HUD PIH directory · Section 8 / HCV
City of Niagara Falls, Section 8 / HCV PHA Profile
City of Niagara Falls administers federal Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance, NY, with 981 authorized HCV units. Contact details, payment-standard reference, and nearby PHAs to broaden your waitlist strategy.
- 981
- Authorized HCV units
- 85th
- National size percentile
- 88th
- NY size percentile
- 39
- NY FMR areas
How this PHA compares nearby
Authorized HCV units · City of Niagara Falls vs nearby NY agencies
- Town of Brookhaven Dept. of Hsg & Comm Dev
Town of Brookhaven Dept. of Hsg & Comm Dev
1,053 units
- City of Poughkeepsie
City of Poughkeepsie
1,033 units
- This PHA
City of Niagara Falls (this PHA)
981 units
- Town of Ramapo HA
Town of Ramapo Housing Authority
979 units
- Town of Babylon
Town of Babylon
894 units
- Rome HA
Rome Housing Authority
855 units
The verdict
City of Niagara Falls administers 981 authorized Housing Choice Vouchers - a mid-to-large Section 8 agency nationally, larger than 88% of NY agencies.
- 981
- authorized Section 8 vouchers
- 85th
- percentile by size, nationally
- 88th
- percentile in NY
City of Niagara Falls, based in NY, administers the federal Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program with 981 authorized Section 8 units. Waitlist status changes without much notice, so confirm directly with the agency before applying.
- 88th percentile by unit count in NY
Section 8 / HCV units
981
HUD-authorized
Total authorized units
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All programs combined
State-rank percentile
88 th
Among NY PHAs
2-BR standard range · NY
$973–$2,910 /mo
Median $1,185/mo · 2-BR
Scale profile for City of Niagara Falls
With 981 authorized Housing Choice Voucher units, City of Niagara Falls sits at the 85th percentile of every U.S. PHA that reports an HCV ceiling , and at the 88th percentile inside NY. That puts it among the larger local administrators of federal rental assistance, not a single-office rural authority.
Across NY's 39 HUD FMR areas, FY2026 2-bedroom payment standards run $973–$2,910/month (median $1,185). A large PHA like this typically serves more than one FMR area, so applicants should look up the metro-specific standard rather than treating the state median as their number. 5 other NY PHAs appear in the nearby list below; comparing authorized-unit counts there shows whether City of Niagara Falls is the dominant local issuer or one of several large peers.
Compared to nationwide HUD median of 62%, PHAs with high HCV share typically focus on tenant-based assistance over project-based public housing.
Where City of Niagara Falls 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.
981 Top 27% higher than 73% of 2,129 voucher-running PHAs
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Source HUD PIH authorized-unit directory · FY2025
Inside HUD's Federal Record for City of Niagara Falls
HUD authorizes 981 Section 8 / HCV units for this agency. That count sits inside HUD's national PIH roster of 3,780 Section 8 agencies, NY's share of the total, where City of Niagara Falls is listed as an active administering entity.
By Section 8 unit count among NY agencies, it lands at the 88th percentile, larger than 88% of its in-state peers. HUD logs its program type as "Section 8," which determines which voucher streams (regular HCV, VASH, Family Unification, Mainstream, or project-based conversions) it can run. The federal rulebook lets every PHA set its own waitlist rules, admissions plan, and local preferences, so this authorized-unit total is best read as a program cap, not a live vacancy count.
Across NY's 39 HUD FMR areas, the FY2026 2-bedroom payment standard runs $973-$2,910/month (median $1,185); City of Niagara Falls sets its own figure within 90-110 percent 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 7162868802. Use the nearby-PHA list below to broaden your waitlist strategy across the state.
Contact this PHA
- Phone
- 7162868802
- Fax
- 7162868824
- Ian.mccully@niagarafallsny.gov
- Executive Director
- Ian.mccully@niagarafallsny.gov · 7162868802
How to apply at City of Niagara Falls
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 "City of Niagara Falls 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 NY's 39 HUD FMR areas, the FY2026 2-bedroom payment standard ranges $973–$2,910/month (median $1,185). City of Niagara Falls sets its own figure within 90–110 percent 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.
Nationwide PHAs with similar voucher scale or total HUD inventory
Two cross-state peer sets for City of Niagara Falls, outside NY so they are not the same-state scale matches above.
Similar authorized HCV units
Nearest nationwide agencies outside NY (981 HCV units here).
- Harrisonburg Redevelopment & Housing Authorit · VA · 979 HCV
- Malden Housing Authority · MA · 983 HCV
- Boulder County Housing Authority · CO · 984 HCV
- Ferndale Housing Commission · MI · 984 HCV
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on HUD PIH authorized Section 8 units and total program inventory; agencies below 100 units on a metric are excluded from that axis.
Nearby PHAs in NY
A closed waitlist here doesn't rule out the region, applying to several nearby PHAs at once is the standard workaround. Agencies close by:
- Town of Ramapo Housing Authority · 979 units
- City of Poughkeepsie · 1,033 units
- Town of Brookhaven Dept. of Hsg & Comm Dev · 1,053 units
- Town of Babylon · 894 units
- Rome Housing Authority · 855 units
Related guides
Source: HUD PIH Open Data (FY25). Last compiled April 2026. Payment-standard figures: Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent FY2026. 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 City of Niagara Falls. 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.