Section 8 & Affordable Housing Waitlists in Minnesota
In Minnesota, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing waitlists are run by local public housing authorities — not by HUD or by Lease Lantern. Each authority opens and closes its own lists, sometimes for only a few days at a time, so timing and persistence matter.
How to find and join an open waitlist
- Identify the housing authorities that serve where you want to live (listed below).
- Contact each one to ask whether its Section 8 or public housing waitlist is currently open.
- Apply to every open list you qualify for — many people keep several active at once.
- Have your documents ready: ID, income, household members, and current address.
- Keep your contact info updated with each authority so you don’t lose your place.
Waitlist openings change frequently, so always confirm the current status directly with the authority. Eligibility depends on your household income versus the Minnesota income limits.
Where to apply in Minnesota
60 authorities administer Section 8 vouchers in Minnesota. Contact one to check waitlist status:
Becker County Economic Development AuthorityDetroit Lakes Big Stone County HraOrtonville Blue Earth County EdaMankato Cass County HraBackus Clay County HraDilworth Crookston Housing And EdaCrookston Dakota County CdaEagan Douglas County HraAlexandria Faribault County HraMankato Grant County HraElbow Lake Housing And Redevelopment Auth. Of Chipp. Co.Montevideo Housing Authority Of St Louis Park, MinnesotaSaint Louis Park Hra In And For The City Of Albert Lea, MinnesotaAlbert Lea Hra In And For The City Of BloomingtonBloomington Hra In And For The City Of Brainerd, MinnesotaBrainerd Hra Of Cloquet, MinnesotaCloquet Hra Of Detroit Lakes, MinnesotaDetroit Lakes Hra Of Mora, MinnesotaMora Hra Of Red Wing, MinnesotaRed Wing Hra Of Aitkin County, MinnesotaAitkin Hra Of Bemidji, MinnesotaBemidji Hra Of Duluth, MinnesotaDuluth Hra Of Fergus Falls, MinnesotaFergus Falls Hra Of St. Cloud, MinnesotaSaint Cloud Hra Of Virginia, MinnesotaVirginia Hra Of Wadena, MinnesotaWadena Hra Of Worthington, MinnesotaWorthington Housing & Redevelopment Authority Of AustinAustin Housing And Redevelopment Authority Of YellowMontevideo Itasca County HraGrand Rapids Kandiyohi County HraWillmar Koochiching County HraNorthome Le Sueur County HraMankato Mankato EdaMankato Mcleod County HraWillmar Meeker County HraDassel Mental Health ResourcesSaint Paul Metropolitan CouncilSaint Paul Morrison County HraLittle Falls Mower County HraAustin New Ulm Economic Development AuthorityNew Ulm Nw Mn Multi-County HraMentor Olmsted County HraRochester Otter Tail County HraFergus Falls Owatonna HraOwatonna Pha In And For The City Of MinneapolisMinneapolis Plymouth Housing & Redevelopment AuthorityPlymouth Public Housing Agency Of The City Of St PaulSaint Paul Radias HealthSaint Paul Renville County HraRedwood Falls Rice County HraFaribault Richfield HraRichfield Scott County Community Development AgencyShakopee South Central Multi County HraNorth Mankato Southeast Mn Multi-County HraWabasha Stearns County HraCold Spring Stevens County HraMorris Swift County HraBenson Todd County HraBrowerville Washington County CdaWoodbury