Largest Housing Authorities in Virginia
By voucher allocation. These five PHAs administer the bulk of Section 8 vouchers in Virginia.
All 41 Housing Authorities in Virginia
Click any PHA card for current payment standards, contact info, and the ZIPs they serve.
Abingdon Redevelopment and Housing Authority
Accomack-Northampton Regional Housing Auth
Alexandria Redevelopment & Housing Authority
Arlington County Dept of Human Services
Big Stone Gap Redevelopment and Housing Auth.
Bristol Redevelopment & Housing Authority
Buckingham Housing Development Corp. Inc.
Charlottesville Redev & Housing Authority
Chesapeake Redevelopment & Housing Authority
County of Albemarle/Office of Housing
Covington Redevelopment & Housing Authority
Cumberland Plateau Regional Housing Authority
Danville Redevelopment & Housing Authority
Fairfax County Redevelopment & Hsg Authority
Franklin Redevelopment and Housing Authority
Hampton Redevelopment & Housing Authority
Harrisonburg Redevelopment & Housing Authorit
Hopewell Redevelopment & Housing Authority
James City County Office of Housing
Lee County Redevelopment & Housing Authority
Loudoun County DHCD
Lynchburg Redevelopment & Housing Authority
Marion Redevelopment & Housing Authority
Newport News Redevelopment & Housng Authority
Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority
Norton Redevelopment & Housing Authority
People Inc. of Southwest Virginia
Petersburg Redevelopment & Housing Authority
Portsmouth Redevelopment & Housing Authority
Prince William County Office of HCD
Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority
Roanoke Redevelopment & Housing Authority
Scott County Redev. & Housing Authority
Staunton Redevelopment & Housing Authority
Suffolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority
Va. Beach Dept. of Hsg & Neighborhood Pres.
Virginia Housing Development Authority
Waynesboro Redevelopment & Housing Authority
Williamsburg Redevelopment & Housing Auth.
Wise County Redevelopment & Housing Authority
Wytheville Redev. & Housing Authority
About Section 8 in Virginia
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program is administered locally by each Public Housing Authority. In Virginia, 41 PHAs administer approximately 61,522 vouchers. 13 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).