Find Subsidized & Low Income Housing in America
A free, searchable database of 81,262 federally supported apartments in 5,615 cities — project-based Section 8, public housing, LIHTC tax-credit units, and §202/§811 communities, straight from HUD's own datasets.
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81,262
subsidized & tax-credit properties
56
jurisdictions covered
3,173
counties with FMR data
3,623
housing agencies tracked
Browse by housing program
Section 8 / Housing Choice Vouchers
Tenant-based help paying private-market rent — about 30% of income.
Project-Based Section 8
Subsidy attached to specific apartment buildings; apply at each office.
Public Housing
Housing-authority-owned developments with income-based rents.
LIHTC Tax-Credit Apartments
Below-market rents for moderate incomes — America's largest affordable source.
§202 & §811 PRAC
Supportive senior and disabled communities with services on site.
Fair Market Rents
FY2026 county-level rent limits that set voucher payment standards.
Popular cities for low income housing
- New York, NY
- Bronx, NY
- Brooklyn, NY
- Chicago, IL
- Los Angeles, CA
- Houston, TX
- Washington, DC
- Philadelphia, PA
- Atlanta, GA
- Seattle, WA
- Baltimore, MD
- Dallas, TX
- San Antonio, TX
- Cleveland, OH
- Miami, FL
- Newark, NJ
- Indianapolis, IN
- Austin, TX
- Detroit, MI
- San Francisco, CA
- Denver, CO
- Orlando, FL
- San Juan, PR
- Boston, MA
- San Jose, CA
- Columbus, OH
- Minneapolis, MN
- Cincinnati, OH
- Memphis, TN
- Richmond, VA
- Sacramento, CA
- San Diego, CA
- Kansas City, MO
- Jacksonville, FL
- Portland, OR
- Phoenix, AZ
Explore by state
- California6,683 properties
- New York5,629 properties
- Texas4,201 properties
- North Carolina3,848 properties
- Ohio3,461 properties
- Pennsylvania3,380 properties
- Illinois2,676 properties
- New Jersey2,606 properties
- Missouri2,462 properties
- Michigan2,421 properties
- Georgia2,389 properties
- Florida2,350 properties
- Massachusetts2,130 properties
- Wisconsin1,932 properties
- Indiana1,878 properties
- Washington1,848 properties
- Minnesota1,831 properties
- Tennessee1,795 properties
- Virginia1,703 properties
- Louisiana1,548 properties
- Kentucky1,508 properties
- Maryland1,417 properties
- Alabama1,416 properties
- South Carolina1,334 properties
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Why renters use this database
- Data, not ads. Property facts come from HUD's Picture of Subsidized Households and LIHTC databases — the same records agencies use. Sponsored links are always labeled.
- Wait-time signals. See reported median waiting times before you spend weeks applying blindly.
- Program clarity. Every building is tagged by subsidy type so you know whether to apply at the property or through a housing authority.
- Free to browse. Search the full directory with no paywall. A free account lets you save properties, record your interest, and (with your consent) get matched with participating managers.