HUD PIH directory · Section 8 / HCV
New Rochelle Housing Authority, Section 8 / HCV PHA Profile
New Rochelle Housing Authority administers federal Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance, NY, with 605 authorized HCV units (HUD Substandard Physical size bracket). Contact details, payment-standard reference, and nearby PHAs to broaden your waitlist strategy.
- 605
- Authorized HCV units
- 79th
- National size percentile
- 81st
- NY size percentile
- 39
- NY FMR areas
How this PHA compares nearby
Authorized HCV units · New Rochelle HA vs nearby NY agencies
- The City of Beacon HA
The City of Beacon Housing Authority
653 units
- Buffalo Municipal HA
Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority
617 units
- This PHA
New Rochelle Housing Authority (this PHA)
605 units
- Town of Huntington HA
Town of Huntington Housing Authority
573 units
- Monticello HA
Monticello Housing Authority
558 units
- Newark HA
Newark Housing Authority
537 units
The verdict
New Rochelle Housing Authority administers 605 authorized Housing Choice Vouchers - a mid-to-large Section 8 agency nationally, larger than 81% of NY agencies.
- 605
- authorized Section 8 vouchers
- 79th
- percentile by size, nationally
- 81st
- percentile in NY
New Rochelle Housing Authority, based in NY, administers the federal Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program with 605 authorized Section 8 units (Substandard Physical size bracket). Waitlist status changes without much notice, so confirm directly with the agency before applying.
- 81st percentile by unit count in NY
- HUD size bracket: Substandard Physical
Section 8 / HCV units
605
Substandard Physical bracket
Total authorized units
100
All programs combined
State-rank percentile
81 th
Among NY PHAs
2-BR standard range · NY
$973–$2,910 /mo
Median $1,185/mo · 2-BR
Scale profile for New Rochelle Housing Authority
With 605 authorized Housing Choice Voucher units, New Rochelle Housing Authority sits at the 79th percentile of every U.S. PHA that reports an HCV ceiling , and at the 81st percentile inside NY. That puts it among the larger local administrators of federal rental assistance, not a single-office rural authority.
Across NY's 39 HUD FMR areas, FY2026 2-bedroom payment standards run $973–$2,910/month (median $1,185). A large PHA like this typically serves more than one FMR area, so applicants should look up the metro-specific standard rather than treating the state median as their number. 5 other NY PHAs appear in the nearby list below; comparing authorized-unit counts there shows whether New Rochelle Housing Authority is the dominant local issuer or one of several large peers.
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 New Rochelle Housing Authority 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.
605 Top 38% higher than 62% of 2,129 voucher-running PHAs
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Source HUD PIH authorized-unit directory · FY2025
Inside HUD's Federal Record for New Rochelle Housing Authority
Under HUD's PHAS scoring, this agency carries a "Substandard Physical" designation, a bracket that affects how often it reports and how closely HUD oversees it. New Rochelle Housing Authority is one of 3,780 agencies HUD tracks in its PIH Open Data directory for the Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher program operating in NY. This agency's HUD authorization runs to 605 Section 8 / HCV units, out of 100 total authorized units when every HUD program is counted.
By Section 8 unit count among NY agencies, it lands at the 81st percentile, larger than 81% of its in-state peers. HUD logs its program type as "Combined," which determines which voucher streams (regular HCV, VASH, Family Unification, Mainstream, or project-based conversions) it can run. 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.
Across NY's 39 HUD FMR areas, the FY2026 2-bedroom payment standard runs $973-$2,910/month (median $1,185); New Rochelle Housing Authority 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 9146367050. Use the nearby-PHA list below to broaden your waitlist strategy across the state.
Contact this PHA
- Phone
- 9146367050
- Fax
- 9142351781
- nrmha@nrmha.org
- Executive Director
- spergjoni@nrmha.org · 9146367050
How to apply at New Rochelle Housing Authority
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 "New Rochelle Housing Authority 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.
Payment standard reference
Payment standards are set per HUD FMR area, not per agency. Across NY's 39 HUD FMR areas, the FY2026 2-bedroom payment standard ranges $973–$2,910/month (median $1,185). New Rochelle Housing Authority sets its own figure within 90–110 percent of HUD's Fair Market Rent for the specific area it serves.
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 PHA before signing a lease. See our Payment Standards vs. FMR guide.
Nationwide PHAs with similar voucher scale or total HUD inventory
Two cross-state peer sets for New Rochelle Housing Authority, outside NY so they are not the same-state scale matches above.
Similar authorized HCV units
Nearest nationwide agencies outside NY (605 HCV units here).
- Beloit Housing Authority · WI · 605 HCV
- Housing Authority Of The County Of DeKalb · IL · 606 HCV
- Wausau Community Development Authority · WI · 603 HCV
- Chelsea Housing Authority · MA · 609 HCV
Similar total HUD units
Nearest nationwide agencies by combined program inventory outside NY (100 total units here).
- Aberdeen Housing & Redevelopment Commission · SD · 100 total
- Ahoskie Housing Authority · NC · 100 total
- Arkadelphia Housing Authority · AR · 100 total
- Blair Housing Authority · NE · 100 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 NY
A closed waitlist here doesn't rule out the region, applying to several nearby PHAs at once is the standard workaround. Agencies close by:
- Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority · 617 units
- Town of Huntington Housing Authority · 573 units
- Monticello Housing Authority · 558 units
- The City of Beacon Housing Authority · 653 units
- Newark Housing Authority · 537 units
Related guides
Source: HUD PIH Open Data (FY25). Last compiled 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 New Rochelle Housing Authority. 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.