Section 8 in Santa Cruz County, AZ
202 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Santa Cruz County, 94% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Santa Cruz County?
In most of the state, yes. Arizona has no statewide source-of-income protection, so landlords in Santa Cruz 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.
Santa Cruz County in the Nogales metro
Santa Cruz County is one of the counties inside the Nogales, AZ core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Nogales metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Santa Cruz 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.
Nogales Housing Authority
Nogales · PHA code AZ023
202 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz 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.
Find Section 8 apartments in Santa Cruz County
VoucherMatch connects voucher holders with landlords who accept Section 8, and it is free for renters. Landlords: listings here reach applicants whose voucher already covers the rent above.
Other Arizona counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 47,838 · FIPS 04023.