HUD PIH directory · Section 8 / HCV

The Housing Auth of the City of Lancaster, Section 8 / HCV PHA profile

The Housing Auth of the City of Lancaster administers federal Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance, PA, with 1,120 authorized HCV units (HUD High Performer size bracket). Contact details, payment-standard reference, and nearby PHAs to broaden your waitlist strategy.

1,120
Authorized HCV units
77th
National size percentile
76th
PA size percentile
52
PA FMR areas
HUD PIH FY25 directory PA · Section 8 / HCV 1,120 HCV units High Performer bracket 76th percentile in PA
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How this PHA compares nearby

Authorized HCV units · The Housing Auth of the City of Lancaster vs nearby PA agencies

units
Source HUD PIH authorized-unit directory As of FY2025

The verdict

The Housing Auth of the City of Lancaster administers 1,120 authorized Housing Choice Vouchers - a mid-to-large Section 8 agency nationally, larger than 76% of PA agencies.

1,120
authorized Section 8 vouchers
77th
percentile by size, nationally
76th
percentile in PA
B+
Composite Score
77/100
The Housing Auth of the City of Lancaster

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.

Scale B+
1,120 units
Authorized Section 8 / HCV units, national percentile among reporting PHAs
HUD Performance A+
High Performer
HUD's own Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) designation
Cost Context D
$1,035/mo
State-wide median 2BR payment standard (52 areas, 2026) -- not this PHA's specific service area
1,120 Section 8 units

HUD's directory lists The Housing Auth of the City of Lancaster in PA with a reported Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher authorization with 1,120 authorized Section 8 units (High Performer size bracket). Contact the agency directly to verify current programs, availability, and application information.

  • 76th percentile by unit count in PA
  • HUD size bracket: High Performer
Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.

Section 8 / HCV units

1,120

Mid-to-large nationally · High Performer bracket

Total authorized units

471

Mid-to-large nationally · all programs combined

State-rank percentile

76 th

Top quartile among PA PHAs

2-BR standard range · PA

$973–$1,810 /mo

Median $1,035/mo · 2-BR

Scale profile for The Housing Auth of the City of Lancaster

With 1,120 authorized Housing Choice Voucher units, The Housing Auth of the City of Lancaster sits at the 77th percentile of every U.S. PHA that reports an HCV ceiling , and at the 76th percentile inside PA. That puts it among the larger local administrators of federal rental assistance, not a single-office rural authority.

Across PA's 52 HUD FMR areas, FY2026 2-bedroom payment standards run $973–$1,810/month (median $1,035). 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 PA PHAs appear in the nearby list below; comparing authorized-unit counts there shows whether The Housing Auth of the City of Lancaster is the dominant local issuer or one of several large peers.

Section 8 / HCV share of The Housing Auth of the City of Lancaster 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 The Housing Auth of the City of Lancaster 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.

1,120 Top 23% higher than 77% 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

The Housing Auth of the City of Lancaster: What the HUD Directory Shows

The Housing Auth of the City of Lancaster 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 PA. HUD authorizes 1,120 Section 8 / HCV units for this agency, against 471 total authorized units across every HUD program combined. HUD's PHAS system places it in the "High Performer" size bracket, which shapes reporting cadence and oversight intensity.

Ranked by Section 8 unit count within PA, it sits at the 76th percentile there, ahead of 76% of PA PHAs by that measure. 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.

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 Lancaster 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 7173972835. Verify current programs, availability, and any application path directly with the agency.

Contact this PHA

Phone
7173972835
Fax
7172830417
Email
bwilson@lchapa.com
Executive Director
bwilson@lchapa.com · 7173972835
How to apply at The Housing Auth of the City of Lancaster

How to use this PHA record

HUD's directory reports 1,120 authorized Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher units for The Housing Auth of the City of Lancaster. 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster, outside PA so they are not the same-state scale matches above.

Similar authorized HCV units

Nearest nationwide agencies outside PA (1,120 HCV units here).

Similar total HUD units

Nearest nationwide agencies by combined program inventory outside PA (471 total 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 PA

Use these separate PA directory records for comparison; verify current programs with each agency directly:

Compare PHAs in PA side by side →

What to do with this PHA profile

The Housing Auth of the City of Lancaster is a HUD PIH directory record with 1,120 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 Lancaster?

HUD's PIH directory reports 1,120 authorized Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher units for The Housing Auth of the City of Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster part of HUD?

HUD lists The Housing Auth of the City of Lancaster 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 Lancaster. 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.

Read our methodology, how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. · Verify with HUD →

Source and method. PlainVoucher compiles public HUD and U.S. Census release data into a searchable reference. Release periods and source boundaries are identified on each data surface; PlainVoucher does not determine eligibility, waitlist status, payment standards, or local PHA rules. Read our editorial standards and corrections policy, methodology, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-02.