Section 8 apartments in ZIP 19806, Wilmington

ZIP 19806 covers the Trolley Square, Little Italy, Highlands, Bancroft Parkway neighborhoods in Wilmington. The HUD rent benchmarks below help you compare this ZIP. Your housing authority sets its own applicable payment standard and approves the rent using household income, utilities and program rules.

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HUD rent benchmarks — ZIP 19806

Small-Area FMR · FY2027

Bedrooms	HUD benchmark / mo
Studio	$1,380
1 bedroom	$1,500
2 bedrooms	$1,790
3 bedrooms	$2,130
4 bedrooms	$2,350

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.

Landlord or comparing areas? See average rent and the ZIP vs county FMR breakdown for 19806.

Neighborhoods inside ZIP 19806

Governing PHA

Wilmington Housing Authority (WHA)

HUD PHA code DE001 · 2,342 HCV vouchers

Waitlist closed

This PHA is not accepting new applications at this time. Call for the next opening date.

Wilmington Housing Authority HCV waitlist status varies — check whadelaware.org or call (302) 429-6701.

Address: 400 Walnut Street, Wilmington, DE
Phone: (302) 429-6701
Website: https://www.whadelaware.org

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New Castle County Housing Authority

HUD PHA code DE005 · 1,951 HCV vouchers

Call to confirm

Waitlist status changes frequently — call the PHA directly to confirm before applying.

Address: 77 Reads Way , New Castle , DE
Phone: 3023955672

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