CLEARFIELD COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY, Section 8 / HCV PHA Profile
CLEARFIELD COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY administers federal Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance, PA, with 126 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 · CLEARFIELD COUNTY HA vs nearby PA agencies
- The HA Montour County
The Housing Authority of Montour County
156 units
- HA FRANKLIN
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF FRANKLIN
155 units
- HA Pittston
Housing Authority of the City of Pittston
147 units
- This PHA
CLEARFIELD COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY (this PHA)
126 units
- TITUSVILLE HA
TITUSVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
126 units
- SOMERSET COUNTY HA
SOMERSET COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
96 units
The verdict
CLEARFIELD COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY administers 126 authorized Housing Choice Vouchers - a mid-sized Section 8 agency, larger than 11% of PA agencies.
- 126
- authorized Section 8 vouchers
- 55th
- percentile by size, nationally
- 11th
- percentile in PA
- 70%
- of assisted units are Section 8 vouchers
As a HUD-certified Public Housing Authority in PA, CLEARFIELD COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY runs Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance with 126 authorized Section 8 units (High Performer size bracket). Reach the agency directly for current waitlist status and application steps.
- 11th percentile by unit count in PA
- HUD size bracket: High Performer
Section 8 / HCV units
126
High Performer bracket
Total authorized units
180
All programs combined
State-rank percentile
11 th
Among PA PHAs
2-BR standard range · PA
$908–$1,802 /mo
Median $966/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 CLEARFIELD COUNTY 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.
126 Top 81% higher than 19% of 2,129 voucher-running PHAs
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Source HUD PIH authorized-unit directory · FY2025
Inside HUD's Federal Record for CLEARFIELD COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
CLEARFIELD COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY appears in HUD's Public and Indian Housing (PIH) Open Data set, one of 3,780 Public Housing Authorities nationwide running the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program alongside every other agency in PA. This agency's HUD authorization runs to 126 Section 8 / HCV units, out of 180 total authorized units when every HUD program is counted. Under HUD's PHAS scoring, this agency carries a "High Performer" designation, a bracket that affects how often it reports and how closely HUD oversees it.
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. By Section 8 unit count among PA agencies, it lands at the 11th percentile, larger than 11% of its in-state peers. 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 PA's 52 HUD FMR areas, the FY2025 2-bedroom payment standard runs $908-$1,802/month (median $966); CLEARFIELD COUNTY 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 8147652485. Use the nearby-PHA list below to broaden your waitlist strategy across the state.
Contact this PHA
- Phone
- 8147652485
- Fax
- 8147652487
- ksosman@clearfieldhousing.org
- Executive Director
- ksosman@clearfieldhousing.org · 8147652485
How to apply at CLEARFIELD COUNTY 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 "CLEARFIELD COUNTY 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 PA's 52 HUD FMR areas, the FY2025 2-bedroom payment standard ranges $908–$1,802/month (median $966). CLEARFIELD COUNTY 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 PA
Waitlists open and close on their own schedules, so spreading applications across nearby PHAs improves your odds. Nearby agencies:
- TITUSVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY · 126 units
- Housing Authority of the City of Pittston · 147 units
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF FRANKLIN · 155 units
- SOMERSET COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY · 96 units
- The Housing Authority of Montour County · 156 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 CLEARFIELD COUNTY 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.