ID · Section 8 / HCV
Public Housing Authority records in Idaho
HUD PIH directory records for 10 Public Housing Authorities in Idaho, with reported HCV unit counts and contact details. A zero-unit record does not establish an active voucher program or waitlist.
- 10
- PHAs in state
- 8,077
- Authorized HCV units
- 0%
- of all U.S. PHAs
- 613
- Total HUD units
Need to narrow the directory first? Search and filter all Idaho PHA records in the Finder. The Finder keeps the same HUD directory records while letting you set a reported-unit threshold; it does not show current availability or waitlists.
PHAs in Idaho by HUD size band
Exclusive HUD PIH section8_size bands across all 10 agencies in this state, not a restatement of the top-12 chart below.
The largest voucher programs in Idaho
Public Housing Authorities ranked by authorized Housing Choice Vouchers
- Idaho Housing and Finance Association
Idaho Housing and Finance Association
4,029 vouchers
- Boise City HA 1,406
Boise City Housing Authority
1,406 vouchers
- Southwestern Idaho Cooperative HA 1,086
Southwestern Idaho Cooperative Housing Authority
1,086 vouchers
- Ada County HA 804
Ada County Housing Authority
804 vouchers
- Housing Alliance and Community Partnerships 752
Housing Alliance and Community Partnerships
752 vouchers
According to HUD PIH's FY2025 PHA directory, Idaho ranks #44 of 51 by PHA headcount (10 authorities) and #46 of 51 by authorized HCV (8,077 units). National dual: Texas is #1 of 51 states and DC by PHA headcount (379 authorities) at authorized-HCV rank 3 (183,544 units) ≠ California #1 by authorized HCV (369,815 units) at PHA-count rank 20 (96 authorities).
- 0% of all U.S. PHAs
- #44 of 51 PHA count
- #46 of 51 authorized HCV
- Cross-referenced with HUD FY2026 Payment Standards
What HUD's PIH Record for Idaho Tells You
HUD's PIH directory lists comparatively few separately chartered PHAs for Idaho - #44 of 51 states and DC by headcount, 10 records (0% of the U.S. total) - though those records still report 8,077 authorized Section 8 / HCV units combined. Across all HUD programs (public housing, HCV, and related subsidy streams) those same records report 613 total units. A majority of ID records - 5 of 10 (50%) - report zero authorized HCV units; that source field does not establish an active voucher program, a waitlist, or an application route.
Payment standards inside ID metros are set at 90–110% of HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rent, cross-referenced in our payment standards directory, so voucher value is metro-specific even within the same state. A city, county, regional, or statewide authority may share the state; the directory does not determine service-area eligibility, waitlist status, or whether an agency is accepting applications, use the source contact details to verify a specific agency's current programs. See the waitlist guide for general federal-program context and the portability guide for federal move rules.
PHAs in Idaho
Sorted by reported authorized HCV units, highest first. Many regions carry multiple PHA records (a city PHA, a county PHA, and sometimes a regional authority) - check the source contact details before relying on any single record for a current program, service area, or waitlist.
| # | Public Housing Authority | City | Section 8 units | Total units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Idaho Housing and Finance Association | - | 4,029 | 0 |
| 2 | Boise City Housing Authority | - | 1,406 | 160 |
| 3 | Southwestern Idaho Cooperative Housing Authority | - | 1,086 | 42 |
| 4 | Ada County Housing Authority | - | 804 | 10 |
| 5 | Housing Alliance and Community Partnerships | - | 752 | 75 |
| 6 | Housing Authority of the City Jerome | - | 0 | 50 |
| 7 | Housing Authority of the City of American Falls | - | 0 | 40 |
| 8 | Housing Authority of the City of Buhl | - | 0 | 40 |
| 9 | Nampa Housing Authority | - | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Twin Falls Housing Authority | - | 0 | 196 |
Checking current program information in Idaho
Contact the agency directly to confirm current availability. These guides cover the general federal process:
Nationwide states with similar PHA count or voucher inventory
Two cross-state peer sets for Idaho, outside the alphabetically adjacent states below.
Similar PHA headcount
Nearest states by agency count (10 PHAs in ID).
Similar authorized HCV units
Nearest states by summed Section 8 inventory (8,077 units in ID).
- South Dakota · 7,404 HCV units
Higher-rent HUD FMR areas in Idaho
These are the highest published FY2026 two-bedroom Fair Market Rents among HUD areas with a PlainVoucher detail page. They are reference amounts, not a local PHA payment-standard promise.
- Boise City, ID HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,655/mo for 2 BR
- Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA · $1,547/mo for 2 BR
- Idaho Falls, ID HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,305/mo for 2 BR
- Lewiston, ID-WA MSA · $1,220/mo for 2 BR
- Jerome County, ID HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,186/mo for 2 BR
- Pocatello, ID MSA · $1,173/mo for 2 BR
HUD FMR and local market-rent context in Idaho
Every one of Idaho's 7 tracked HUD FMR areas prices above the local market, each published two-bedroom FMR amount sat at least 10% over the 2019–2023 ACS two-bedroom median gross rent.
This is an area-level comparison of HUD FY2026 FMR and Census ACS rent data. It is not an individual PHA payment-standard, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result. Explore the metro comparisons →
Five-year HUD FMR change in Idaho
HUD FMR rose strongly across Idaho's 40 tracked areas: the median published two-bedroom rent climbed 36.2%, from $792 in FY2021 to $1,079 in FY2026.
This is a historical HUD reference-rent trend across FMR areas, not a forecast or an individual PHA payment-standard, rent, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result. Check HUD's current FMR documentation →
Nearby states
Idaho borders 5 other states in our directory, voucher portability lets a household move across any of these lines:
- Montana · MT
- Nevada · NV
- Oregon · OR
- Utah · UT
- Washington · WA
Source: HUD PIH Open Data (FY25). Payment standards: HUD USER FY2026 FMR. The PHA directory source was consolidated in April 2026. PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD, the State of Idaho, or any local PHA. Verify with HUD →. See our methodology for how we compile this directory.
Disclaimer. This is general information about Section 8 / HCV administration in Idaho. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently. Always contact the specific PHA directly.
What to do with Idaho's desk
Idaho has 10 HUD PIH directory PHAs in this corpus - use the dual PHA-count vs authorized-HCV read before treating any single agency as the whole state.
- Browse the Idaho PHA roster and open individual agency profiles. Idaho PHAs
- Look up Fair Market Rent schedules for metros in this state. Payment standards
- Compare national PHA-count vs authorized-HCV dual rankings. Rankings
- Compare land-border neighbors such as Montana. Montana
State aggregates are directory facts from HUD PIH Open Data. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently.