HUD PIH directory · Section 8 / HCV

Sandusky Metropolitian Housing Authority, Section 8 / HCV PHA Profile

Sandusky Metropolitian Housing Authority administers federal Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance, OH, with 387 authorized HCV units (HUD Substandard Financial size bracket). Contact details, payment-standard reference, and nearby PHAs to broaden your waitlist strategy.

387
Authorized HCV units
72nd
National size percentile
40th
OH size percentile
68
OH FMR areas
HUD PIH FY25 directory OH · Section 8 / HCV 387 HCV units Substandard Financial bracket 40th percentile in OH
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How this PHA compares nearby

Authorized HCV units · Sandusky Metropolitian HA vs nearby OH agencies

units
Source HUD PIH authorized-unit directory As of FY2025

The verdict

Sandusky Metropolitian Housing Authority administers 387 authorized Housing Choice Vouchers - a mid-to-large Section 8 agency nationally, larger than 40% of OH agencies.

387
authorized Section 8 vouchers
72nd
percentile by size, nationally
40th
percentile in OH
387 Section 8 units

Sandusky Metropolitian Housing Authority is a Public Housing Authority in OH administering Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers with 387 authorized Section 8 units (Substandard Financial size bracket). Contact this PHA directly to check waitlist status and request an application.

  • 40th percentile by unit count in OH
  • HUD size bracket: Substandard Financial
Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.

Section 8 / HCV units

387

Substandard Financial bracket

Total authorized units

48

All programs combined

State-rank percentile

40 th

Among OH PHAs

2-BR standard range · OH

$973–$1,433 /mo

Median $980/mo · 2-BR

Section 8 / HCV share of Sandusky Metropolitian Housing Authority 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 Sandusky Metropolitian 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.

387 Top 51% higher than 49% 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

Sandusky Metropolitian Housing Authority: What the HUD Directory Shows

Sandusky Metropolitian Housing Authority 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 OH. HUD authorizes 387 Section 8 / HCV units for this agency, against 48 total authorized units across every HUD program combined. Under HUD's PHAS scoring, this agency carries a "Substandard Financial" designation, a bracket that affects how often it reports and how closely HUD oversees it.

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. By Section 8 unit count among OH agencies, it lands at the 40th percentile, larger than 40% 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.

Across OH's 68 HUD FMR areas, the FY2026 2-bedroom payment standard runs $973-$1,433/month (median $980); Sandusky Metropolitian 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 4193344426. Use the nearby-PHA list below to broaden your waitlist strategy across the state.

Contact this PHA

Phone
4193344426
Fax
4193346933
Email
info@sanduskymha.org
Executive Director
rchamberlain@eriemetrohousing.org · 4193344426
How to apply at Sandusky Metropolitian 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 "Sandusky Metropolitian 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). Sandusky Metropolitian 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 Sandusky Metropolitian Housing Authority, outside OH so they are not the same-state scale matches above.

Similar authorized HCV units

Nearest nationwide agencies outside OH (387 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 OH

A closed waitlist here doesn't rule out the region, applying to several nearby PHAs at once is the standard workaround. Agencies close by:

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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 Sandusky Metropolitian 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.

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