Section 8 in Montgomery County, PA

3,172 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Montgomery County, 69% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.

Active vouchers
3,172
Occupied
2,187
69% utilized
Housing authorities
1
serving this FIPS
Source-of-income law
Local protection
Phila. Fair Practices Ordinance

Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Montgomery County?

Some jurisdictions in Pennsylvania prohibit source-of-income discrimination. Coverage varies by city; verify whether Montgomery County is inside a protected ordinance area before declining a voucher application.

Phila. Fair Practices Ordinance

City SOI protection; PA has no statewide law.

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Informational only, not legal advice. Verify current status before making a leasing decision.

Montgomery County in the Philadelphia metro

Metro vouchers
49,107
Metro utilization
82%
Type
MSA
CBSA 37980

Montgomery County is one of the counties inside the Philadelphia, PA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.

See Philadelphia metro FMR + PHA breakdown →

Housing authorities serving Montgomery 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.

  • Montgomery County Housing Authority

    Norristown · PHA code PA012

    3,172 Section 8 units

Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Montgomery 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 Pennsylvania counties

Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 856,399 · FIPS 42091.