Section 8 Waitlist

Iowa

Section 8 & Public Housing waiting list status for all housing authorities in Iowa.

63
Housing Authorities
95
Open Lists
91
Closed Lists
Local Housing Guide 2026

Complete Guide to Section 8 & Public Housing in Iowa

Iowa has 63 housing authorities managing a combined 207 waiting lists across Section 8 (HCV), Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher programs. Currently, 95 of those lists are accepting applications — an open rate of approximately 46%. This data was last verified on Oct 5, 2026.

Those agencies administer roughly 28,447 assisted housing units statewide — 4,010 public housing units and 24,437 Housing Choice Vouchers, across 44 counties. Income limits are set by HUD per county or metro area, so eligibility thresholds differ between agencies within Iowa.

The affordable housing programs tracked in Iowa include Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) (27 open), Public Housing (40 open), Project-Based Vouchers (PBV) (1 open), Mainstream, RAD (1 open), VASH (1 open). Each program has its own eligibility criteria, application process, and wait times. In most cases, applicants can apply to multiple program types at the same housing authority, and there is no limit to the number of housing authorities you can apply to statewide.

The cities with the most open waitlists in Iowa right now are Dubuque (14), Waverly (4), Lenox (4), Grimes (4), and Indianola (3) . Applicants who are flexible about location will generally receive assistance sooner than those who apply to a single waitlist in a high-demand area.

Latest opening: Low Rent Housing Agency Of Winterset — HCV

Eligibility Requirements for Iowa

To qualify for assistance in Iowa, applicants must meet specific income and household criteria set by the Iowa Finance Authority (IFA).

  • Income: Below HUD local limits
  • Citizenship: U.S. Citizen or eligible legal status
  • Background: Criminal background check required
  • Residency: Preferences often given to locals

Real-Time Data Verification

Section 8 Waitlist aggregates data from official Iowa legal notices, government press releases, and PHA portal updates. Every listing is cross-referenced with Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) to ensure that families receive accurate information for low-income programs.

Browse by City in Iowa

207 results

Albia Housing Agency

Albia, Iowa · IA114

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Area XV Multi-County Housing Agency

Agency, Iowa · IA124

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Cedar Falls Housing Commission

Cedar Falls, Iowa · IA113

Other ● Mainstream ● RAD ● Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ●

Cedar Rapids Housing Services

Cedar Rapids, Iowa · IA024

Homeownership Assistance ● Public Housing ● Other (Homeownership - ROOTs Program) ● HCV ● Homeownership (ROOTs) ● PBV ● RAD ● Mainstream ●

Centerville Municipal Housing Agency

Centerville, Iowa · IA042

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Central Iowa Regional Housing Authority

Grimes, Iowa · IA131

Owned Housing Program ● Public Housing ● Other ● Owned Housing ● HCV ●

Chariton Housing Agency

Chariton, Iowa · IA016

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Charles City Housing and Redevelopment Authority

Charles City, Iowa · IA002

HCV ● Public Housing ●

City of Dubuque

Dubuque, Iowa · IA087

Other ● Moderate Rehabilitation ● Mainstream ● PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

City of Marshalltown Rent Assistance Program

Marshalltown, Iowa · IA125

HCV ● Public Housing ● Other ●

City of Sioux City Housing Authority

Sioux City, Iowa · IA018

HCV ● Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) ● Public Housing ● HOME TBRA ● VASH ● Mainstream ● RAD ● PBV ●

Clarinda Low Rent Housing Agency

Clarinda, Iowa · IA034

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Corning Housing Commission

Corning, Iowa · IA001

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Des Moines Municipal Housing Agency

Des Moines, Iowa · IA020

Public Housing ● Mainstream ● HCV ● PBV ●

Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Authority

Dubuque, Iowa · IA126

LIHTC (Asbury Meadows and Evergreen Meadows) ● USDA (Churchview and West Ridge Apartments) ● Other (USDA Senior/Disabled) ● USDA Senior and Disabled ● RAD ● USDA ● Public Housing ● Other Senior and Disabled ● PBV ● USDA Other Senior and Disabled ● Other ● Other Senior and Disabled (USDA) ● HCV ● Mainstream ● FYI - TPV ● TBRA ● LIHTC ●

Essex Low Rent Housing Agency

Essex, Iowa · IA025

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Evansdale Municipal Housing Authority

Evansdale, Iowa · IA038

Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ●

Fort Dodge Municipal Housing Agency

Fort Dodge, Iowa · IA107

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Grinnell Low Rent Housing Authority

Grinnell, Iowa · IA084

Rental Assistance ● Public Housing ● LIHTC ● HCV ●

Iowa Northland Regional Housing Authority

Waverly, Iowa · IA132

HCV ● Public Housing ● Mainstream ● RAD ● PBV ●

Keokuk Housing Authority

Keokuk, Iowa · IA030

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Lenox Low Rent Housing Agency

Lenox, Iowa · IA032

Public Housing ● Other ● LIHTC ● HCV ●

Low Rent Housing Agency Of Bancroft

Bancroft, Iowa · IA028

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Low Rent Housing Agency Of Farragut

Farragut, Iowa · IA010

Public Housing ● HCV ● Voucher Programs ●

Low Rent Housing Agency Of Hamburg

Hamburg, Iowa · IA007

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Low Rent Housing Agency Of Missouri Valley

Missouri Valley, Iowa · IA029

Public Housing ● LIHTC ● HCV ● Other Programs ●

Low Rent Housing Agency Of Mount Ayr

Mount Ayr, Iowa · IA026

Public Housing ● HCV ● USDA Rural Development Housing ●

Low Rent Housing Agency Of Onawa

Onawa, Iowa · IA014

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Low Rent Housing Agency Of Red Oak

Red Oak, Iowa · IA044

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Low Rent Housing Agency Of Sioux Center

Sioux Center, Iowa · IA011

Public Housing ● LIHTC ● HCV ●

Low Rent Housing Agency Of Waverly

Waverly, Iowa · IA013

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Low Rent Housing Agency Of Winterset

Winterset, Iowa · IA017

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Low Rent Housing Agency of Burlington

Burlington, Iowa · IA015

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Low Rent Housing Agency of Clinton

Clinton, Iowa · IA098

Public Housing ● HCV ● Senior Income Based Housing ●

Low Rent Housing Agency of Knoxville

Knoxville, Iowa · IA119

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Malvern Low Rent Housing Agency

Malvern, Iowa · IA009

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Mason City Housing Authority

Mason City, Iowa · IA108

VASH ● Public Housing ● HCV ● Mainstream ● Other ● PBV ● RAD ●

Municipal Housing Agency Of Manning

Manning, Iowa · IA021

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Muscatine Municipal Housing Agency

Muscatine, Iowa · IA049

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Northwest Iowa Regional Housing Authority

Spencer, Iowa · IA129

Public Housing ● HCV ● PBV ● RAD ● Mainstream ●

Ottumwa Housing Authority

Ottumwa, Iowa · IA004

Public Housing ● HCV ● Neighborhood Stabilization Program ● PBV ●

Region XII Regional Housing Authority

Carroll, Iowa · IA122

HCV ●

Rock Rapids Municipal Housing Agency

Rock Rapids, Iowa · IA046

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Shenandoah Low Rent Housing Agency

Shenandoah, Iowa · IA019

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Southern Iowa Regional Housing Authority

Creston, Iowa · IA117

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Stanton Housing Commission

Stanton, Iowa · IA005

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Upper Explorerland Regional Housing Authority

Decorah, Iowa · IA130

HCV ● Public Housing ● PBV ● Mainstream ● RAD ●

Villisca Low Rent Housing Agency

Villisca, Iowa · IA079

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Warren County Housing Authority

Indianola, Iowa · IA120

Other ● HCV ● Housing Rehabilitation ● Public Housing ● Multi-Family Senior Housing ●

Waterloo Housing Authority

Waterloo, Iowa · IA050

Public Housing ● Mainstream ● FYI ● RAD ● HCV ● VASH ● PBV ● Other ●

Afton Housing Commission

Afton, Iowa · IA003

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Davenport Housing Commission

Davenport, Iowa · IA045

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Fort Madison Housing Authority

Fort Madison, Iowa · IA047

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Iowa City Housing Authority

Iowa City, Iowa · IA022

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Lone Tree Housing Commission

Lone Tree, Iowa · IA006

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Low Rent Housing Agency Of Leon

Leon, Iowa · IA027

Public Housing ● HCV ● Other ●

Low Rent Housing Agency Of Sidney

Sidney, Iowa · IA008

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Low Rent Housing Agency of Spirit Lake

Spirit Lake, Iowa · IA057

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Municipal Housing Agency of Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Iowa · IA023

Mainstream ● HCV ● Public Housing ●

North Iowa Regional Housing Authority

Mason City, Iowa · IA127

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Oskaloosa Municipal Housing Agency

Oskaloosa, Iowa · IA100

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Southeast Iowa Regional Housing Authority

Burlington, Iowa · IA128

HCV ● RAD ● Mainstream ● Public Housing ● PBV ●

Tabor Low Rent Housing Agency

Tabor, Iowa · IA012

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Also Check Nearby States

Applying to housing authorities in neighboring states can increase your chances of receiving assistance sooner. There is no rule limiting you to your home state.

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