Apartments that accept Section 8 in Phoenix, AZ
Search for apartments in Phoenix using your Housing Choice Voucher. Compare HUD rent benchmarks, then confirm the rent and utilities with the authority administering your voucher. Explore 27 neighborhoods and find contact details for the local housing authorities below.
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Voucher protections vary by locality
Arizona has no statewide source-of-income law. Phoenix, Tempe and Tucson have ordinances that list Section 8 vouchers as a protected source of income; to complain, contact the city's fair housing or equal opportunity office. We could not confirm every detail from an official source.
General information, not legal advice. For help with a specific case, use HUD’s fair-housing resources.
Rental listings in Phoenix, AZ
Active standalone listings recorded in Phoenix, AZ. Units nested inside building cards are excluded. Missing program tags do not establish refusal; confirm the address, availability, voucher paperwork and utilities with the owner.
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Check before you pay
Applying for housing assistance or joining an agency waitlist is free. An agency will not ask you to pay by app, wire or gift card to get a spot. Use HUD’s contact page to find your housing agency, then call to check an offer.
Do not pay to view a home or hold a waitlist spot. Before sending rent or a deposit, confirm the home and the person’s right to rent it. See FTC advice on checking a rental.
Sources checked October 16, 2026: HUD OIG’s August 2024 waitlist fraud bulletin and FTC rental-scam guidance (June 2026).
Rental terms used on this page
- Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8)
- Rental help run by a housing authority. You find a home, and the agency checks the unit, rent and your household before it approves payment.
- Payment standard
- An amount the agency uses to work out housing assistance for a unit size and area. It does not mean that any home at that rent will be approved.
- FMR and SAFMR
- HUD rent estimates for an area (Fair Market Rent) or ZIP code (Small Area Fair Market Rent). They include rent and most tenant-paid utilities. Your agency may use a different payment standard.
- Utility allowance
- The agency’s estimate of the cost of utilities you must pay. It is not a promise to pay your actual bills.
- Gross rent and tenant share
- Gross rent combines the lease rent and the agency’s utility allowance. Your tenant share is the part you must pay after the agency works out your help.
- Portability
- Moving with a voucher to an area served by another housing agency. Ask your current worker what to do before you move.
- Request for tenancy approval
- The unit and owner paperwork your agency needs to start its rent and housing-quality review. Ask the agency for its form and deadline.
Definitions: HUD’s tenant voucher guide, checked October 16, 2026. Confirm the rules and forms with your own agency.
HUD rent benchmarks — ZIP 85004
Small-Area FMR · FY2027| Bedrooms | HUD benchmark / mo |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,560 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,680 |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,950 |
| 3 bedrooms | $2,590 |
| 4 bedrooms | $2,870 |
These are HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, not an adopted housing authority payment standard or a guaranteed rent approval. Your authority determines assistance using its schedule, household income, voucher size and utility allowance. Rent reasonableness and inspection requirements also apply. How HUD vouchers work.
Compare HUD rent benchmarks across Phoenix
Selected example ZIP codes, not a ranking of neighborhoods or a count of available homes. These FY2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents are gross rent benchmarks. The authority's adopted schedule may use different amounts or group several ZIPs together.
| ZIP | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85003 | $1,390 | $1,610 | $2,120 |
| 85004 | $1,680 | $1,950 | $2,590 |
| 85017 | $1,170 | $1,380 | $1,870 |
| 85031 | $1,430 | $1,660 | $2,190 |
| 85045 | $2,240 | $2,600 | $3,430 |
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Confirm the unit's ZIP, agency, utility allowance and effective schedule before applying.
Before you apply for an apartment in Phoenix
The City of Phoenix, HAMC and other municipal authorities are separate administrators. Identify the program on your voucher and confirm who handles the destination address. A Maricopa County location does not make the City’s table apply automatically, and Tucson is a separate housing market.
Check the right rent schedule
The City’s adopted payment schedule is effective January 1, 2026 and varies by ZIP and bedroom size. HAMC has a separate grouped ZIP schedule. Ask the responsible agency to confirm the row and household calculation; a future HUD benchmark is not a newly adopted standard or an approved owner rent.
Compare rent plus utilities
The City’s January 2026 worksheets distinguish building types and providers, including APS and SRP apartment entries. Ask about heating and water-heating fuel, air conditioning, cooking, electricity and other tenant-paid services. Do not combine alternative providers or fuels for the same service. HAMC has its own worksheet.
Prepare the unit for approval
Keep the exact address, voucher and unit sizes, rent, utility responsibilities and availability together. Identify the owner representative who will complete documents and arrange inspection. If transferring a voucher, have the issuer follow the receiving agency’s instructions and track intake separately from the unit proposal.
Official local documents
Guidance by VoucherMatch Editorial Team. Sources reviewed September 27, 2026. Listing availability is checked separately. Confirm changing services with the linked provider. Report a correction and include this page’s address.
From a shortlist to an approved Phoenix apartment
Compare Phoenix candidates using the actual administrator, ZIP, unit size and complete utility arrangement. Keep expected cooling and other bills separate from the standardized allowance. Choose locations around household needs as well as rent; a higher payment-standard ZIP is not a promise of available or approved housing.
1. Identify the administrator before using a table
Save the agency and program from the voucher with the full property address. Ask which City, HAMC or other local schedule applies and which bedroom entry the household can use. If the move changes agencies, obtain portability instructions through the current issuer before relying on the old rent calculation.
2. Confirm the electric provider and equipment
Ask management about APS or SRP, heating and water-heating fuel, air conditioning, cooking and appliance responsibility. List water, sewer and trash separately. Have the agency confirm the correct building worksheet and services rather than combining all available rows into an oversized allowance.
3. Keep the proposal consistent through review
Record the rent, required charges, utility terms, availability and owner contact before submission. If management changes a service or offers a different unit, save the revised proposal and request another calculation. Track missing documents, rent review and inspection access with the voucher deadline.
Questions to resolve while comparing units
- Does the utility allowance predict my summer electricity bill?
- No. It is a standardized calculation input. Compare estimated actual bills separately and ask what usage information is available for the unit.
- Can I add APS and SRP entries together?
- Use the provider and services that actually apply. Those columns are alternatives, not two allowances for the same electric service.
- Does Phoenix’s city ordinance govern every county address?
- Check the property’s jurisdiction and applicable requirements. Other municipalities have their own rules; the administering agency and the governing local ordinance are different questions.
Compare two rental offers in Phoenix
Copy or print this sheet for a viewing. Record the owner’s written terms for each unit, then take the completed comparison to your housing worker. Blank entries mean information to collect, not zero cost.
| Information to collect | Offer A | Offer B |
|---|---|---|
| Address, unit and owner contact | To collect | To collect |
| Bedrooms, entrance and access needs | To collect | To collect |
| Proposed monthly rent | To collect | To collect |
| Utilities paid by renter; heating system | To collect | To collect |
| Required fees and optional charges | To collect | To collect |
| Deposit and other move-in costs | To collect | To collect |
| Trip to work, services and viewings | To collect | To collect |
| Agency, voucher deadline and next step | To collect | To collect |
The advertised rent and utility bills are not your final tenant share. Ask your administering agency to review its payment standard, utility allowance, rent reasonableness and inspection requirements for the actual unit.
Worksheet: VoucherMatch, October 16, 2026. Based on HUD’s tenant search and tenancy-approval guidance. Use your agency’s official forms to submit a unit; this sheet is a preparation aid.
Suggested citation: VoucherMatch Editorial Team. Rental offer comparison worksheet. October 16, 2026. vouchermatch.com/section-8-apartments.
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