Section 8 in Allegheny County, PA
14,705 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Allegheny County, 79% utilized. 3 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Allegheny County?
In most of the state, yes. Pennsylvania has no statewide source-of-income protection, so landlords in Allegheny County can decline Section 8 applications unless a local ordinance says otherwise.
Pennsylvania has no statewide source-of-income protection for housing vouchers. Local ordinances may apply.
Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Allegheny County in the Pittsburgh metro
Allegheny County is one of the counties inside the Pittsburgh, PA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Pittsburgh metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Allegheny 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 Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh · PHA code PA001
7,534 Section 8 unitsAllegheny County Housing Authority
Mc Kees Rocks · PHA code PA006
6,610 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the City of Mckeesport
Mckeesport · PHA code PA005
561 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Allegheny County
Allegheny 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.
- 15006$1,330
- 15007$1,330
- 15014$980
- 15015$1,950
- 15017$1,300
- 15018$1,150
- 15020$1,090
- 15024$1,370
- 15025$1,400
- 15028$1,210
- 15030$1,170
- 15031$1,320
- 15034$970
- 15035$970
- 15037$1,130
- 15044$1,330
- 15045$1,050
- 15046$1,270
- 15047$1,180
- 15049$1,180
- 15051$1,420
- 15056$1,400
- 15064$1,590
- 15065$980
- 15071$1,750
- 15075$1,370
- 15076$1,190
- 15082$1,270
- 15084$1,020
- 15086$1,480
- 15088$1,030
- 15090$1,950
- 15101$1,440
- 15102$1,450
- 15104$1,030
- 15106$1,220
- 15108$1,400
- 15110$970
- 15112$1,040
- 15116$1,270
- 15120$1,180
- 15122$1,130
- 15123$1,130
- 15126$1,090
- 15129$1,560
- 15131$1,230
- 15132$1,040
- 15133$1,160
- 15135$1,180
- 15136$1,280
- 15137$1,110
- 15139$1,340
- 15140$1,020
- 15142$1,950
- 15143$1,580
- 15144$1,110
- 15145$1,200
- 15146$1,460
- 15147$1,230
- 15148$1,120
- 15201$1,770
- 15202$1,380
- 15203$1,850
- 15204$1,390
- 15205$1,520
- 15206$1,670
- 15207$1,350
- 15208$1,500
- 15209$1,260
- 15210$1,340
- 15211$1,590
- 15212$1,350
- 15213$1,680
- 15214$1,380
- 15215$1,310
- 15216$1,330
- 15217$1,620
- 15218$1,330
- 15219$1,380
- 15220$1,510
- 15221$1,400
- 15222$1,950
- 15223$1,290
- 15224$1,630
- 15225$1,100
- 15226$1,440
- 15227$1,100
- 15228$1,420
- 15229$1,420
- 15232$1,950
- 15233$1,350
- 15234$1,270
- 15235$1,330
- 15236$1,380
- 15237$1,580
- 15238$1,330
- 15239$1,430
- 15241$1,950
- 15243$1,610
- 15260$1,390
- 15275$1,600
- 15282$1,380
- 15290$1,390
Find Section 8 apartments in Allegheny County
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Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 1,245,310 · FIPS 42003.