MT · Section 8 / HCV
Public Housing Authority records in Montana
HUD PIH directory records for 12 Public Housing Authorities in Montana, with reported HCV unit counts and contact details. A zero-unit record does not establish an active voucher program or waitlist.
- 12
- PHAs in state
- 7,729
- Authorized HCV units
- 0%
- of all U.S. PHAs
- 1,421
- Total HUD units
Need to narrow the directory first? Search and filter all Montana 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 Montana by HUD size band
Exclusive HUD PIH section8_size bands across all 12 agencies in this state, not a restatement of the top-12 chart below.
The largest voucher programs in Montana
Public Housing Authorities ranked by authorized Housing Choice Vouchers
- Montana Department of Commerce
Montana Department of Commerce
4,469 vouchers
- Missoula HA 1,121
Missoula Housing Authority
1,121 vouchers
- HomeFront 803
HomeFront
803 vouchers
- HA Butte 509
Housing Authority of Butte
509 vouchers
- Helena HA 401
Helena Housing Authority
401 vouchers
- Great Falls HA 265
Great Falls Housing Authority
265 vouchers
- Richland County HA 103
Richland County Housing Authority
103 vouchers
- City of Ronan HA 39
City of Ronan Housing Authority
39 vouchers
- Whitefish HA 19
Whitefish Housing Authority
19 vouchers
According to HUD PIH's FY2025 PHA directory, Montana ranks #43 of 51 by PHA headcount (12 authorities) and #47 of 51 by authorized HCV (7,729 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
- #43 of 51 PHA count
- #47 of 51 authorized HCV
- Cross-referenced with HUD FY2026 Payment Standards
What HUD's PIH Record for Montana Tells You
HUD's PIH directory lists comparatively few separately chartered PHAs for Montana - #43 of 51 states and DC by headcount, 12 records (0% of the U.S. total) - though those records still report 7,729 authorized Section 8 / HCV units combined. Across all HUD programs (public housing, HCV, and related subsidy streams) those same records report 1,421 total units. 3 of these records (25%) report zero authorized HCV units; that source field does not establish an active voucher program, a waitlist, or an application route.
Payment standards inside MT 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 Montana
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 | Montana Department of Commerce | - | 4,469 | 0 |
| 2 | Missoula Housing Authority | - | 1,121 | 0 |
| 3 | HomeFront | - | 803 | 216 |
| 4 | Housing Authority of Butte | - | 509 | 0 |
| 5 | Helena Housing Authority | - | 401 | 366 |
| 6 | Great Falls Housing Authority | - | 265 | 490 |
| 7 | Richland County Housing Authority | - | 103 | 48 |
| 8 | City of Ronan Housing Authority | - | 39 | 0 |
| 9 | Whitefish Housing Authority | - | 19 | 50 |
| 10 | Dawson County Housing Authority | - | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | Housing Authority of Glasgow | - | 0 | 61 |
| 12 | Housing Authority of the City of Anaconda | - | 0 | 170 |
Checking current program information in Montana
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 Montana, outside the alphabetically adjacent states below.
Similar PHA headcount
Nearest states by agency count (12 PHAs in MT).
Similar authorized HCV units
Nearest states by summed Section 8 inventory (7,729 units in MT).
- South Dakota · 7,404 HCV units
Higher-rent HUD FMR areas in Montana
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.
- Bozeman, MT MSA · $2,154/mo for 2 BR
- Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,748/mo for 2 BR
- Billings, MT HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,417/mo for 2 BR
- Mineral County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,361/mo for 2 BR
- Great Falls, MT MSA · $1,284/mo for 2 BR
HUD FMR and local market-rent context in Montana
Every one of Montana's 5 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 Montana
HUD FMR climbed steeply across Montana's 55 tracked areas, among the sharpest five-year moves in the corpus: the median published two-bedroom rent rose 61.8%, from $808 in FY2021 to $1,307 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
Montana borders 4 other states in our directory, voucher portability lets a household move across any of these lines:
- Idaho · ID
- North Dakota · ND
- South Dakota · SD
- Wyoming · WY
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 Montana, 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 Montana. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently. Always contact the specific PHA directly.
What to do with Montana's desk
Montana has 12 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 Montana PHA roster and open individual agency profiles. Montana 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 Idaho. Idaho
State aggregates are directory facts from HUD PIH Open Data. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently.