Section 8 in Hancock County, WV
540 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Hancock County, 41% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Hancock County?
Source-of-income protection status for West Virginia 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.
Hancock County in the Weirton metro
Hancock County is one of the counties inside the Weirton, WV core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Weirton metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Hancock 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 Weirton
Weirton · PHA code WV016
540 Section 8 units
Find Section 8 apartments in Hancock County
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Other West Virginia counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 28,907 · FIPS 54029.