HUD PIH directory · Section 8 / HCV
Pike Metropolitan Housing Authority, Section 8 / HCV PHA Profile
Pike Metropolitan Housing Authority administers federal Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance, OH, with 554 authorized HCV units (HUD High Performer size bracket). Contact details, payment-standard reference, and nearby PHAs to broaden your waitlist strategy.
- 554
- Authorized HCV units
- 77th
- National size percentile
- 45th
- OH size percentile
- 68
- OH FMR areas
How this PHA compares nearby
Authorized HCV units · Pike Metropolitan HA vs nearby OH agencies
- Tuscarawas Metropolitian HA
Tuscarawas Metropolitian Housing Authority
619 units
- Columbiana Metropolitian HA
Columbiana Metropolitian Housing Authority
610 units
- City of Marietta
City of Marietta
572 units
- Chillicothe Metropolitan HA
Chillicothe Metropolitan Housing Authority
567 units
- Ashtabula Metropolitian HA
Ashtabula Metropolitian Housing Authority
558 units
- This PHA
Pike Metropolitan Housing Authority (this PHA)
554 units
The verdict
Pike Metropolitan Housing Authority administers 554 authorized Housing Choice Vouchers - a mid-to-large Section 8 agency nationally, larger than 45% of OH agencies.
- 554
- authorized Section 8 vouchers
- 77th
- percentile by size, nationally
- 45th
- percentile in OH
Pike Metropolitan Housing Authority, based in OH, administers the federal Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program with 554 authorized Section 8 units (High Performer size bracket). Waitlist status changes without much notice, so confirm directly with the agency before applying.
- 45th percentile by unit count in OH
- HUD size bracket: High Performer
Section 8 / HCV units
554
High Performer bracket
Total authorized units
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All programs combined
State-rank percentile
45 th
Among OH PHAs
2-BR standard range · OH
$973–$1,433 /mo
Median $980/mo · 2-BR
Scale profile for Pike Metropolitan Housing Authority
With 554 authorized Housing Choice Voucher units, Pike Metropolitan Housing Authority sits at the 77th percentile of every U.S. PHA that reports an HCV ceiling , and at the 45th percentile inside OH. That puts it among the larger local administrators of federal rental assistance, not a single-office rural authority.
Across OH's 68 HUD FMR areas, FY2026 2-bedroom payment standards run $973–$1,433/month (median $980). 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 OH PHAs appear in the nearby list below; comparing authorized-unit counts there shows whether Pike Metropolitan Housing Authority is the dominant local issuer or one of several large peers.
Compared to nationwide HUD median of 62%, PHAs with high HCV share typically focus on tenant-based assistance over project-based public housing.
Where Pike Metropolitan 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.
554 Top 40% higher than 60% of 2,129 voucher-running PHAs
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Source HUD PIH authorized-unit directory · FY2025
Pike Metropolitan Housing Authority: What the HUD Directory Shows
Under HUD's PHAS scoring, this agency carries a "High Performer" designation, a bracket that affects how often it reports and how closely HUD oversees it. Pike Metropolitan 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 OH. This agency's HUD authorization runs to 554 Section 8 / HCV units.
Ranked by Section 8 unit count within OH, it sits at the 45th percentile there, ahead of 45% of OH 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. HUD sets the ceiling; each PHA still runs its own waitlist, admissions plan, and local preferences under the federal Section 8 rulebook, so the number above caps capacity without guaranteeing an open list today.
Across OH's 68 HUD FMR areas, the FY2026 2-bedroom payment standard runs $973-$1,433/month (median $980); Pike Metropolitan 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 7402894534. Use the nearby-PHA list below to broaden your waitlist strategy across the state.
Contact this PHA
- Phone
- 7402894534
- Fax
- 7402893043
- PikeMetro@pikemha.org
- Executive Director
- jodi.arnett@pikemha.org · 7402894534
How to apply at Pike Metropolitan 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 "Pike Metropolitan 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 OH's 68 HUD FMR areas, the FY2026 2-bedroom payment standard ranges $973–$1,433/month (median $980). Pike Metropolitan 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 Pike Metropolitan Housing Authority, outside OH so they are not the same-state scale matches above.
Similar authorized HCV units
Nearest nationwide agencies outside OH (554 HCV units here).
- Flagstaff Housing Authority · AZ · 553 HCV
- Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Auth · WA · 553 HCV
- North Bergen Housing Authority · NJ · 553 HCV
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF MCKEAN · PA · 552 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 OH
If this PHA's waitlist is closed, applying to additional PHAs in the same region is a recommended strategy. Other PHAs nearby:
- Ashtabula Metropolitian Housing Authority · 558 units
- Chillicothe Metropolitan Housing Authority · 567 units
- City of Marietta · 572 units
- Columbiana Metropolitian Housing Authority · 610 units
- Tuscarawas Metropolitian Housing Authority · 619 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 Pike Metropolitan 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.