Largest Housing Authorities in Tennessee
By voucher allocation. These five PHAs administer the bulk of Section 8 vouchers in Tennessee.
All 85 Housing Authorities in Tennessee
Click any PHA card for current payment standards, contact info, and the ZIPs they serve.
Athens Housing Authority
Bolivar Housing Authority
Bristol Housing
Brownsville Housing Authority
Chattanooga Housing Authority
Cleveland Housing Authority
Clinton Housing Authority
Columbia Housing and Redevelopment Corporatio
Covington Housing Authority
Crossville Housing Authority
Dayton Housing Authority
Dickson Housing Authority
Dyersburg Housing Authority
East Tennessee Human Resource Agency
Elizabethton Housing and Development Agency
Erin Housing Authority
Erwin Housing Authority
Etowah Housing Authority
Fayetteville Housing Authority
Franklin County Housing Authority
Franklin Housing Authority
Gallatin Housing Authority
Gallaway Housing Authority
Greeneville Housing Authority
Grundy Housing Authority
Harriman Housing Authority
Hartsville Housing Authority
Highlands Residential Services
Hohenwald Housing Authority
Humboldt Housing Authority
Huntingdon Housing Authority
Jackson Housing Authority
Jefferson City Housing Authority
Jellico Housing Authority
Johnson City Housing Authority
Kingsport Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Knoxville's Community Development Corp.
Lafayette Housing Authority
LaFollette Housing Authority
Lawrenceburg Housing Authority
Lebanon Housing Authority
Lenoir City Housing Authority
Lewisburg Housing Authority
Lexington Housing Authority
Livingston Housing Authority
Loudon Housing Authority
Manchester Housing Authority
Martin Housing Authority
Maryville Housing Authority
McKenzie Housing Authority
Memphis Housing Authority
Metropolitan Development & Housing Agency
Milan Housing Authority
Millington Housing Authority
Mt. Pleasant Housing Authority
Murfreesboro Housing Authority
Newbern Housing Authority
Newport Housing Authority
Oak Ridge Housing Authority
Oliver Springs Housing Authority
Paris Housing Authority
Parsons-Decaturville Housing Authority
Portland Housing Authority
Pulaski Housing Authority
Ripley Housing Authority
Rockwood Housing Authority
Rogersville Housing Authority
Savannah Housing Authority
Sevierville Housing Authority
Shelbyville Housing Authority
Smithville Housing Authority
South Carthage Housing Authority
South Pittsburg Housing Authority
Southeast Tennessee Human Resource Agency
Sparta Housing Authority
Springfield Housing Authority
Sweetwater Housing Authority
Tennessee Housing Development Agency
Tennessee Valley Housing Services
The Clarksville Housing Authority
Trenton Housing Authority
Tullahoma Housing Authority
Union City Housing Authority
Waverly Housing Authority
Woodbury Housing Authority
About Section 8 in Tennessee
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program is administered locally by each Public Housing Authority. In Tennessee, 85 PHAs administer approximately 42,979 vouchers. 11 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).