Section 8 in Barron County, WI
238 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Barron County, 60% utilized. 5 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Barron County?
Source-of-income protection status for Wisconsin 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.
Barron County in the Rice Lake metro
Barron County is one of the counties inside the Rice Lake, WI core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Rice Lake metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Barron 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.
Barron County Housing Authority
Barron · PHA code WI245
238 Section 8 unitsChetek Housing Authority
Chetek · PHA code WI051
30 units totalHousing Authority of the City of Barron
Barron · PHA code WI023
30 units totalRice Lake Housing Authority
Rice Lake · PHA code WI050
126 units totalHousing Authority of the City of Cumberland
Cumberland · PHA code WI052
27 units total
Find Section 8 apartments in Barron County
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Other Wisconsin counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 46,683 · FIPS 55005.