HUD PIH directory · Section 8 / HCV
Housing Authority of the County of Franklin, Section 8 / HCV PHA profile
Housing Authority of the County of Franklin administers federal Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance, PA, with 391 authorized HCV units (HUD Standard Performer size bracket). Contact details, payment-standard reference, and nearby PHAs to broaden your waitlist strategy.
- 391
- Authorized HCV units
- 50th
- National size percentile
- 33rd
- PA size percentile
- 52
- PA FMR areas
How this PHA compares nearby
Authorized HCV units · HA vs nearby PA agencies
- HA Pottsville
Housing Authority of the City of Pottsville
436 units
- Housing Auth Co of Lawrence
Housing Auth Co of Lawrence
433 units
- The Wyoming Co Housing & Redevelopment Auth
The Wyoming Co Housing & Redevelopment Auth
397 units
- Mercer County HA
Mercer County Housing Authority
396 units
- This PHA
Housing Authority of the County of Franklin (this PHA)
391 units
- The HA Hazleton
The Housing Authority of the City of Hazleton
347 units
The verdict
Housing Authority of the County of Franklin administers 391 authorized Housing Choice Vouchers - a mid-sized Section 8 agency, larger than 33% of PA agencies.
- 391
- authorized Section 8 vouchers
- 50th
- percentile by size, nationally
- 33rd
- percentile in PA
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 Housing Authority of the County of Franklin in PA with a reported Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher authorization with 391 authorized Section 8 units (Standard Performer size bracket). Verify current programs, availability, and application steps directly with the agency.
- 33rd percentile by unit count in PA
- HUD size bracket: Standard Performer
Section 8 / HCV units
391
Mid-sized nationally · Standard Performer bracket
Total authorized units
366
Mid-to-large nationally · all programs combined
State-rank percentile
33 th
Below median among PA PHAs
2-BR standard range · PA
$973–$1,810 /mo
Median $1,035/mo · 2-BR
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 County of Franklin 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.
391 Top 50% higher than 50% of 2,129 voucher-running PHAs
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Source HUD PIH authorized-unit directory · FY2025
Inside HUD's Federal Record for Housing Authority of the County of Franklin
Housing Authority of the County of Franklin 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 391 Section 8 / HCV units, out of 366 total authorized units when every HUD program is counted. Under HUD's PHAS scoring, this agency carries a "Standard 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. By Section 8 unit count among PA agencies, it lands at the 33rd percentile, larger than 33% of its in-state peers. HUD reports this authorized-unit figure as a capacity field. It is not a live waitlist, availability, eligibility, or application-status signal.
Across PA's 52 HUD FMR areas, the FY2026 2-bedroom payment standard runs $973-$1,810/month (median $1,035); Housing Authority of the County of Franklin 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 7178607795. Verify current programs, availability, and any application path directly with the agency.
Contact this PHA
- Phone
- 7178607795
- Fax
- 7172637474
- dmyers@fcha.net
- Executive Director
- dmyers@fcha.net · 7172634200
How to apply at Housing Authority of the County of Franklin
How to use this PHA record
HUD's directory reports 391 authorized Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher units for Housing Authority of the County of Franklin. 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.
Payment standard reference
Payment standards are set per HUD FMR area, not per agency. Across PA's 52 HUD FMR areas, the FY2026 2-bedroom payment standard ranges $973–$1,810/month (median $1,035). These are area reference amounts, not a payment promise from Housing Authority of the County of Franklin for a particular household or unit.
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 agency before relying on it. See our Payment Standards vs. FMR guide for the source-backed area context.
Nationwide PHAs with similar voucher scale or total HUD inventory
Two cross-state peer sets for Housing Authority of the County of Franklin, outside PA so they are not the same-state scale matches above.
Similar authorized HCV units
Nearest nationwide agencies outside PA (391 HCV units here).
- Housing Authority of Malheur County · OR · 391 HCV
- North Central Florida Regional Housing Agency · FL · 392 HCV
- North Adams Housing Authority · MA · 389 HCV
- Housing Authority of Long Beach · NY · 394 HCV
Similar total HUD units
Nearest nationwide agencies by combined program inventory outside PA (366 total units here).
- Greene Metropolitian Housing Authority · OH · 366 total
- Helena Housing Authority · MT · 366 total
- Housing Authority of the City of Waycross · GA · 365 total
- Housing Authority of the City of Lanett, AL · AL · 364 total
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 PA
Use these separate PA directory records for comparison; verify current programs with each agency directly:
- Mercer County Housing Authority · 396 units
- The Wyoming Co Housing & Redevelopment Auth · 397 units
- Housing Auth Co of Lawrence · 433 units
- The Housing Authority of the City of Hazleton · 347 units
- Housing Authority of the City of Pottsville · 436 units
What to do with this PHA profile
Housing Authority of the County of Franklin is a HUD PIH directory record with 391 authorized HCV units.
- Open the Pennsylvania state directory for PHA-count vs authorized-HCV context. Pennsylvania PHAs
- 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 Housing Authority of the County of Franklin?
HUD's PIH directory reports 391 authorized Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher units for Housing Authority of the County of Franklin in PA. 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 Housing Authority of the County of Franklin 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 Housing Authority of the County of Franklin part of HUD?
HUD lists Housing Authority of the County of Franklin 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. 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 County of Franklin. 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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