Income may not exceed 50% of the median income from the table below. The Housing Authority must provide 75 percent of vouchers to those whose income does not exceed 30% of the median income listed below.
HUD Designated Metro Area: Income Limits
| 2022 | Median Family Income | 2022 Yearly Income Limit | 2022 Yearly Income Limit - Person(s) in Family | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Limits | Category | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Albany County, NY | $106,000 | Very Low Income (50%) | $37,100 | $42,400 | $47,700 | $53,000 | $57,250 |
| Extremely Low Income (30%) | $22,300 | $25,450 | $28,650 | $31,800 | $34,350 | ||
| Low Income (80%) | $59,400 | $67,850 | $76,350 | $84,800 | $91,600 | ||
We have listed all of the housing authorities in Albany County. Using the chart above, if you qualify as low income (Very Low Income OR Extremely Low Income), we recommend that you visit your local housing authority. They should be your first stop for housing and rental assistance programs.
1. To get on the waiting list for Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8), visit the links provided below to the closest Albany County housing authority to your city in your city.
2. You can also visit the Housing Authority for other low income housing programs with rent assistance.
200 S Pearl St
Albany, NY - 12202
Albany County
Phone Number: (518) 641-7500
Email: info@albanyhousing.org
Total Units: 1622
Albany Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 3358
Albany Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 2580
Albany Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 4801
Albany Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 1327
Number of Children residing in Albany Public Housing: 2639
Senior citizens residing in Albany Public Housing: 16.68% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Albany Public Housing: 16.80% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Albany: $12,037.00 average per year for current residents.
Including Albany Housing Authority, the other Public Housing Authorities in Albany County are listed below.
Cohoes, NY - 12047
Albany County
Phone Number: (518) 235-4500
Email: KOliver@Cohoeshousing.org
Total Units: 308
Albany Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 327
Albany Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 202
Albany Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 635
Albany Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 286
Number of Children residing in Albany Public Housing: 410
Seniors residing in Albany Public Housing: 16.68% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Albany Public Housing: 14.35% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Albany: $13,488.00 average per year for current residents.
2400 2nd Ave
Watervliet, NY - 12189
Albany County
Phone Number: (518) 273-4717
Email: methier@watervliethousing.org
Albany Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 215
Albany Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 173
Albany Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 215
Number of Children residing in Albany Public Housing: 137
Seniors residing in Albany Public Housing: 10.20% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Albany Public Housing: 17.56% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Albany: $14,432.00 average per year for current residents.
75 Hudson Ave
Green Island, NY - 12183
Albany County
Phone Number: (518) 629-0368
Email: tedk@villageofgreenisland.com
Albany Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 46
Albany Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 38
Albany Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 46
Number of Children residing in Albany Public Housing: 27
Seniors residing in Albany Public Housing: 26.02% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Albany Public Housing: 28.46% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Albany: $12,714.00 average per year for current residents.
Rensselaer, NY
Glenmont, NY
Loudonville village, NY
Newtonville, NY
Delmar, NY
North Greenbush, NY
Our data is collected from local housing authorities as listed on the website along with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Qualify for Public Housing and Income Based Housing are based on the local housing authority guidelines along with HUD rules. That is why it is necessary to contact the housing authorities directly for local information for housing.