HUD PIH directory · Section 8 / HCV
Fairfield Metropolitan Housing Authority, Section 8 / HCV PHA Profile
Fairfield Metropolitan Housing Authority administers federal Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance, OH, with 1,106 authorized HCV units (HUD High Performer size bracket). Contact details, payment-standard reference, and nearby PHAs to broaden your waitlist strategy.
- 1,106
- Authorized HCV units
- 87th
- National size percentile
- 76th
- OH size percentile
- 68
- OH FMR areas
How this PHA compares nearby
Authorized HCV units · Fairfield Metropolitan HA vs nearby OH agencies
- Erie Metropolitian HA
Erie Metropolitian Housing Authority
1,182 units
- This PHA
Fairfield Metropolitan Housing Authority (this PHA)
1,106 units
- Allen Metropolitan HA
Allen Metropolitan Housing Authority
1,058 units
- Clermont Metropolitian HA
Clermont Metropolitian Housing Authority
993 units
- Miami Metropolitian HA
Miami Metropolitian Housing Authority
991 units
- Wayne Metropolitian HA
Wayne Metropolitian Housing Authority
961 units
The verdict
Fairfield Metropolitan Housing Authority administers 1,106 authorized Housing Choice Vouchers - a mid-to-large Section 8 agency nationally, larger than 76% of OH agencies.
- 1,106
- authorized Section 8 vouchers
- 87th
- percentile by size, nationally
- 76th
- percentile in OH
Fairfield Metropolitan Housing Authority is a Public Housing Authority in OH administering Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers with 1,106 authorized Section 8 units (High Performer size bracket). Contact this PHA directly to check waitlist status and request an application.
- 76th percentile by unit count in OH
- HUD size bracket: High Performer
Section 8 / HCV units
1,106
High Performer bracket
Total authorized units
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All programs combined
State-rank percentile
76 th
Among OH PHAs
2-BR standard range · OH
$973–$1,433 /mo
Median $980/mo · 2-BR
Scale profile for Fairfield Metropolitan Housing Authority
With 1,106 authorized Housing Choice Voucher units, Fairfield Metropolitan Housing Authority sits at the 87th percentile of every U.S. PHA that reports an HCV ceiling , and at the 76th percentile inside OH. That puts it among the larger local administrators of federal rental assistance, not a single-office rural authority.
Across OH's 68 HUD FMR areas, FY2026 2-bedroom payment standards run $973–$1,433/month (median $980). 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 OH PHAs appear in the nearby list below; comparing authorized-unit counts there shows whether Fairfield Metropolitan Housing Authority 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 Fairfield Metropolitan 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.
1,106 Top 24% higher than 76% of 2,129 voucher-running PHAs
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Source HUD PIH authorized-unit directory · FY2025
Fairfield Metropolitan Housing Authority: What the HUD Directory Shows
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. Fairfield Metropolitan 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 OH. HUD authorizes 1,106 Section 8 / HCV units for this agency.
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. By Section 8 unit count among OH agencies, it lands at the 76th percentile, larger than 76% of its in-state peers. HUD sets the ceiling; each PHA still runs its own waitlist, admissions plan, and local preferences under the federal Section 8 rulebook, so the number above caps capacity without guaranteeing an open list today.
Across OH's 68 HUD FMR areas, the FY2026 2-bedroom payment standard runs $973-$1,433/month (median $980); Fairfield Metropolitan Housing Authority 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 7406536618. Use the nearby-PHA list below to broaden your waitlist strategy across the state.
Contact this PHA
- Phone
- 7406536618
- Fax
- 7406537600
- hcagg@fairfieldmha.org
- Executive Director
- hcagg@fairfieldmha.org · 7406536618
How to apply at Fairfield Metropolitan 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 "Fairfield Metropolitan 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 OH's 68 HUD FMR areas, the FY2026 2-bedroom payment standard ranges $973–$1,433/month (median $980). Fairfield Metropolitan Housing Authority 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 Fairfield Metropolitan Housing Authority, outside OH so they are not the same-state scale matches above.
Similar authorized HCV units
Nearest nationwide agencies outside OH (1,106 HCV units here).
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF POMPANO BEACH · FL · 1,106 HCV
- Kokomo Housing Authority · IN · 1,106 HCV
- Housing Authority of the City of Nacogdoches · TX · 1,108 HCV
- Battle Creek Housing Commission · MI · 1,101 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 OH
A closed waitlist here doesn't rule out the region, applying to several nearby PHAs at once is the standard workaround. Agencies close by:
- Allen Metropolitan Housing Authority · 1,058 units
- Erie Metropolitian Housing Authority · 1,182 units
- Clermont Metropolitian Housing Authority · 993 units
- Miami Metropolitian Housing Authority · 991 units
- Wayne Metropolitian Housing Authority · 961 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 Fairfield Metropolitan 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.