Section 8 & Affordable Housing Waitlists in Ohio
In Ohio, 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 Ohio income limits.
Where to apply in Ohio
74 authorities administer Section 8 vouchers in Ohio. Contact one to check waitlist status:
Adams Metropolitian Housing AuthorityManchester Akron Metropolitan Housing AuthorityAkron Allen Metropolitan Housing AuthorityLima Ashtabula Metropolitian Housing AuthorityAshtabula Athens Metropolitan Housing AuthorityAthens Belmont Metropolitan Housing AuthorityMartins Ferry Bowling Green Housing AgencyNapoleon Brown Metropolitian Housing AuthorityGeorgetown Butler Metropolitian Housing AuthorityHamilton Cambridge Metropolitan Housing AuthorityCambridge Chillicothe Metropolitan Housing AuthorityChillicothe Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing AuthorityCincinnati City Of MariettaMarietta Clermont Metropolitian Housing AuthorityBatavia Clinton Metropolitian Housing AuthorityWilmington Columbiana Metropolitian Housing AuthorityEast Liverpool Columbus Metropolitan Housing AuthorityColumbus Coshocton Metropolitan Housing AuthorityCoshocton Crawford Metropolitian Housing AuthorityMansfield Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing AuthorityCleveland Darke County Metropolitian Housing AuthorityGreenville Delaware Metropolitan Housing AuthorityDelaware Emerald Development And Economic NetworkCleveland Erie Metropolitian Housing AuthoritySandusky Fairfield Metropolitan Housing AuthorityLancaster Fayette Metropolitan Housing AuthorityWashington Court House Gallia Metropolitan Housing AuthorityBidwell Geauga Metropolitian Housing AuthorityChardon Greater Dayton Premier ManagementDayton Greene Metropolitian Housing AuthorityXenia Hancock Metropolitian Housing AuthorityFindlay Harrison Metropolitian Housing AuthorityCadiz Henry Metropolitan Housing AuthorityNapoleon Highland Metropolitian Housing AuthorityWashington Ch Hocking Metropolitan Housing AuthorityLogan Huron Metropolitian Housing AuthorityNorwalk Ironton Metropolitan Housing AuthorityIronton Jackson County Metropolitan Housing AuthorityWellston Jefferson Metropolitan Housing AuthoritySteubenville Knox Metropolitan Housing AuthorityMount Vernon Lake Metropolitian Housing AuthorityPainesville Licking Metropolitan Housing AuthorityNewark Logan County Metropolitan Housing AuthorityBellefontaine Lorain Metropolitan Housing AuthorityLorain Lucas Metropolitan Housing AuthorityToledo Mansfield Metropolitan Housing AuthorityMansfield Marion Metropolitan Housing AuthorityMarion Medina Metropolitan Housing AuthorityMedina Meigs Metropolitan Housing AuthorityMiddleport Miami Metropolitian Housing AuthorityTroy Monroe Metropolitan Housing AuthorityCambridge Morgan Metropolitan Housing AuthorityMcconnelsville Morrow Metropolitan Housing AuthorityMount Vernon Noble Metropolitan Housing AuthorityCambridge Parma Public Housing AgencyParma Perry County Metropolitan Housing AuthorityCrooksville Pickaway Metropolitan Housing AuthorityCircleville Pike Metropolitan Housing AuthorityPiketon Portage Metropolitan Housing AuthorityRavenna Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing AuthorityPortsmouth