Section 8 in Roanoke City, VA
2,579 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Roanoke City, 67% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Roanoke City?
No. Virginia state law prohibits refusing to rent to Section 8 voucher holders based on source of income, so the same protection applies in Roanoke City.
Informational only, not legal advice. Verify current status before making a leasing decision.
Roanoke City in the Roanoke metro
Roanoke City is one of the counties inside the Roanoke, VA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Roanoke metro FMR + PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Roanoke City
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.
Roanoke Redevelopment & Housing Authority
Roanoke · PHA code VA011
2,579 Section 8 units
Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Roanoke City?
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 Virginia counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 99,213 · FIPS 51770.