NH · Section 8 / HCV
Public Housing Authority records in New Hampshire
HUD PIH directory records for 20 Public Housing Authorities in New Hampshire, with reported HCV unit counts and contact details. A zero-unit record does not establish an active voucher program or waitlist.
- 20
- PHAs in state
- 12,119
- Authorized HCV units
- 1%
- of all U.S. PHAs
- 3,475
- Total HUD units
Need to narrow the directory first? Search and filter all New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire by HUD size band
Exclusive HUD PIH section8_size bands across all 20 agencies in this state, not a restatement of the top-12 chart below.
The largest voucher programs in New Hampshire
Public Housing Authorities ranked by authorized Housing Choice Vouchers
- New Hampshire Housing Finance Agency
New Hampshire Housing Finance Agency
4,331 vouchers
- Manchester Housing & Redevelopment Authority
Manchester Housing & Redevelopment Authority
2,177 vouchers
- Nashua Housing and Redevelopment Authority 998
Nashua Housing and Redevelopment Authority
998 vouchers
- Keene Housing 826
Keene Housing
826 vouchers
- Dover HA 550
Dover Housing Authority
550 vouchers
- Laconia Housing & Redevelopment Authority 509
Laconia Housing & Redevelopment Authority
509 vouchers
- Portsmouth HA 490
Portsmouth Housing Authority
490 vouchers
- Somersworth HA 356
Somersworth Housing Authority
356 vouchers
- Berlin HA 289
Berlin Housing Authority
289 vouchers
- Concord HA 278
Concord Housing Authority
278 vouchers
- Claremont HA 244
Claremont Housing Authority
244 vouchers
- Harbor Homes, Inc. 225
Harbor Homes, Inc.
225 vouchers
According to HUD PIH's FY2025 PHA directory, New Hampshire ranks #41 of 51 by PHA headcount (20 authorities) and #42 of 51 by authorized HCV (12,119 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).
- 1% of all U.S. PHAs
- #41 of 51 PHA count
- #42 of 51 authorized HCV
- Cross-referenced with HUD FY2026 Payment Standards
What HUD's PIH Record for New Hampshire Tells You
HUD's PIH directory lists comparatively few separately chartered PHAs for New Hampshire - #41 of 51 states and DC by headcount, 20 records (1% of the U.S. total) - though those records still report 12,119 authorized Section 8 / HCV units combined. Across all HUD programs (public housing, HCV, and related subsidy streams) those same records report 3,475 total units. 1 of these records (5%) report zero authorized HCV units; that source field does not establish an active voucher program, a waitlist, or an application route.
Payment standards inside NH 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 New Hampshire
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 | New Hampshire Housing Finance Agency | - | 4,331 | 0 |
| 2 | Manchester Housing & Redevelopment Authority | - | 2,177 | 1,169 |
| 3 | Nashua Housing and Redevelopment Authority | - | 998 | 614 |
| 4 | Keene Housing | - | 826 | 0 |
| 5 | Dover Housing Authority | - | 550 | 274 |
| 6 | Laconia Housing & Redevelopment Authority | - | 509 | 0 |
| 7 | Portsmouth Housing Authority | - | 490 | 421 |
| 8 | Somersworth Housing Authority | - | 356 | 0 |
| 9 | Berlin Housing Authority | - | 289 | 55 |
| 10 | Concord Housing Authority | - | 278 | 279 |
| 11 | Claremont Housing Authority | - | 244 | 0 |
| 12 | Harbor Homes, Inc. | - | 225 | 0 |
| 13 | Housing Authority of the City of Rochester NH | - | 190 | 232 |
| 14 | Exeter Housing Authority | - | 173 | 107 |
| 15 | Lebanon Housing Authority | - | 166 | 166 |
| 16 | Housing Authority of the Town of Newmarket | - | 125 | 0 |
| 17 | Derry Housing & Redevelopment Authority | - | 103 | 0 |
| 18 | Lancaster Housing Authority | - | 71 | 0 |
| 19 | Northumberland Housing Authority | - | 18 | 0 |
| 20 | Housing Authority of the Town of Salem | - | 0 | 158 |
Checking current program information in New Hampshire
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 New Hampshire, outside the alphabetically adjacent states below.
Similar PHA headcount
Nearest states by agency count (20 PHAs in NH).
Similar authorized HCV units
Nearest states by summed Section 8 inventory (12,119 units in NH).
- Rhode Island · 11,590 HCV units
- North Dakota · 10,312 HCV units
- Hawaii · 14,587 HCV units
Higher-rent HUD FMR areas in New Hampshire
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.
- Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area · $2,127/mo for 2 BR
HUD FMR and local market-rent context in New Hampshire
Every one of New Hampshire's 2 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 New Hampshire
HUD FMR climbed steeply across New Hampshire's 14 tracked areas, among the sharpest five-year moves in the corpus: the median published two-bedroom rent rose 61.3%, from $1,209 in FY2021 to $1,950 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
Portability lets a household move a voucher across state lines. New Hampshire's 3 bordering states in our directory:
- Maine · ME
- Massachusetts · MA
- Vermont · VT
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 New Hampshire, 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 New Hampshire. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently. Always contact the specific PHA directly.
What to do with New Hampshire's desk
New Hampshire has 20 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 New Hampshire PHA roster and open individual agency profiles. New Hampshire 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 Maine. Maine
State aggregates are directory facts from HUD PIH Open Data. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently.