing Authority
Trumbull Metropolitan Housing Authority
Tuscarawas Metropolitian Housing Authority
Vinton Metropolitan Housing Authority
Warren Metropolitian Housing Authority
Wayne Metropolitian Housing Authority
Williams Metropolitan Housing Authority
Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority
Zanesville Metropolitan Housing Authority
About Section 8 in Ohio
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program is administered locally by each Public Housing Authority. In Ohio, 75 PHAs administer approximately 107,047 vouchers. 24 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).