HUD PIH directory · Section 8 / HCV
The Housing Auth of the City of Carbondale, Section 8 / HCV PHA profile
The Housing Auth of the City of Carbondale administers federal Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance, PA, with 174 authorized HCV units (HUD High Performer size bracket). Contact details, payment-standard reference, and nearby PHAs to broaden your waitlist strategy.
- 174
- Authorized HCV units
- 27th
- National size percentile
- 13th
- PA size percentile
- 52
- PA FMR areas
How this PHA compares nearby
Authorized HCV units · The Housing Auth of the City of Carbondale vs nearby PA agencies
- HA Dubois
Housing Authority of the City of Dubois
197 units
- HA Meadville
Housing Authority of the City of Meadville
185 units
- This PHA
The Housing Auth of the City of Carbondale (this PHA)
174 units
- The HA Montour County
The Housing Authority of Montour County
156 units
- HA Franklin
Housing Authority of the City of Franklin
155 units
- HA Pittston
Housing Authority of the City of Pittston
147 units
The verdict
The Housing Auth of the City of Carbondale administers 174 authorized Housing Choice Vouchers - a smaller Section 8 agency, larger than 13% of PA agencies.
- 174
- authorized Section 8 vouchers
- 27th
- percentile by size, nationally
- 13th
- percentile in PA
- 51%
- of assisted units are Section 8 vouchers
Based on authorized voucher scale, HUD's own PHAS performance designation, and state-wide housing-cost context from federal sources -- not wait-list length, application difficulty, unit quality, or day-to-day service experience.
The Housing Auth of the City of Carbondale, based in PA, appears in HUD's directory with a reported Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher authorization with 174 authorized Section 8 units (High Performer size bracket). The directory does not provide a current waitlist or application-status feed.
- 13th percentile by unit count in PA
- HUD size bracket: High Performer
Section 8 / HCV units
174
Smaller agency nationally · High Performer bracket
Total authorized units
344
Mid-to-large nationally · all programs combined
State-rank percentile
13 th
Bottom quartile among PA PHAs
2-BR standard range · PA
$973–$1,810 /mo
Median $1,035/mo · 2-BR
Compared to nationwide HUD median of 62%, PHAs with high HCV share typically focus on tenant-based assistance over project-based public housing.
How The Housing Auth of the City of Carbondale's total authorized units break down
344 total authorized units across all HUD programs at this agency, split into Section 8 / HCV and every other PIH line HUD reports for it.
Where The Housing Auth of the City of Carbondale 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.
174 27th percentile higher than 27% of 2,129 voucher-running PHAs
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Source HUD PIH authorized-unit directory · FY2025
Inside HUD's Federal Record for The Housing Auth of the City of Carbondale
HUD's PHAS system places it in the "High Performer" size bracket, which shapes reporting cadence and oversight intensity. The Housing Auth of the City of Carbondale is one of 3,780 agencies HUD tracks in its PIH Open Data directory for the Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher program operating in PA. This agency's HUD authorization runs to 174 Section 8 / HCV units, out of 344 total authorized units when every HUD program is counted.
By Section 8 unit count among PA agencies, it lands at the 13th percentile, larger than 13% 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. HUD reports this authorized-unit figure as a capacity field. It is not a live waitlist, availability, eligibility, or application-status signal.
its main line is 5702820280. Verify current programs, availability, and any application path directly with the agency. Across PA's 52 HUD FMR areas, the FY2026 2-bedroom payment standard runs $973-$1,810/month (median $1,035); The Housing Auth of the City of Carbondale 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
- 5702820280
- Fax
- 5702825480
- alicia@carbondalehousing.net
- Executive Director
- alicia@carbondalehousing.net · 5702820280
How to apply at The Housing Auth of the City of Carbondale
How to use this PHA record
HUD's directory reports 174 authorized Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher units for The Housing Auth of the City of Carbondale. 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 PA's 52 HUD FMR areas, the FY2026 2-bedroom payment standard ranges $973–$1,810/month (median $1,035). These are area reference amounts, not a payment promise from The Housing Auth of the City of Carbondale 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 The Housing Auth of the City of Carbondale, outside PA so they are not the same-state scale matches above.
Similar authorized HCV units
Nearest nationwide agencies outside PA (174 HCV units here).
- The Guntersville Housing Authority · AL · 174 HCV
- Clay County Public Housing Agency · AR · 173 HCV
- Eastpointe Housing Commission · MI · 175 HCV
- Exeter Housing Authority · NH · 173 HCV
Similar total HUD units
Nearest nationwide agencies by combined program inventory outside PA (344 total units here).
- Tallahassee Housing Authority · FL · 344 total
- County of Butte Hsg Auth · CA · 345 total
- Housing Authority of the County of Wake · NC · 345 total
- Charlottesville Redev & Housing Authority · VA · 346 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 PA
Use these separate PA directory records for comparison; verify current programs with each agency directly:
- Housing Authority of the City of Meadville · 185 units
- The Housing Authority of Montour County · 156 units
- Housing Authority of the City of Franklin · 155 units
- Housing Authority of the City of Dubois · 197 units
- Housing Authority of the City of Pittston · 147 units
What to do with this PHA profile
The Housing Auth of the City of Carbondale is a HUD PIH directory record with 174 authorized HCV units.
- Open the Pennsylvania state directory for PHA-count vs authorized-HCV context. Pennsylvania PHAs
- Look up the HUD Fair Market Rent schedule that covers this market before reading payment-standard ranges. Payment standards
- Read the process guides for waitlists, income limits, and portability - they explain HUD rules, not whether a household should apply. Guides hub
PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD or this PHA. Directory figures are informational only. Eligibility, waitlist status, and application routes are set by the PHA and change frequently - confirm with the agency directly.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the HUD record show for The Housing Auth of the City of Carbondale?
HUD's PIH directory reports 174 authorized Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher units for The Housing Auth of the City of Carbondale in PA. That authorization is a reported program-size field, not proof of a current waitlist, application route, eligibility decision, or available voucher.
Can I apply through this The Housing Auth of the City of Carbondale profile?
No. PlainVoucher's HUD directory record does not carry a live application or waitlist feed. Use the agency contact details to verify current programs, availability, application instructions, and eligibility directly before relying on this profile.
Is The Housing Auth of the City of Carbondale part of HUD?
HUD lists The Housing Auth of the City of Carbondale in its Public and Indian Housing directory as a local Public Housing Authority. This profile preserves HUD's reported record and contact fields; it does not establish the agency's current services or policies.
How should I read the payment-standard reference?
Payment standards vary by HUD Fair Market Rent area. PlainVoucher shows the published area reference, not a payment promise for a specific agency, household, or unit; confirm the current local figure directly before signing a lease.
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 The Housing Auth of the City of Carbondale. 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.
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