HUD PIH directory · Section 8 / HCV
Municipality of Ciales, Section 8 / HCV PHA profile
Municipality of Ciales administers federal Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance, RQ, with 77 authorized HCV units. Contact details, payment-standard reference, and nearby PHAs to broaden your waitlist strategy.
- 77
- Authorized HCV units
- 10th
- National size percentile
- 27th
- RQ size percentile
How this PHA compares nearby
Authorized HCV units · Municipality of Ciales vs nearby RQ agencies
- This PHA
Municipality of Ciales (this PHA)
77 units
- Municipality of Hatillo
Municipality of Hatillo
77 units
- Municipality of Lares
Municipality of Lares
76 units
- Municipality of Lajas
Municipality of Lajas
73 units
- Municipality of Santa Isabel
Municipality of Santa Isabel
73 units
- Municipality of Luquillo
Municipality of Luquillo
72 units
The verdict
Municipality of Ciales administers 77 authorized Housing Choice Vouchers - a smaller Section 8 agency, larger than 27% of RQ agencies.
- 77
- authorized Section 8 vouchers
- 10th
- percentile by size, nationally
- 27th
- percentile in RQ
Transparent derived index from HUD and federal data, not an official HUD rating. 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. See the exact dimensions, weights, and formula.
HUD's directory lists Municipality of Ciales in RQ with a reported Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher authorization with 77 authorized Section 8 units. Verify current programs, availability, and application steps directly with the agency.
- 27th percentile by unit count in RQ
Section 8 / HCV units
77
Smaller agency nationally
Total authorized units
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not reported
State-rank percentile
27 th
Below median among RQ PHAs
Payment standard
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Confirm with PHA
Compared to nationwide HUD median of 62%, PHAs with high HCV share typically focus on tenant-based assistance over project-based public housing.
Where Municipality of Ciales 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.
77 10th percentile higher than 10% of 2,129 voucher-running PHAs
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Source HUD PIH authorized-unit directory · FY2025
What HUD's PIH Record for Municipality of Ciales Tells You
Municipality of Ciales 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 RQ. This agency's HUD authorization runs to 77 Section 8 / HCV units.
By Section 8 unit count among RQ agencies, it lands at the 27th percentile, larger than 27% of its in-state peers. 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. HUD reports this authorized-unit figure as a capacity field. It is not a live waitlist, availability, eligibility, or application-status signal.
Confirm current payment standards with Municipality of Ciales directly before signing a lease. its main line is 7878713500. Verify current programs, availability, and any application path directly with the agency.
Contact this PHA
- Phone
- 7878713500
- Fax
- 7878711847
- sec8ciales@yahoo.com
- Executive Director
- federales@ciales.pr.gov · 7872663351
How to apply at Municipality of Ciales
How to use this PHA record
HUD's directory reports 77 authorized Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher units for Municipality of Ciales. 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.
Nearby PHAs in RQ
Other RQ PHA directory records with comparable reported unit counts:
- Municipality of Hatillo · 77 units
- Municipality of Lares · 76 units
- Municipality of Lajas · 73 units
- Municipality of Santa Isabel · 73 units
- Municipality of Luquillo · 72 units
What to do with this PHA profile
Municipality of Ciales is a HUD PIH directory record with 77 authorized HCV units.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does the HUD record show for Municipality of Ciales?
HUD's PIH directory reports 77 authorized Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher units for Municipality of Ciales in RQ. 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 Municipality of Ciales 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 Municipality of Ciales part of HUD?
HUD lists Municipality of Ciales 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 Municipality of Ciales. 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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