HUD PIH directory · Section 8 / HCV

MUNICIPIO DE DORADO, Section 8 / HCV PHA Profile

MUNICIPIO DE DORADO administers federal Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance, RQ, with 280 authorized HCV units. Contact details, payment-standard reference, and nearby PHAs to broaden your waitlist strategy.

280
Authorized HCV units
67th
National size percentile
84th
RQ size percentile
HUD PIH FY25 directory RQ · Section 8 / HCV 280 HCV units 84th percentile in RQ
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Authorized HCV units · MUNICIPIO DE DORADO vs nearby RQ agencies

units
Source HUD PIH authorized-unit directory As of FY2025

The verdict

MUNICIPIO DE DORADO administers 280 authorized Housing Choice Vouchers - a mid-to-large Section 8 agency nationally, larger than 84% of RQ agencies.

280
authorized Section 8 vouchers
67th
percentile by size, nationally
84th
percentile in RQ
280 Section 8 units

As a HUD-certified Public Housing Authority in RQ, MUNICIPIO DE DORADO runs Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance with 280 authorized Section 8 units. Reach the agency directly for current waitlist status and application steps.

  • 84th percentile by unit count in RQ
Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.

Section 8 / HCV units

280

HUD-authorized

Total authorized units

-

All programs combined

State-rank percentile

84 th

Among RQ PHAs

Payment standard

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Section 8 / HCV share of MUNICIPIO DE DORADO authorized units 100.0%
HUD nationwide median

The nationwide HUD median sits at 62%; agencies running a higher HCV share than that tend to lean toward tenant-based vouchers rather than project-based public housing stock.

Where MUNICIPIO DE DORADO 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.

280 Top 59% higher than 41% 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

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 MUNICIPIO DE DORADO Tells You

MUNICIPIO DE DORADO 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 280 Section 8 / HCV units for this agency.

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. Ranked by Section 8 unit count within RQ, it sits at the 84th percentile there, ahead of 84% of RQ PHAs by that measure. The federal rulebook lets every PHA set its own waitlist rules, admissions plan, and local preferences, so this authorized-unit total is best read as a program cap, not a live vacancy count.

Confirm current payment standards with MUNICIPIO DE DORADO directly before signing a lease. its main line is 7877961230. Use the nearby-PHA list below to broaden your waitlist strategy across the state.

Contact this PHA

Phone
7877961230
Fax
7872781236
Email
mabel.molina@dorado2025.com
Executive Director
mabel.molina@dorado2025.com · 7877961230
How to apply at MUNICIPIO DE DORADO

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 "MUNICIPIO DE DORADO 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 MUNICIPIO DE DORADO, outside RQ so they are not the same-state scale matches above.

Similar authorized HCV units

Nearest nationwide agencies outside RQ (280 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

If this PHA's waitlist is closed, applying to additional PHAs in the same region is a recommended strategy. Other PHAs nearby:

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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 MUNICIPIO DE DORADO. 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.