Section 8 in Strafford County, NH
1,096 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Strafford County, 86% utilized. 3 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Strafford County?
Source-of-income protection status for New Hampshire is not yet in our database. Check with local legal aid or the state civil-rights office before assuming either way.
Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Strafford County in the Boston metro
Strafford County is one of the counties inside the Boston, MA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Boston metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Strafford 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.
Dover Housing Authority
Dover · PHA code NH003
550 Section 8 unitsSomersworth Housing Authority
Somersworth · PHA code NH006
356 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the City of Rochester Nh
Rochester · PHA code NH008
190 Section 8 units
Find Section 8 apartments in Strafford County
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Other New Hampshire counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 130,965 · FIPS 33017.