HUD PIH directory · Section 8 / HCV
Guam Housing & Urban Renewal Authority, Section 8 / HCV PHA profile
Guam Housing & Urban Renewal Authority administers federal Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance, GQ, with 2,675 authorized HCV units. Contact details, payment-standard reference, and nearby PHAs to broaden your waitlist strategy.
- 2,675
- Authorized HCV units
- 90th
- National size percentile
- 99th
- GQ size percentile
The verdict
Guam Housing & Urban Renewal Authority administers 2,675 authorized Housing Choice Vouchers - a mid-to-large Section 8 agency nationally, the largest in GQ.
- 2,675
- authorized Section 8 vouchers
- 90th
- percentile by size, nationally
- 99th
- percentile in GQ
Based on authorized voucher scale, HUD's own PHAS performance designation, and state-wide housing-cost context from federal sources -- not wait-list length, application difficulty, unit quality, or day-to-day service experience.
HUD's directory lists Guam Housing & Urban Renewal Authority in GQ with a reported Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher authorization with 2,675 authorized Section 8 units. Verify current programs, availability, and application steps directly with the agency.
- 99th percentile by unit count in GQ
Section 8 / HCV units
2,675
Mid-to-large nationally
Total authorized units
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not reported
State-rank percentile
99 th
Top decile among GQ PHAs
Payment standard
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Scale profile for Guam Housing & Urban Renewal Authority
With 2,675 authorized Housing Choice Voucher units, Guam Housing & Urban Renewal Authority sits at the 90th percentile of every U.S. PHA that reports an HCV ceiling , and at the 99th percentile inside GQ. That puts it among the larger local administrators of federal rental assistance, not a single-office rural authority.
Confirm the current payment standard with Guam Housing & Urban Renewal Authority for the specific HUD FMR area of the unit you want to lease. 1 other GQ PHAs appear in the nearby list below; comparing authorized-unit counts there shows whether Guam Housing & Urban Renewal Authority is the dominant local issuer or one of several large peers.
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 Guam Housing & Urban Renewal 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.
2,675 Top 10% higher than 90% of 2,129 voucher-running PHAs
Each bar is a 10,000-wide band; taller bars hold more voucher-running PHAs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source HUD PIH authorized-unit directory · FY2025
Inside HUD's Federal Record for Guam Housing & Urban Renewal Authority
Guam Housing & Urban Renewal 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 GQ. This agency's HUD authorization runs to 2,675 Section 8 / HCV units.
HUD's directory categorizes it under the "Section 8" program type, the classification that governs which voucher streams -- regular HCV, VASH, Family Unification, Mainstream, or project-based conversions -- it is eligible to run. By Section 8 unit count among GQ agencies, it lands at the 99th percentile, larger than 99% of its in-state peers. This reported authorization is a capacity figure, not evidence that a waitlist is open or that an application route is currently available.
its main line is 6714779851. Verify current programs, availability, and any application path directly with the agency. Confirm current payment standards with Guam Housing & Urban Renewal Authority directly before signing a lease.
Contact this PHA
- Phone
- 6714779851
- Fax
- 6713007565
- juls@ghura.org
- Executive Director
- efnapoli@ghura.org · 6714751378
How to apply at Guam Housing & Urban Renewal Authority
How to use this PHA record
HUD's directory reports 2,675 authorized Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher units for Guam Housing & Urban Renewal Authority. That is a reported authorization field, not a live waitlist, application, eligibility, or availability feed.
Use the contact details above to verify an agency's current programs and instructions directly. PlainVoucher does not predict an individual wait time, recommend an application path, or infer a household's eligibility from this directory record.
Nationwide PHAs with similar voucher scale or total HUD inventory
Two cross-state peer sets for Guam Housing & Urban Renewal Authority, outside GQ so they are not the same-state scale matches above.
Similar authorized HCV units
Nearest nationwide agencies outside GQ (2,675 HCV units here).
- Housing Authority Providence · RI · 2,674 HCV
- Portland Housing Authority · ME · 2,679 HCV
- Spartanburg Housing · SC · 2,659 HCV
- Mississippi Regional Housing Authority No. IV · MS · 2,656 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 GQ
Use these separate GQ directory records for comparison; verify current programs with each agency directly:
What to do with this PHA profile
Guam Housing & Urban Renewal Authority is a HUD PIH directory record with 2,675 authorized HCV units.
- Browse every state PHA directory from the finder. PHA finder
- Look up the HUD Fair Market Rent schedule that covers this market before reading payment-standard ranges. Payment standards
- Read the process guides for waitlists, income limits, and portability - they explain HUD rules, not whether a household should apply. Guides hub
PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD or this PHA. Directory figures are informational only. Eligibility, waitlist status, and application routes are set by the PHA and change frequently - confirm with the agency directly.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the HUD record show for Guam Housing & Urban Renewal Authority?
HUD's PIH directory reports 2,675 authorized Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher units for Guam Housing & Urban Renewal Authority in GQ. That authorization is a reported program-size field, not proof of a current waitlist, application route, eligibility decision, or available voucher.
Can I apply through this Guam Housing & Urban Renewal Authority profile?
No. PlainVoucher's HUD directory record does not carry a live application or waitlist feed. Use the agency contact details to verify current programs, availability, application instructions, and eligibility directly before relying on this profile.
Is Guam Housing & Urban Renewal Authority part of HUD?
HUD lists Guam Housing & Urban Renewal Authority in its Public and Indian Housing directory as a local Public Housing Authority. This profile preserves HUD's reported record and contact fields; it does not establish the agency's current services or policies.
How should I read the payment-standard reference?
Payment standards vary by HUD Fair Market Rent area. PlainVoucher shows the published area reference, not a payment promise for a specific agency, household, or unit; confirm the current local figure directly before signing a lease.
Related guides
Source: HUD PIH Open Data (FY25). The PHA directory source was consolidated in April 2026. 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 Guam Housing & Urban Renewal Authority. Data here is compiled from HUD public sources for informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for consulting the PHA directly about eligibility, waitlist status, or application procedures.
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