Albertville Housing Authority, Section 8 / HCV PHA Profile
Albertville Housing Authority administers federal Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance, AL, with 401 authorized HCV units (HUD High Performer size bracket). Contact details, payment-standard reference, and nearby PHAs to broaden your waitlist strategy.
How this PHA compares nearby
Authorized HCV units · Albertville HA vs nearby AL agencies
- HA OZARK
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF OZARK
438 units
- HA NORTHPORT
HA NORTHPORT
425 units
- Sheffield HA
Sheffield Housing Authority
421 units
- This PHA
Albertville Housing Authority (this PHA)
401 units
- HA FOLEY
HA FOLEY
374 units
- BOAZ HA
BOAZ HOUSING AUTHORITY
373 units
The verdict
Albertville Housing Authority administers 401 authorized Housing Choice Vouchers - a mid-to-large Section 8 agency nationally, larger than 84% of AL agencies.
- 401
- authorized Section 8 vouchers
- 72nd
- percentile by size, nationally
- 84th
- percentile in AL
Albertville Housing Authority is a Public Housing Authority in AL administering Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers with 401 authorized Section 8 units (High Performer size bracket). Contact this PHA directly to check waitlist status and request an application.
- 84th percentile by unit count in AL
- HUD size bracket: High Performer
Section 8 / HCV units
401
High Performer bracket
Total authorized units
164
All programs combined
State-rank percentile
84 th
Among AL PHAs
2-BR standard range · AL
$772–$1,267 /mo
Median $809/mo · 2-BR
The nationwide HUD median sits at 62%; agencies running a higher HCV share than that tend to lean toward tenant-based vouchers rather than project-based public housing stock.
Where Albertville Housing Authority sits among U.S. PHAs
By authorized Housing Choice Vouchers, across every PHA that runs them. Most are small; a handful of big-city authorities run the long right tail.
401 Top 50% higher than 50% of 2,129 voucher-running PHAs
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Source HUD PIH authorized-unit directory · FY2025
What HUD's PIH Record for Albertville Housing Authority Tells You
HUD's PHAS system places it in the "High Performer" size bracket, which shapes reporting cadence and oversight intensity. Albertville Housing Authority is one of 3,780 agencies HUD tracks in its PIH Open Data directory for the Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher program operating in AL. This agency's HUD authorization runs to 401 Section 8 / HCV units, out of 164 total authorized units when every HUD program is counted.
HUD logs its program type as "Combined," which determines which voucher streams (regular HCV, VASH, Family Unification, Mainstream, or project-based conversions) it can run. Ranked by Section 8 unit count within AL, it sits at the 84th percentile there, ahead of 84% of AL PHAs by that measure. Every PHA in the directory runs its own waitlist, publishes its own admissions plan, and sets its own local preferences within the federal Section 8 rulebook, so this authorized-unit figure is a ceiling, not a promise of current availability.
Across AL's 55 HUD FMR areas, the FY2025 2-bedroom payment standard runs $772-$1,267/month (median $809); Albertville Housing Authority sets its own figure within 90-110% of HUD's Fair Market Rent for the specific area it serves, so confirm the exact number for your metro before signing anything. its main line is 2568782641. Use the nearby-PHA list below to broaden your waitlist strategy across the state.
Contact this PHA
- Phone
- 2568782641
- Fax
- 2568780301
- bwilliams@albertvillehousing.com
- Executive Director
- bwilliams@albertvillehousing.com · 2568782641
How to apply at Albertville Housing Authority
How to apply at this PHA
Before applying, confirm whether this PHA's waitlist is currently open. Waitlist status can change without much notice, some PHAs open for as little as 72 hours at a time. Application channels typically include:
- The PHA's own website (search "Albertville Housing Authority Section 8 application")
- A public notice posted at the PHA office or in the legal notices of the local newspaper
- HUD-approved housing counseling agencies in the area
- Local legal-aid and tenant-advocacy groups
See our step-by-step How to Apply for Section 8 guide for the full federal application process.
What to expect, typical waitlist
HUD does not publish current waitlist open/closed status centrally, and waitlist lengths vary sharply by local demand. In high-cost metros, waits can exceed 5–10 years and many waitlists are closed. In smaller cities and rural counties, waits of 6 months to 3 years are more typical. Some PHAs use a lottery rather than first-come-first-served. This site does not predict your individual wait time. Contact the PHA directly to confirm the current list status and whether local preferences apply to your household. Our waitlist strategy guide explains how to maximize your odds by applying to multiple PHAs.
Payment standard reference
Payment standards are set per HUD FMR area, not per agency. Across AL's 55 HUD FMR areas, the FY2025 2-bedroom payment standard ranges $772–$1,267/month (median $809). Albertville Housing Authority sets its own figure within 90–110% of HUD's Fair Market Rent for the specific area it serves.
Find your exact number: look up the 2-, 1-, and 3-bedroom payment standards for your metro with the payment-standard lookup tool, then confirm the current figure with the PHA before signing a lease. See our Payment Standards vs. FMR guide.
Nearby PHAs in AL
A closed waitlist here doesn't rule out the region, applying to several nearby PHAs at once is the standard workaround. Agencies close by:
- Sheffield Housing Authority · 421 units
- HA NORTHPORT · 425 units
- HA FOLEY · 374 units
- BOAZ HOUSING AUTHORITY · 373 units
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF OZARK · 438 units
Related guides
Source: HUD PIH Open Data (FY25). Last compiled April 2026. Payment-standard figures: Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent FY2025. If any contact detail has changed, please email corrections@plainvoucher.com. See our methodology for how we compile and cross-reference this data.
⚠ Disclaimer. PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD or with Albertville Housing Authority. Data here is compiled from HUD public sources for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for consulting the PHA directly about eligibility, waitlist status, or application procedures.