Section 8 in El Paso County, CO
2,563 active Housing Choice Vouchers in El Paso County, 72% utilized. 2 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in El Paso County?
No. Colorado law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in El Paso County. If you were turned away for having a voucher, that refusal may be illegal.
Colorado HB19-1170 bans SOI discrimination in housing statewide.
Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
El Paso County in the Colorado Springs metro
El Paso County is one of the counties inside the Colorado Springs, CO core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Colorado Springs metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving El Paso 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.
Housing Authority of the City of Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs · PHA code CO028
2,319 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the City of Fountain
Fountain · PHA code CO071
244 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in El Paso County
El Paso 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.
- 80132$2,320
- 80133$1,810
- 80808$1,130
- 80809$2,010
- 80817$1,940
- 80819$1,530
- 80829$1,290
- 80831$2,530
- 80840$2,320
- 80864$1,610
- 80902$2,200
- 80903$1,620
- 80904$1,530
- 80905$1,540
- 80906$1,880
- 80907$1,430
- 80908$1,900
- 80909$1,500
- 80910$1,590
- 80911$1,810
- 80913$2,080
- 80914$2,110
- 80915$1,570
- 80916$1,650
- 80917$1,550
- 80918$1,790
- 80919$1,910
- 80920$2,150
- 80921$2,310
- 80922$2,130
- 80923$2,140
- 80924$2,400
- 80925$2,430
- 80926$1,710
- 80927$2,600
- 80928$1,820
- 80929$2,270
- 80930$2,170
- 80938$2,390
- 80939$1,740
- 80951$2,320
Find Section 8 apartments in El Paso County
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Other Colorado counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 730,323 · FIPS 08041.