Section 8 Apartments in Great Kills
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Find apartments that accept Section 8 vouchers in Great Kills, Staten Island. Confirm the proposed rent, utility costs and household share with your administering housing agency.
No voucher? Low income apartments in Staten Island
Some buildings have the rent assistance attached to the apartment, or rents capped by housing tax credits, and you apply to the building directly. See 18 low income apartment buildings in Staten Island, with addresses, who qualifies and how to apply.
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Living in Great Kills, Staten Island
Great Kills is a residential neighborhood near Great Kills Park along the shore. The area has an Italian-American heritage and offers waterfront access, making it popular with families seeking space.
Transit Access
Served by Staten Island Railway and bus routes. Express bus and ferry service to Manhattan available.
Commute to Midtown
65 minutes by express bus
Housing Types
Single-family homes, some attached houses and condos
Voucher Housing
Primarily owner-occupied with limited rentals, rare voucher acceptance
Nearby Landmarks
Great Kills Park • Great Kills Harbor • Hylan Boulevard shopping
No Section 8-tagged listings currently labeled Great Kills
No active Section 8-tagged listings are currently labeled Great Kills on VoucherMatch. This is not a count of all rentals in the neighborhood. Browse the Staten Island search for other options.
View all Staten Island listingsCheck 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.
Planning a voucher search in Great Kills
When a Great Kills listing describes a rental within a house, clarify exactly which rooms, entrance and outdoor areas belong to the tenancy. Ask how heat, hot water and electricity are billed. Compare New Dorp and Tottenville using the entire apartment cost and your route from the actual door.
Plan library visits around the Giffords Lane location
NYPL identifies Great Kills Library at 56 Giffords Lane. Use that location when evaluating a resource stop alongside apartment viewings, and check current hours and available services first. The library’s address does not determine the ZIP or utility arrangement of a nearby house rental.
Great Kills Library locationClarify the utility split before NYCHA review
NYCHA publishes utility allowances for its participants. If it handles your voucher, ask the owner of the Great Kills unit which services are separately billed and which are included in rent. Clarify shared equipment or meters with your worker rather than estimating a share from the advertisement.
NYCHA utility-allowance schedulesQuestions about your Great Kills search
- What should I ask about a Great Kills apartment in a house?
- Confirm the unit number or identifier, rooms included, private and shared areas, entrance and utility billing. Match those details to the proposed lease and apartment your worker reviews.
- Does a shared yard come with the rental automatically?
- Ask whether access is included, shared, restricted or excluded and request the answer in writing. Keep any maintenance responsibilities with the other lease terms.
Compare other Staten Island searches
- Compare New Dorp rentals
Compare each unit’s rooms, entrance and utility billing.
- Compare Tottenville rentals
Review outdoor-space and shared-area terms alongside the rent.
Browse all Staten Island Section 8 rentals and neighborhood searches
Guidance by VoucherMatch Editorial Team. Sources reviewed October 12, 2026. Listing availability is checked separately. Confirm changing services with the linked provider. Report a correction and include this page’s address.
Compare two rental offers in Great Kills
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.
Check the rent with your voucher agency
There is no single approved Section 8 rent for every household in this neighborhood. Use the agency named on your voucher, the actual unit address and bedroom size, tenant-paid utilities and your household information. Ask your worker to calculate your share and review the proposed lease before treating an advertised rent as approved.
If NYCHA administers your voucher
NYCHA lists separate 2026 schedules for annual recertifications and new rentals or transfers. Its current notice ends ZIP-based exception payment standards for new rentals and transfers effective July 1, 2026. Check the current notice with your worker before relying on an older ZIP estimate.
NYCHA payment standards and utility allowancesIf HPD administers your voucher
HPD maintains its own address and ZIP lookup, including exception standards, and its own utility allowances. Use HPD’s current documents with your worker. If another agency issued your voucher, confirm that agency’s rules and any portability steps before using either table.
HPD subsidy, payment standards and utility allowancesTurn a listing inquiry into a complete rental proposal
- Get the exact address, unit number, asking rent, bedroom count, utilities and proposed ready date from the owner.
- Ask your worker which tenant and owner documents are required, how to submit them and how to track the review. Keep the submission confirmation.
- Confirm inspection, lease and move-in approval steps with the agency. A listing, inquiry or owner’s agreement does not complete those steps.
Agency resources reviewed October 12, 2026. Confirm the current rules for your household and lease date.
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Section 8 in Great Kills FAQ
Are there Section 8 apartments available in Great Kills?
No active Section 8-tagged listings are currently labeled Great Kills on VoucherMatch. This is not a count of all rentals in the neighborhood. Browse the Staten Island search for other options.
How do I check the Section 8 rent for an apartment in Great Kills?
There is no single approved Section 8 rent for every household in this neighborhood. Use the agency named on your voucher, the actual unit address and bedroom size, tenant-paid utilities and your household information. Ask your worker to calculate your share and review the proposed lease before treating an advertised rent as approved.
How do I apply for a Section 8 apartment in Great Kills?
Browse our listings, click on an apartment you like, and submit an inquiry through VoucherMatch. Make sure your Section 8 voucher is active and you meet the landlord's requirements. Confirm the offered unit and lease terms with the owner; a listing inquiry is not an agency application or approval.
Find your home in Great Kills
Browse Section 8 listings, confirm the offered unit and ask your agency to review the lease proposal.
Official Section 8 resources
Program eligibility, rules, and rent standards are set by these government agencies. VoucherMatch is an independent marketplace, not a government agency.