Section 8 in Bucks County, PA

3,711 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Bucks County, 66% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.

Active vouchers
3,711
Occupied
2,432
66% utilized
Housing authorities
1
serving this county
Voucher protection
Not protected

Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Bucks County?

In most of the state, yes. Pennsylvania has no statewide source-of-income protection, so landlords in Bucks 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.

Bucks County in the Philadelphia metro

Metro vouchers
49,107
Metro utilization
82%
Type
MSA
CBSA 37980

Bucks County is one of the counties inside the Philadelphia, PA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.

See Philadelphia metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →

Housing authorities serving Bucks 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.

  • Bucks County Housing Authority

    Doylestown · PHA code PA051

    3,711 Section 8 units

Section 8 rent by ZIP in Bucks County

Bucks 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 Bucks 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 Pennsylvania counties

Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 645,163 · FIPS 42017.