Section 8 in Maricopa County, AZ
15,696 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Maricopa County, 89% utilized. 6 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Maricopa County?
In most of the state, yes. Arizona has no statewide source-of-income protection, so landlords in Maricopa County can decline Section 8 applications unless a local ordinance says otherwise.
No statewide SOI protection in Arizona. Landlords can refuse vouchers.
Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Maricopa County in the Phoenix metro
Maricopa County is one of the counties inside the Phoenix, AZ core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Phoenix metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Maricopa County
Each PHA sets its own payment standard, runs its own waitlist, and does its own inspections. The PHA whose jurisdiction covers a unit's ZIP is the one both tenant and landlord will deal with.
City of Phoenix Housing Department
Phoenix · PHA code AZ001
7,985 Section 8 unitsCity of Mesa Housing Authority
Mesa · PHA code AZ005
1,833 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of Maricopa County
Peoria · PHA code AZ009
1,773 Section 8 unitsTempe Housing Authority
Tempe · PHA code AZ031
1,203 Section 8 unitsCity of Glendale Housing Authority
Glendale · PHA code AZ003
1,131 Section 8 unitsScottsdale Housing Agency
Scottsdale · PHA code AZ032
780 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Maricopa County
Maricopa County is in a Small Area FMR metro, so HUD publishes a separate rent limit for each ZIP (FY2026). The 2-bedroom figure is shown; each ZIP page has the full bedroom table.
- 85003$1,730
- 85004$2,150
- 85006$1,530
- 85007$1,530
- 85008$1,640
- 85009$1,530
- 85012$2,010
- 85013$1,990
- 85014$1,820
- 85015$1,560
- 85016$2,120
- 85017$1,530
- 85018$1,930
- 85019$1,570
- 85020$1,750
- 85021$1,590
- 85022$1,980
- 85023$1,640
- 85024$2,100
- 85026$1,840
- 85027$1,900
- 85028$2,200
- 85029$1,710
- 85031$1,700
- 85032$1,750
- 85033$1,560
- 85034$1,610
- 85035$1,590
- 85037$1,890
- 85040$1,530
- 85041$1,670
- 85042$1,780
- 85043$1,830
- 85044$2,250
- 85045$2,760
- 85048$2,320
- 85050$2,600
- 85051$1,530
- 85053$1,570
- 85054$2,470
- 85083$2,510
- 85085$2,140
- 85086$2,560
- 85087$2,280
- 85201$1,670
- 85202$1,850
- 85203$1,670
- 85204$1,700
- 85205$1,610
- 85206$1,990
- 85207$1,800
- 85208$1,770
- 85209$2,070
- 85210$1,730
- 85212$2,360
- 85213$1,890
- 85215$2,140
- 85224$2,220
- 85225$1,910
- 85226$2,270
- 85233$2,230
- 85234$2,270
- 85236$1,840
- 85248$2,170
- 85249$2,760
- 85250$2,130
- 85251$2,200
- 85253$2,500
- 85254$2,390
- 85255$2,760
- 85256$1,530
- 85257$2,120
- 85258$2,460
- 85259$2,040
- 85260$2,460
- 85262$2,760
- 85263$2,540
- 85264$2,120
- 85266$2,760
- 85268$2,080
- 85281$2,010
- 85282$2,010
- 85283$2,080
- 85284$2,550
- 85286$2,440
- 85295$2,300
- 85296$2,470
- 85297$2,480
- 85298$2,760
- 85301$1,550
- 85302$1,530
- 85303$1,800
- 85304$1,670
- 85305$2,130
- 85306$1,820
- 85307$2,040
- 85308$2,140
- 85309$2,290
- 85310$2,520
- 85320$1,770
- 85322$1,560
- 85323$1,890
- 85326$1,930
- 85329$1,560
- 85331$2,760
- 85333$1,530
- 85335$2,030
- 85337$1,530
- 85338$2,150
- 85339$2,420
- 85340$2,260
- 85343$1,930
- 85345$1,790
- 85351$1,670
- 85353$1,980
- 85354$1,630
- 85355$2,760
- 85361$1,530
- 85363$1,530
- 85373$1,940
- 85374$2,190
- 85375$1,690
- 85377$2,080
- 85378$1,630
- 85379$2,350
- 85381$1,900
- 85382$2,130
- 85383$2,670
- 85387$2,460
- 85388$2,470
- 85390$1,680
- 85392$2,090
- 85395$2,250
- 85396$2,460
- 85545$1,530
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Other Arizona counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 4,430,871 · FIPS 04013.