Section 8 in Westmoreland County, PA
1,992 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Westmoreland County, 71% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Westmoreland County?
In most of the state, yes. Pennsylvania has no statewide source-of-income protection, so landlords in Westmoreland 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.
Westmoreland County in the Pittsburgh metro
Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland 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.
Westmoreland County Hsg Authority
Greensburg · PHA code PA018
1,992 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Westmoreland County
Westmoreland 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.
- 15012$1,090
- 15062$1,100
- 15068$1,110
- 15072$1,090
- 15083$1,140
- 15085$1,150
- 15087$1,090
- 15089$1,000
- 15448$1,150
- 15479$1,160
- 15601$1,170
- 15610$1,090
- 15611$970
- 15612$1,010
- 15613$1,150
- 15615$1,190
- 15616$1,310
- 15617$970
- 15619$1,170
- 15620$1,250
- 15623$1,160
- 15624$1,170
- 15625$1,180
- 15626$970
- 15627$1,020
- 15628$1,110
- 15629$1,150
- 15632$1,510
- 15633$1,170
- 15634$970
- 15635$1,170
- 15636$1,180
- 15637$1,320
- 15638$1,120
- 15639$1,950
- 15640$1,000
- 15641$1,000
- 15642$1,220
- 15644$1,160
- 15646$1,110
- 15647$1,220
- 15650$1,120
- 15655$1,100
- 15656$1,050
- 15658$1,130
- 15660$1,120
- 15661$1,130
- 15662$1,160
- 15663$970
- 15665$1,200
- 15666$1,020
- 15668$1,690
- 15670$1,130
- 15671$1,270
- 15672$1,280
- 15674$1,020
- 15675$1,190
- 15676$1,130
- 15677$1,060
- 15678$1,250
- 15679$1,160
- 15680$970
- 15683$970
- 15684$1,280
- 15687$1,060
- 15688$1,140
- 15689$1,150
- 15691$1,220
- 15692$1,110
- 15693$1,120
- 15695$1,070
- 15696$1,190
- 15697$1,030
- 15698$1,070
- 15779$980
- 15923$970
- 15944$1,040
Find Section 8 apartments in Westmoreland County
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Other Pennsylvania counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 354,414 · FIPS 42129.