Section 8 Housing in Indiana
35,548 active Housing Choice Vouchers across 12 markets. Rent limits, housing authorities, waitlist status, and voucher rights for every metro in Indiana.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Indiana?
Yes. Indiana law blocks local governments from requiring voucher acceptance, so landlords in Indiana can legally decline Section 8 applicants. Listing on a voucher-friendly marketplace is the fastest way to find the landlords who do accept.
Ind. Code §36-1-3-8.5 (2015)
Passed to block a proposed Indianapolis ordinance. PRRAC Appendix B (March 2026).
View statute →Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Landlord and investor tools for Indiana
RentalCalcsFree calculators and guides from RentalCalcs, built by the VoucherMatch team, for landlords deciding whether to accept vouchers.
- Section 8 rent analyzerHUD rent benchmarks and modeled comparisons for Indiana ZIP codes. Confirm adopted amounts with the agency.
- Compare HUD benchmarks with market rent in IndianaExplore modeled ZIP comparisons; these do not establish an approved rent or agency payment.
- Average rent in IndianaMarket rent versus HUD fair market rent by city and bedroom count.
- How Section 8 rent is calculatedFair market rent, payment standards and rent reasonableness, step by step.
- Section 8 landlord math for 2026What the payment standard changes mean for cash flow this year.
Indiana metro guides
In-depth, source-cited guides: waitlist status, voucher-friendly neighborhoods, and who to call if you are turned away.
All Section 8 markets in Indiana
Sorted by active voucher count. Each metro page has HUD Fair Market Rent by bedroom, the housing authorities that administer vouchers there, and waitlist status.
Indianapolis, IN
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 26900
17,601 vouchersFort Wayne, IN
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 23060
3,563 vouchersEvansville, IN
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 21780
3,085 vouchersSouth Bend, IN
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 43780
2,843 vouchersBloomington, IN
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 14020
1,696 vouchersLafayette, IN
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 29200
1,409 vouchersMuncie, IN
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 34620
1,194 vouchersTerre Haute, IN
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 45460
1,186 vouchersKokomo, IN
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 29020
1,106 vouchersColumbus, IN
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 18020
750 vouchersElkhart, IN
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 21140
738 vouchersMichigan City, IN
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 33140
377 vouchers
Section 8 by county in Indiana
County pages show the local voucher count, housing authorities, and metro rollup. Useful when you are looking at a specific address.
- Marion County15,694 vouchers
- Lake County4,572 vouchers
- Allen County3,563 vouchers
- Vanderburgh County2,878 vouchers
- Saint Joseph County2,711 vouchers
- Monroe County1,696 vouchers
- Madison County1,685 vouchers
- Tippecanoe County1,409 vouchers
- Delaware County1,194 vouchers
- Howard County1,106 vouchers
- Vigo County1,068 vouchers
- Floyd County860 vouchers
- Bartholomew County750 vouchers
- Elkhart County738 vouchers
- Knox County714 vouchers
- Montgomery County699 vouchers
- Kosciusko County517 vouchers
- Clark County510 vouchers
- Grant County509 vouchers
- La Porte County377 vouchers
- Henry County310 vouchers
- Cass County307 vouchers
- Wayne County277 vouchers
- Greene County276 vouchers
- Hamilton County222 vouchers
- Miami County216 vouchers
- Posey County207 vouchers
- Lawrence County172 vouchers
- Randolph County164 vouchers
- Jackson County162 vouchers
- Parke County136 vouchers
- Clay County118 vouchers
- Perry County70 vouchers
- Adams County
- Benton County
- Blackford County
- Boone County
- Brown County
- Carroll County
- Clinton County
- Crawford County
- Daviess County
- De Kalb County
- Dearborn County
- Decatur County
- Dubois County
- Fayette County
- Fountain County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Gibson County
- Hancock County
- Harrison County
- Hendricks County
- Huntington County
- Jasper County
- Jay County
- Jefferson County
- Jennings County
- Johnson County
- Lagrange County
- Marshall County
- Martin County
- Morgan County
- Newton County
- Noble County
- Ohio County
- Orange County
- Owen County
- Pike County
- Porter County
- Pulaski County
- Putnam County
- Ripley County
- Rush County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Spencer County
- Starke County
- Steuben County
- Sullivan County
- Switzerland County
- Tipton County
- Union County
- Vermillion County
- Wabash County
- Warren County
- Warrick County
- Washington County
- Wells County
- White County
- Whitley County
Section 8 in Indiana: common questions
- Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Indiana?
- Yes. Indiana law blocks local governments from requiring voucher acceptance, so landlords in Indiana can legally decline Section 8 applicants. Listing on a voucher-friendly marketplace is the fastest way to find the landlords who do accept.
- How many Section 8 vouchers are there in Indiana?
- HUD data shows about 35,548 Housing Choice Vouchers across the 12 Indiana markets we track, administered by 54 housing authorities statewide.
- How do I apply for Section 8 in Indiana?
- You apply to a local housing authority, not to the state or to HUD. Each of Indiana's housing authorities runs its own waitlist and opens it on its own schedule, and applying is always free. Pick your metro or county on this page to see the housing authorities that serve it and their current waitlist status.
Find Section 8 apartments in Indiana
VoucherMatch connects voucher holders with landlords who accept Section 8, and it is free for renters. The administering housing authority must approve the actual unit, rent and household assistance calculation.