Section 8 in San Francisco County, CA
16,212 active Housing Choice Vouchers in San Francisco County, 97% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in San Francisco County?
No. California state law prohibits refusing to rent to Section 8 voucher holders based on source of income, so the same protection applies in San Francisco County.
Informational only, not legal advice. Verify current status before making a leasing decision.
San Francisco County in the San Francisco metro
San Francisco County is one of the counties inside the San Francisco, CA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See San Francisco metro FMR + PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving San Francisco County
Each PHA sets its own payment standard, runs its own wait list, and does its own HQS inspections. If you accept a voucher tenant, the PHA whose jurisdiction covers the unit's ZIP is the one you'll be dealing with.
Housing Authority of the City & County of SF
San Francisco · PHA code CA001
16,212 Section 8 units
Underwriting a Section 8 rental in San Francisco County?
Fair Market Rent, payment standards and PHA-specific figures vary by ZIP. Look up your address to get the exact SAFMR (where it exists), the payment-standard range, and the PHA that will hold the voucher.
Other California counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 851,036 · FIPS 06075.