HUD PIH directory · Section 8 / HCV

MUNICIPALITY OF VEGA ALTA, Section 8 / HCV PHA Profile

MUNICIPALITY OF VEGA ALTA administers federal Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance, RQ, with 169 authorized HCV units. Contact details, payment-standard reference, and nearby PHAs to broaden your waitlist strategy.

169
Authorized HCV units
59th
National size percentile
68th
RQ size percentile
HUD PIH FY25 directory RQ · Section 8 / HCV 169 HCV units 68th percentile in RQ
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Authorized HCV units · MUNICIPALITY OF VEGA ALTA vs nearby RQ agencies

units
Source HUD PIH authorized-unit directory As of FY2025

The verdict

MUNICIPALITY OF VEGA ALTA administers 169 authorized Housing Choice Vouchers - a mid-sized Section 8 agency, larger than 68% of RQ agencies.

169
authorized Section 8 vouchers
59th
percentile by size, nationally
68th
percentile in RQ
169 Section 8 units

MUNICIPALITY OF VEGA ALTA is a Public Housing Authority in RQ administering Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers with 169 authorized Section 8 units. Contact this PHA directly to check waitlist status and request an application.

  • 68th percentile by unit count in RQ
Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.

Section 8 / HCV units

169

HUD-authorized

Total authorized units

-

All programs combined

State-rank percentile

68 th

Among RQ PHAs

Payment standard

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Section 8 / HCV share of MUNICIPALITY OF VEGA ALTA 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 MUNICIPALITY OF VEGA ALTA 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.

169 Top 73% higher than 27% 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

MUNICIPALITY OF VEGA ALTA: What the HUD Directory Shows

This agency's HUD authorization runs to 169 Section 8 / HCV units. That count sits inside HUD's national PIH roster of 3,780 Section 8 agencies, RQ's share of the total, where MUNICIPALITY OF VEGA ALTA is listed as an active administering entity.

Ranked by Section 8 unit count within RQ, it sits at the 68th percentile there, ahead of 68% of RQ PHAs by that measure. 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. 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 VEGA ALTA directly before signing a lease. its main line is 7878835900. Use the nearby-PHA list below to broaden your waitlist strategy across the state.

Contact this PHA

Phone
7878835900
Email
wagosto@vegaalta.pr.gov
Executive Director
mariavega@vegaalta.pr.gov · 7878835900
How to apply at MUNICIPALITY OF VEGA ALTA

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 VEGA ALTA 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 VEGA ALTA, outside RQ so they are not the same-state scale matches above.

Similar authorized HCV units

Nearest nationwide agencies outside RQ (169 HCV 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 RQ

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. 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 VEGA ALTA. 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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