HUD PIH directory · Section 8 / HCV
MUNICIPALITY OF GUAYAMA, Section 8 / HCV PHA Profile
MUNICIPALITY OF GUAYAMA administers federal Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance, RQ, with 268 authorized HCV units. Contact details, payment-standard reference, and nearby PHAs to broaden your waitlist strategy.
- 268
- Authorized HCV units
- 66th
- National size percentile
- 81st
- RQ size percentile
How this PHA compares nearby
Authorized HCV units · MUNICIPALITY OF GUAYAMA vs nearby RQ agencies
- MUNICIPIO DE DORADO
MUNICIPIO DE DORADO
280 units
- MUNICIPALITY OF HUMACAO
MUNICIPALITY OF HUMACAO
280 units
- This PHA
MUNICIPALITY OF GUAYAMA (this PHA)
268 units
- MUNICIPALITY OF TOA BAJA
MUNICIPALITY OF TOA BAJA
248 units
- MUNICIPALITY OF PENUELAS
MUNICIPALITY OF PENUELAS
243 units
- Municipality of Cayey
Municipality of Cayey
243 units
The verdict
MUNICIPALITY OF GUAYAMA administers 268 authorized Housing Choice Vouchers - a mid-to-large Section 8 agency nationally, larger than 81% of RQ agencies.
- 268
- authorized Section 8 vouchers
- 66th
- percentile by size, nationally
- 81st
- percentile in RQ
MUNICIPALITY OF GUAYAMA, based in RQ, administers the federal Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program with 268 authorized Section 8 units. Waitlist status changes without much notice, so confirm directly with the agency before applying.
- 81st percentile by unit count in RQ
Section 8 / HCV units
268
HUD-authorized
Total authorized units
-
All programs combined
State-rank percentile
81 th
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 GUAYAMA 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.
268 Top 60% higher than 40% of 2,129 voucher-running PHAs
Each bar is a 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
What HUD's PIH Record for MUNICIPALITY OF GUAYAMA Tells You
MUNICIPALITY OF GUAYAMA 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. HUD authorizes 268 Section 8 / HCV units for this agency.
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 RQ agencies, it lands at the 81st percentile, larger than 81% of its in-state peers. 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.
Confirm current payment standards with MUNICIPALITY OF GUAYAMA directly before signing a lease. its main line is 7878640600. Use the nearby-PHA list below to broaden your waitlist strategy across the state.
Contact this PHA
- Phone
- 7878640600
- ilia.soto03@gmail.com
- Executive Director
- obrainvazquezmolina@yahoo.com · 7878640600
How to apply at MUNICIPALITY OF GUAYAMA
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 "MUNICIPALITY OF GUAYAMA 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.
Nationwide PHAs with similar voucher scale or total HUD inventory
Two cross-state peer sets for MUNICIPALITY OF GUAYAMA, outside RQ so they are not the same-state scale matches above.
Similar authorized HCV units
Nearest nationwide agencies outside RQ (268 HCV units here).
- Harrison Metropolitian Housing Authority · OH · 268 HCV
- Housing Commission of Talbot · MD · 268 HCV
- TODD COUNTY HRA · MN · 268 HCV
- Village of Cobleskill · NY · 268 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 RQ
A closed waitlist here doesn't rule out the region, applying to several nearby PHAs at once is the standard workaround. Agencies close by:
- MUNICIPIO DE DORADO · 280 units
- MUNICIPALITY OF HUMACAO · 280 units
- MUNICIPALITY OF TOA BAJA · 248 units
- MUNICIPALITY OF PENUELAS · 243 units
- Municipality of Cayey · 243 units
Related guides
Source: HUD PIH Open Data (FY25). Last compiled 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 GUAYAMA. 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.