HUD PIH directory · Section 8 / HCV
Syracuse Housing Authority, Section 8 / HCV PHA profile
Syracuse Housing Authority administers federal Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance, NY, with 4,244 authorized HCV units (HUD Standard Performer size bracket). Contact details, payment-standard reference, and nearby PHAs to broaden your waitlist strategy.
- 4,244
- Authorized HCV units
- 96th
- National size percentile
- 95th
- NY size percentile
- 39
- NY FMR areas
How this PHA compares nearby
Authorized HCV units · Syracuse HA vs nearby NY agencies
- Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
5,695 units
- City of Buffalo
City of Buffalo
5,329 units
- The Municipal Hsng Authority City Yonkers
The Municipal Hsng Authority City Yonkers
5,133 units
- Albany HA
Albany Housing Authority
4,281 units
- This PHA
Syracuse Housing Authority (this PHA)
4,244 units
- Troy HA 2,123
Troy Housing Authority
2,123 units
The verdict
Syracuse Housing Authority administers 4,244 authorized Housing Choice Vouchers - among the largest Section 8 agencies in the country, larger than 95% of NY agencies.
- 4,244
- authorized Section 8 vouchers
- 96th
- percentile by size, nationally
- 95th
- percentile in NY
Syracuse Housing Authority, based in NY, appears in HUD's directory with a reported Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher authorization with 4,244 authorized Section 8 units (Standard Performer size bracket). The directory does not provide a current waitlist or application-status feed.
- 95th percentile by unit count in NY
- HUD size bracket: Standard Performer
Section 8 / HCV units
4,244
Standard Performer bracket
Total authorized units
2,080
All programs combined
State-rank percentile
95 th
Among NY PHAs
2-BR standard range · NY
$973–$2,910 /mo
Median $1,185/mo · 2-BR
Scale profile for Syracuse Housing Authority
With 4,244 authorized Housing Choice Voucher units, Syracuse Housing Authority sits at the 96th percentile of every U.S. PHA that reports an HCV ceiling , and at the 95th 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 Syracuse 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 Syracuse 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.
4,244 Top 4% higher than 96% of 2,129 voucher-running PHAs
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Source HUD PIH authorized-unit directory · FY2025
Syracuse Housing Authority: What the HUD Directory Shows
This agency's HUD authorization runs to 4,244 Section 8 / HCV units, out of 2,080 total authorized units when every HUD program is counted. That count sits inside HUD's national PIH roster of 3,780 Section 8 agencies, NY's share of the total, where Syracuse Housing Authority is listed as an active administering entity. HUD's PHAS system places it in the "Standard Performer" size bracket, which shapes reporting cadence and oversight intensity.
HUD's directory categorizes it under the "Combined" program type, the classification that governs which voucher streams -- regular HCV, VASH, Family Unification, Mainstream, or project-based conversions -- it is eligible to run. Ranked by Section 8 unit count within NY, it sits at the 95th percentile there, ahead of 95% of NY PHAs by that measure. The HUD directory records an authorized-unit count, not a live vacancy or admissions status. Verify current program details directly with the agency.
its main line is 3154756181. Verify current programs, availability, and any application path directly with the agency. Across NY's 39 HUD FMR areas, the FY2026 2-bedroom payment standard runs $973-$2,910/month (median $1,185); Syracuse 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.
Contact this PHA
- Phone
- 3154756181
- Fax
- 3154704203
- wsimmons@syrhousing.org
- Executive Director
- wsimmons@syrhousing.org · 3154756181
How to apply at Syracuse Housing Authority
How to use this PHA record
HUD's directory reports 4,244 authorized Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher units for Syracuse Housing Authority. That is a reported authorization field, not a live waitlist, application, eligibility, or availability feed.
Use the contact details above to verify an agency's current programs and instructions directly. PlainVoucher does not predict an individual wait time, recommend an application path, or infer a household's eligibility from this directory record.
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). These are area reference amounts, not a payment promise from Syracuse Housing Authority for a particular household or unit.
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 agency before relying on it. See our Payment Standards vs. FMR guide for the source-backed area context.
Nationwide PHAs with similar voucher scale or total HUD inventory
Two cross-state peer sets for Syracuse Housing Authority, outside NY so they are not the same-state scale matches above.
Similar authorized HCV units
Nearest nationwide agencies outside NY (4,244 HCV units here).
- Knoxville's Community Development Corp. · TN · 4,251 HCV
- Housing Authority of Snohomish County · WA · 4,252 HCV
- Housing Authority of the City of Raleigh · NC · 4,301 HCV
- Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority · VA · 4,303 HCV
Similar total HUD units
Nearest nationwide agencies by combined program inventory outside NY (2,080 total units here).
- Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority · VA · 2,062 total
- Fall River Housing Authority · MA · 2,040 total
- Housing Authority of the City of Augusta · GA · 2,160 total
- Greater Dayton Premier Management · OH · 1,999 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
Other NY PHA directory records with comparable reported unit counts:
- Albany Housing Authority · 4,281 units
- The Municipal Hsng Authority City Yonkers · 5,133 units
- City of Buffalo · 5,329 units
- Town of Amherst · 5,695 units
- Troy Housing Authority · 2,123 units
Related guides
Source: HUD PIH Open Data (FY25). The PHA directory source was consolidated in 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 Syracuse Housing Authority. Data here is compiled from HUD public sources for informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for consulting the PHA directly about eligibility, waitlist status, or application procedures.