Public Housing Authorities in Minnesota

A Public Housing Authority (PHA) is the local agency that runs the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program and public housing in its jurisdiction. The 135 PHAS listed below serve Minnesota — use the table to find each agency's city, the number of units it manages, whether it administers vouchers, and whether its waitlist is currently open. Select a PHA for full contact details.

PHA Name	City	Units	Vouchers	Waitlist
PHA in and for the City of Minneapolis	Minneapolis	11,759	Yes	Closed
Metropolitan Council	Saint Paul	7,105	Yes	Closed
Public Housing Agency of the City of St Paul	Saint Paul	5,504	Yes	Closed
Dakota County Cda	Eagan	3,041	Yes	Closed
Hra of Duluth, Minnesota	Duluth	2,330	Yes	Closed
Hra of St. Cloud, Minnesota	Saint Cloud	1,310	Yes	Closed
Nw Mn Multi-County Hra	Mentor	1,098	Yes	Closed
Hra of Virginia, Minnesota	Virginia	862	Yes	Closed
Mankato Eda	Mankato	786	Yes	Closed
Olmsted County Hra	Rochester	775	Yes	Closed
Clay County Hra	Dilworth	758	Yes	Closed
South Central Multi County Hra	North Mankato	712	Yes	Closed
Southeast Mn Multi-County Hra	Wabasha	662	Yes	Closed
Kandiyohi County Hra	Willmar	597	Yes	Closed
Hra in and for the City of Bloomington	Bloomington	562	Yes	Closed
Housing & Redevelopment Authority of Austin	Austin	556	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of St Louis Park, Minnesota	Saint Louis Park	541	Yes	Closed
Hra in and for the City of Brainerd, Minnesota	Brainerd	527	Yes	Closed
Scott County Community Development Agency	Shakopee	455	Yes	Closed
Itasca County Hra	Grand Rapids	444	Yes	Closed
Hra of Worthington, Minnesota	Worthington	443	Yes	Closed
Hra of Bemidji, Minnesota	Bemidji	436	Yes	Closed
Rice County Hra	Faribault	406	Yes	Closed
Hra in and for the City of Albert Lea, Minnesota	Albert Lea	335	Yes	Closed
Washington County Cda	Woodbury	333	Yes	Closed
Douglas County Hra	Alexandria	304	Yes	Closed
Hra of Fergus Falls, Minnesota	Fergus Falls	301	Yes	Closed
Hra of the City of South St Paul, Minnesota	South St Paul	297	No	Closed
Hra of Winona, Minnesota	Winona	296	No	Closed
Stearns County Hra	Cold Spring	291	Yes	Closed
Hra of Red Wing, Minnesota	Red Wing	288	Yes	Closed
Todd County Hra	Browerville	286	Yes	Closed
Crookston Housing and Eda	Crookston	283	Yes	Closed
Stevens County Hra	Morris	271	Yes	Closed
Hra of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	Detroit Lakes	262	Yes	Closed
New Ulm Economic Development Authority	New Ulm	254	Yes	Closed
The Hra of Hibbing, Minnesota	Hibbing	251	No	Closed
Plymouth Housing & Redevelopment Authority	Plymouth	250	Yes	Closed
Richfield Hra	Richfield	236	Yes	Closed
Hra of Cloquet, Minnesota	Cloquet	233	Yes	Closed
Mental Health Resources	Saint Paul	213	Yes	Closed
Hra of Mora, Minnesota	Mora	206	Yes	Closed
Hra of Aitkin County, Minnesota	Aitkin	180	Yes	Closed
Hra of Wadena, Minnesota	Wadena	178	Yes	Closed
Morrison County Hra	Little Falls	175	Yes	Closed
Owatonna Hra	Owatonna	157	Yes	Closed
Otter Tail County Hra	Fergus Falls	157	Yes	Closed
Blue Earth County Eda	Mankato	155	Yes	Closed
Cass County Hra	Backus	153	Yes	Closed
Moorhead Public Housing Agency	Moorhead	148	No	Closed
Public Housing Commission of the City of Marshall	Marshall	145	No	Closed
Radias Health	Saint Paul	134	Yes	Closed
Grant County Hra	Elbow Lake	134	Yes	Closed
Hra of Alexandria, Minnesota	Alexandria	130	No	Closed
Housing and Redevelopment Auth. of Chipp. Co.	Montevideo	129	Yes	Closed
Koochiching County Hra	Northome	128	Yes	Closed
Hra of Fairmont, Minnesota	Fairmont	125	No	Closed
Mcleod County Hra	Willmar	125	Yes	Closed
Hra of Ely, Minnesota	Ely	120	No	Closed
Le Sueur County Hra	Mankato	118	Yes	Closed
Renville County Hra	Redwood Falls	112	Yes	Closed
Hra of Chisholm, Minnesota	Chisholm	107	No	Closed
Becker County Economic Development Authority	Detroit Lakes	102	Yes	Closed
Hra of Pipestone, Minnesota	Pipestone	102	No	Closed
Hra of Little Falls, Minnesota	Little Falls	98	No	Closed
Meeker County Hra	Dassel	97	Yes	Closed
Big Stone County Hra	Ortonville	94	Yes	Closed
Hra of Benson, Minnesota	Benson	94	No	Closed
Faribault County Hra	Mankato	93	Yes	Closed
Hra of Windom, Minnesota	Windom	88	No	Closed
Swift County Hra	Benson	86	Yes	Closed
Hra of International Falls, Minnesota	International Falls	80	No	Closed
Breckenridge Hra of Breckenridge, Minnesota	Breckenridge	79	No	Closed
Hra of St. James, Minnesota	St James	77	No	Closed
Hra of Hopkins, Minnesota	Hopkins	76	No	Closed
Thief River Falls Housing & Redevelopment Aut	Thief River Falls	76	No	Closed
Hra of Jackson, Minnesota	Jackson	74	No	Closed
Hra of Warren, Minnesota	Warren	74	No	Closed
North Mankato Housing and Redevelopment Autho	North Mankato	73	No	Closed
Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Yellow	Montevideo	73	Yes	Closed
Mower County Hra	Austin	71	Yes	Closed
Hra of Luverne, Minnesota	Luverne	70	No	Closed
Hra of Park Rapids, Minnesota	Park Rapids	68	No	Closed
Hra of St. Peter, Minnesota	St Peter	62	No	Closed
Hra of Litchfield, Minnesota	Litchfield	60	No	Closed
Hra of Cook, Minnesota	Cook	60	No	Closed
Hra of Waseca, Minnesota	Waseca	60	No	Closed
Hra of Staples	Staples	60	No	Closed
Hra of Crosby, Minnesota	Crosby	59	No	Closed
Hra of Tracy, Minnesota	Tracy	59	No	Closed
Hra of Montevideo, Minnesota	Montevideo	58	No	Closed
Hra of Two Harbors, Minnesota	Two Harbors	58	No	Closed
Hra of the City of Blue Earth, Minnesota	Blue Earth	54	No	Closed
Hra of Redwood Falls, Minnesota	Redwood Falls	51	No	Closed
Hra of Cass Lake, Minnesota	Cass Lake	50	No	Closed
Hra of Gilbert, Minnesota	Gilbert	49	No	Closed
Hra of Le Sueur, Minnesota	Le Sueur	48	No	Closed
Housing & Redevelopment Authority of Lincoln	Ivanhoe	45	No	Closed
Hra of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota	Sleepy Eye	45	No	Closed
Cambridge Economic Development Authority	Cambridge	45	No	Closed
Hra of Mountain Lake, Minnesota	Mountain Lake	42	No	Closed
Hra of Princeton, Minnesota	Princeton	40	No	Closed
Hra of Sauk Centre, Minnesota	Sauk Centre	40	No	Closed
Hra of Long Prairie, Minnesota	Long Prairie	40	No	Closed
Hra of Pine River, Minnesota	Pine River	40	No	Closed
Hra of Moose Lake, Minnesota	Moose Lake	40	No	Closed
Hra of Cottonwood, Minnesota	Cottonwood	39	No	Closed
Housing & Redevelopment Authority of Dodge Center	Dodge Center	38	No	Closed
Housing & Redevelopment Authority of Janesville	Janesville	38	No	Closed
Hra of Madison, Minnesota	Madison	36	No	Closed
Hra of Perham, Minnesota	Perham	35	No	Closed
Hra of Bagley, Minnesota	Bagley	35	No	Closed
Hra of Eveleth, Minnesota	Eveleth	34	No	Closed
Hra of Pine City, Minnesota	Pine City	34	No	Closed
Hra of Walker, Minnesota	Walker	32	No	Closed
Hra of Braham, Minnesota	Braham	32	No	Closed
Hra of Clarkfield, Minnesota	Clarkfield	31	No	Closed
Hra of Montgomery, Minnesota	Montgomery	31	No	Closed
Hra of Barnesville, Minnesota	Barnesville	30	No	Closed
Hra of New Richland, Minnesota	New Richland	30	No	Closed
Hra of Glenwood, Minnesota	Glenwood	30	No	Closed
Hra of City of Melrose, Minnesota	Melrose	30	No	Closed
Hra of City of Delano, Minnesota	Delano	30	No	Closed
Hra of Lindstrom, Minnesota	Lindstrom	30	No	Closed
Hra of Pequot Lakes, Minnesota	Pequot Lakes	24	No	Closed
Hra of Red Lake Falls, Minnesota	Red Lake Falls	23	No	Closed
Hra of Village of Greenbush, Minnesota	Greenbush	20	No	Closed
Hra of Warroad, Minnesota	Warroad	20	No	Closed
Hra of Baudette, Minnesota	Baudette	20	No	Closed
Hra of Henning, Minnesota	Henning	20	No	Closed
Hra of Carlton, Minnesota	Carlton	19	No	Closed
Hra of Hutchinson, Minnesota	Hutchinson	—	No	Closed
Housing & Redevelopment Authority of Faribault	Faribault	—	No	Closed
Hra of the City of Mound, Minnesota	Mound	—	No	Closed
Carver County Cda	Chaska	—	No	Closed

Section 8 in Minnesota

Each PHA in Minnesota operates independently and sets its own payment standards, preferences, and waitlist policies within HUD guidelines. Payment standards — the maximum rent subsidy amount — are typically set between 90% and 110% of the local Fair Market Rent. PHAs in high-cost areas may apply to HUD for exception payment standards above 110% FMR.

How to apply for a voucher in Minnesota

Applications are submitted to an individual PHA, not to the state or to HUD directly. Because demand far exceeds the number of available vouchers, most Minnesota PHAs maintain a waitlist and only accept new applications during open enrollment periods. The "Waitlist" column above shows which agencies are currently accepting applications. To improve your odds, you can apply to more than one PHA whose jurisdiction you live in or are willing to move to. Eligibility depends mainly on household income relative to the area's income limits — generally at or below 50% of Area Median Income.