HUD PIH directory · Section 8 / HCV

Housing Authority of the City of Weirton, Section 8 / HCV PHA Profile

Housing Authority of the City of Weirton administers federal Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance, WV, with 540 authorized HCV units (HUD Troubled Performer size bracket). Contact details, payment-standard reference, and nearby PHAs to broaden your waitlist strategy.

540
Authorized HCV units
77th
National size percentile
69th
WV size percentile
49
WV FMR areas
HUD PIH FY25 directory WV · Section 8 / HCV 540 HCV units Troubled Performer bracket 69th percentile in WV
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Authorized HCV units · HA vs nearby WV agencies

units
Source HUD PIH authorized-unit directory As of FY2025

The verdict

Housing Authority of the City of Weirton administers 540 authorized Housing Choice Vouchers - a mid-to-large Section 8 agency nationally, larger than 69% of WV agencies.

540
authorized Section 8 vouchers
77th
percentile by size, nationally
69th
percentile in WV
540 Section 8 units

Housing Authority of the City of Weirton, based in WV, administers the federal Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program with 540 authorized Section 8 units (Troubled Performer size bracket). Waitlist status changes without much notice, so confirm directly with the agency before applying.

  • 69th percentile by unit count in WV
  • HUD size bracket: Troubled Performer
Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.

Section 8 / HCV units

540

Troubled Performer bracket

Total authorized units

126

All programs combined

State-rank percentile

69 th

Among WV PHAs

2-BR standard range · WV

$869–$1,573 /mo

Median $869/mo · 2-BR

Scale profile for Housing Authority of the City of Weirton

With 540 authorized Housing Choice Voucher units, Housing Authority of the City of Weirton sits at the 77th percentile of every U.S. PHA that reports an HCV ceiling , and at the 69th percentile inside WV. That puts it among the larger local administrators of federal rental assistance, not a single-office rural authority.

Across WV's 49 HUD FMR areas, FY2026 2-bedroom payment standards run $869–$1,573/month (median $869). 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 WV PHAs appear in the nearby list below; comparing authorized-unit counts there shows whether Housing Authority of the City of Weirton is the dominant local issuer or one of several large peers.

Section 8 / HCV share of Housing Authority of the City of Weirton authorized units 100.0%
HUD nationwide median

Compared to nationwide HUD median of 62%, PHAs with high HCV share typically focus on tenant-based assistance over project-based public housing.

Where Housing Authority of the City of Weirton 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.

540 Top 41% higher than 59% of 2,129 voucher-running PHAs

0–10,000: 2,086 voucher-running PHAs (98%). This entry sits in this band. 10,000–20,000: 29 voucher-running PHAs (1%). Above this entry. 20,000–30,000: 8 voucher-running PHAs (0%). Above this entry. 30,000–40,000: 1 voucher-running PHAs (0%). Above this entry. 40,000–50,000: 1 voucher-running PHAs (0%). Above this entry. 50,000–60,000: 3 voucher-running PHAs (0%). Above this entry. 60,000–70,000: 0 voucher-running PHAs (0%). Above this entry. 70,000–80,000: 0 voucher-running PHAs (0%). Above this entry. 80,000–90,000: 0 voucher-running PHAs (0%). Above this entry. 90,000–100,000: 0 voucher-running PHAs (0%). Above this entry. 100,000–110,000: 0 voucher-running PHAs (0%). Above this entry. 110,000–120,000: 0 voucher-running PHAs (0%). Above this entry. 120,000–130,000: 1 voucher-running PHAs (0%). Above this entry. This PHA 0 130,000 every voucher-running PHA, bucketed by value

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Source HUD PIH authorized-unit directory · FY2025

Housing Authority of the City of Weirton: What the HUD Directory Shows

Housing Authority of the City of Weirton 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 WV. This agency's HUD authorization runs to 540 Section 8 / HCV units, out of 126 total authorized units when every HUD program is counted. Under HUD's PHAS scoring, this agency carries a "Troubled Performer" designation, a bracket that affects how often it reports and how closely HUD oversees it.

HUD's directory categorizes it under the "Combined" program type, the classification that governs which voucher streams -- regular HCV, VASH, Family Unification, Mainstream, or project-based conversions -- it is eligible to run. Ranked by Section 8 unit count within WV, it sits at the 69th percentile there, ahead of 69% of WV 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 WV's 49 HUD FMR areas, the FY2026 2-bedroom payment standard runs $869-$1,573/month (median $869); Housing Authority of the City of Weirton 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 3047978530. Use the nearby-PHA list below to broaden your waitlist strategy across the state.

Contact this PHA

Phone
3047978530
Fax
3047978534
Email
weirtonha@frontier.com
Executive Director
gbvargo@yahoo.com · 3047978530
How to apply at Housing Authority of the City of Weirton

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 "Housing Authority of the City of Weirton 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 WV's 49 HUD FMR areas, the FY2026 2-bedroom payment standard ranges $869–$1,573/month (median $869). Housing Authority of the City of Weirton 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 Housing Authority of the City of Weirton, outside WV so they are not the same-state scale matches above.

Similar authorized HCV units

Nearest nationwide agencies outside WV (540 HCV units here).

Similar total HUD units

Nearest nationwide agencies by combined program inventory outside WV (126 total units here).

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 WV

Waitlists open and close on their own schedules, so spreading applications across nearby PHAs improves your odds. Nearby agencies:

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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 Housing Authority of the City of Weirton. 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.

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Source and method. PlainVoucher compiles public HUD and U.S. Census release data into a searchable reference. Release periods and source boundaries are identified on each data surface; PlainVoucher does not determine eligibility, waitlist status, payment standards, or local PHA rules. Read our editorial standards and corrections policy, methodology, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-14.