Section 8 housing in Maryland
30 housing authorities in Maryland run Section 8 programs. You apply to the one that covers the area where you want to live — call before you go, since many keep their waiting lists closed for long stretches.
- 30 housing authorities
- 512 HUD-assisted properties
- 33,395 subsidized apartments
- 110 cities with listings
Cities in Maryland
Each city page lists the HUD-assisted apartment buildings there — the ones where the subsidy is attached to the unit, so you apply at the property itself.
- Baltimore
- Frederick
- Silver Spring
- Columbia
- Salisbury
- Annapolis
- Gaithersburg
- Hagerstown
- Rockville
- Cumberland
- Hyattsville
- Lanham
- Waldorf
- Cambridge
- Catonsville
- Owings Mills
- Princess Anne
- Takoma Park
- Aberdeen
- Bethesda
- Bowie
- Pikesville
- Westminster
- Capitol Heights
- Chestertown
- Havre de Grace
- Odenton
- Pocomoke City
- Reisterstown
- Temple Hills
- Towson
- Bel Air
- Centreville
- College Park
- Damascus
- Dundalk
- Edgewood
- Elkton
- Kensington
- Prince Frederick
- Suitland
- Sykesville
- Abingdon
- Berlin
- Bladensburg
- Brunswick
- Denton
- Derwood
- District Heights
- Easton
- Essex
- Federalsburg
- Fort Washington
- Fruitland
- Germantown
- Glen Burnie
- Glenarden
- La Plata
- Leonardtown
- Lexington Park
- Randallstown
- Seat Pleasant
- Upper Marlboro
- Adelphi
- Beltsville
- Berwyn Heights
- Clinton
- Cockeysville
- Crownsville
- Eldersburg
- Elkridge
- Ellicott City
- Emmitsburg
- Fallston
- Forest Hill
- Forestville
- Friendsville
- Frostburg
- Grantsville
- Greenbelt
- Halethorpe
- Hurlock
- Indian Head
- Jessup
- Joppatowne
- Lanham Seabrook
- Lansdowne
- Laurel
- Lutherville
- Marlow Heights
- Millersville
- Mount Washington
- North East
- Oakland
- Olney
- Oxon Hill
- Palmer Park
- Perryville
- Port Deposit
- Potomac
- Queenstown
- Rising Sun
- Rock Hall
- Saint Charles
- Saint Michaels
- Savage
- Severn
- Smithsburg
- Timonium
- Wheaton
Where to apply in Maryland
These are the offices that accept Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher) applications. Ask two questions when you call: is the waiting list open, and do you have a local residency preference?
| Housing authority | Where | Contact | Section 8 units reported to HUD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing Authority of Baltimore City HUD code MD002 · Combined | 417 E Fayette St, Baltimore, MD 21202 | (410) 396-3232 [email protected] | 21,476 |
| Housing Opprty Com of Montgomery Co HUD code MD004 · Combined | 10400 Detrick Ave, Kensington, MD 20895 | (240) 627-9400 [email protected] | 8,021 |
| Baltimore County, Md HUD code MD033 · Section 8 | 6401 York Rd, Baltimore, MD 21212 | (410) 887-2766 [email protected] | 6,716 |
| Housing Authority of Prince Georges County HUD code MD015 · Combined | 9200 Basil Ct Ste 500, Largo, MD 20774 | (301) 883-5552 [email protected] | 5,986 |
| Md Dept. of Housing and Community Development HUD code MD901 · Section 8 | 7800 Harkins Rd, Lanham, MD 20706 | (301) 429-7400 [email protected] | 2,868 |
| Housing Commisson of Anne Arundel County HUD code MD018 · Combined | 7477 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd, Glen Burnie, MD 21061 | (410) 222-6205 [email protected] | 2,824 |
| Housing Authority of St. Mary's County, Md HUD code MD021 · Combined | 21155 Lexwood Dr Ste C, Lexington Park, MD 20653 | (301) 880-7074 [email protected] | 1,604 |
| Harford County Housing Agency HUD code MD025 · Section 8 | 15 S Main St, Bel Air, MD 21014 | (410) 638-3045 [email protected] | 1,291 |
| Howard County Housing Commission HUD code MD023 · Combined | 9770 Patuxent Woods Dr Ste 100, Columbia, MD 21046 | (443) 518-7800 [email protected] | 1,184 |
| Hagerstown Housing Authority HUD code MD006 · Combined | 35 W Baltimore St, Hagerstown, MD 21740 | (301) 733-6911 [email protected] | 1,090 |
| Frederick Housing Authority HUD code MD003 · Combined | 209 Madison St, Frederick, MD 21701 | (301) 662-8173 [email protected] | 957 |
| County Commissioners Charles County HUD code MD024 · Section 8 | 8190 Port Tobacco Rd, Port Tobacco, MD 20677 | (301) 934-0112 [email protected] | 934 |
| Carroll County Housing & Community Dev HUD code MD032 · Section 8 | 10 Distillery Rd Ste 101, Westminster, MD 21157 | (410) 386-3600 [email protected] | 796 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis HUD code MD001 · Combined | 1217 Madison St, Annapolis, MD 21403 | (410) 267-8000 [email protected] | 770 |
| Cecil County Housing Agency HUD code MD029 · Section 8 | 200 Chesapeake Blvd Ste 1800, Elkton, MD 21921 | (410) 996-5245 [email protected] | 678 |
| Housing Authority of Washington County HUD code MD028 · Section 8 | 213 Otho Holland Dr, Williamsport, MD 21795 | (301) 791-3168 [email protected] | 623 |
| Rockville Housing Enterprises HUD code MD007 · Combined | 1300 Piccard Dr Ste 203, Rockville, MD 20850 | (301) 424-6265 [email protected] | 584 |
| Housing Authority of Calvert County HUD code MD022 · Combined | 480 Main St, Prince Frederick, MD 20678 | (410) 535-5010 [email protected] | 480 |
| Wicomico County Housing Authority HUD code MD014 · Combined | 911 Booth St, Salisbury, MD 21801 | (410) 749-1383 [email protected] | 404 |
| City of Westminster Housing Office HUD code MD027 · Section 8 | 45 W Main St, Westminster, MD 21157 | (410) 848-2261 [email protected] | 297 |
| Housing Commission of Talbot HUD code MD019 · Combined | 900 Doverbrook St, Easton, MD 21601 | (410) 822-5358 [email protected] | 268 |
| Queen Anne's County Housing Authority HUD code MD034 · Combined | 205 E Water St Ste 100, Centreville, MD 21617 | (410) 758-8634 [email protected] | 177 |
| College Park Housing Authority HUD code MD017 · Low-Rent | 9014 Rhode Island Ave, College Park, MD 20740 | (301) 345-3600 [email protected] | — |
| Elkton Housing Authority HUD code MD016 · Low-Rent | 150 E Main St, Elkton, MD 21921 | (410) 398-5018 [email protected] | — |
| Glenarden Housing Authority HUD code MD011 · Low-Rent | 8639 Glenarden Pkwy, Glenarden, MD 20706 | (301) 772-0880 [email protected] | — |
| Havre de Grace Housing Authority HUD code MD012 · Low-Rent | 101 Stansbury Ct, Havre de Grace, MD 21078 | (410) 939-2097 | — |
| Housing Authority of Cambridge HUD code MD010 · Low-Rent | 700 Weaver Ave, Cambridge, MD 21613 | (410) 228-6856 [email protected] | — |
| Housing Authority of Crisfield HUD code MD009 · Low-Rent | 115 S 7th St, Crisfield, MD 21817 | (410) 968-0289 [email protected] | — |
| Housing Authority of the City of Cumberland HUD code MD005 · Low-Rent | 635 E First St, Cumberland, MD 21502 | (301) 724-6606 [email protected] | — |
| Housing Authority of the City of Frostburg HUD code MD008 · Low-Rent | 101 Meshach Frost Vlg, Frostburg, MD 21532 | (301) 689-9700 [email protected] | — |
Contact details as published by HUD. Phone numbers change — if one is wrong, tell us and we will check it.
Waiting list closed?
That is common, and it is not the end of the road. You can apply to any housing authority whose list is open, not only the one where you live now — and the HUD-assisted properties above keep their own separate waiting lists.