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Public Housing Authority records in Wisconsin
HUD PIH directory records for 115 Public Housing Authorities in Wisconsin, with reported HCV unit counts and contact details. A zero-unit record does not establish an active voucher program or waitlist.
- 115
- PHAs in state
- 34,981
- Authorized HCV units
- 3%
- of all U.S. PHAs
- 9,973
- Total HUD units
Need to narrow the directory first? Search and filter all Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin by HUD size band
Exclusive HUD PIH section8_size bands across all 115 agencies in this state, not a restatement of the top-12 chart below.
The largest voucher programs in Wisconsin
Public Housing Authorities ranked by authorized Housing Choice Vouchers
- HA Milwaukee
Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee
7,653 vouchers
- Brown County HA
Brown County Housing Authority
3,628 vouchers
- Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority
Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority
3,604 vouchers
- Milwaukee Co DHHS - Housing Division 2,147
Milwaukee Co DHHS - Housing Division
2,147 vouchers
- Madison Community Development Authority 2,101
Madison Community Development Authority
2,101 vouchers
- HA Racine County 1,700
Housing Authority of Racine County
1,700 vouchers
- Dane County HA 1,401
Dane County Housing Authority
1,401 vouchers
- Waukesha HA 1,331
Waukesha Housing Authority
1,331 vouchers
- Kenosha HA 1,252
Kenosha Housing Authority
1,252 vouchers
- City of Appleton HA 641
City of Appleton Housing Authority
641 vouchers
- CDA of the City of West Allis 638
CDA of the City of West Allis
638 vouchers
- Beloit HA 605
Beloit Housing Authority
605 vouchers
According to HUD PIH's FY2025 PHA directory, Wisconsin ranks #13 of 51 by PHA headcount (115 authorities) and #26 of 51 by authorized HCV (34,981 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).
- 3% of all U.S. PHAs
- #13 of 51 PHA count
- #26 of 51 authorized HCV
- Cross-referenced with HUD FY2026 Payment Standards
What HUD's PIH Record for Wisconsin Tells You
Few states carry as many separately chartered PHA records as Wisconsin: HUD's PIH directory ranks it #13 of 51 by headcount, with 115 records (3% of the 3,780 U.S. total we track) reporting 34,981 authorized Section 8 / HCV units combined. Across all HUD programs (public housing, HCV, and related subsidy streams) those same records report 9,973 total units. A majority of WI records - 66 of 115 (57%) - report zero authorized HCV units; that source field does not establish an active voucher program, a waitlist, or an application route.
Payment standards inside WI 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 Wisconsin
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.
Showing the top 24 of 115 HUD PHA records in Wisconsin, ordered by reported authorized HCV units. A zero-unit record does not establish an active program or waitlist.
Browse all Wisconsin PHA records in the filterable finder →Checking current program information in Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin, outside the alphabetically adjacent states below.
Similar PHA headcount
Nearest states by agency count (115 PHAs in WI).
- Kentucky · 119 PHAs
- Missouri · 123 PHAs
- North Carolina · 123 PHAs
- Illinois · 106 PHAs
Similar authorized HCV units
Nearest states by summed Section 8 inventory (34,981 units in WI).
- Colorado · 38,585 HCV units
- South Carolina · 30,771 HCV units
- Minnesota · 39,402 HCV units
- Oklahoma · 29,418 HCV units
Higher-rent HUD FMR areas in Wisconsin
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.
- Kenosha, WI MSA · $1,402/mo for 2 BR
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSA · $1,338/mo for 2 BR
- Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA · $1,246/mo for 2 BR
- Appleton, WI MSA · $1,236/mo for 2 BR
- Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA · $1,235/mo for 2 BR
- Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,195/mo for 2 BR
- Eau Claire, WI MSA · $1,181/mo for 2 BR
- Fond du Lac, WI MSA · $1,176/mo for 2 BR
HUD FMR and local market-rent context in Wisconsin
Most of Wisconsin's HUD FMR areas price above the local market: of 15 tracked areas, 13 (87%) published two-bedroom FMR amounts sat at least 10% above the 2019–2023 ACS two-bedroom median gross rent, versus 1 below it and 1 inside HUD's 95–110% reference band.
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 Wisconsin
HUD FMR rose strongly across Wisconsin's 65 tracked areas: the median published two-bedroom rent climbed 29.5%, from $753 in FY2021 to $975 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
Wisconsin borders 4 other states in our directory, voucher portability lets a household move across any of these lines:
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 Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently. Always contact the specific PHA directly.
What to do with Wisconsin's desk
Wisconsin has 115 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 Wisconsin PHA roster and open individual agency profiles. Wisconsin 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 Illinois. Illinois
State aggregates are directory facts from HUD PIH Open Data. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently.