Housing Authority of the City of Austin is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Housing Authority of the City of Austin manages several funded programs and has a total of 1,771 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Housing Authority of the City of Austin administered a total of 5,808 Section 8 Vouchers. Housing Authority of the City of Austin currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Housing Authority of the City of Austin is located at 1124 S. IH 35, Austin, TX, 78704 and serves the city of Austin. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Housing Authority of the City of Austin at, (512) 477-4488 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

For more than 75 years, the Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA) has been a national leader in providing safe, healthy and affordable housing options in the Austin community. The first housing authority in the United States, HACA has been recognized as a “High Performer” for the last 13 years by the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development for its operations, as well as a perfect score of 104 in the Section Eight Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) that measures the administration of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program.

As a High Performing Housing Authority that assists over 18,000 Austinites, the Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA) owns and operates 1,929 units of conventional public housing in 19 developments throughout Austin. Development sites range from high-rise apartments on Lady Bird Lake to small duplexes in residential neighborhoods. HACA also manages the Housing Choice Voucher/Section 8 Program that provides rental vouchers for more than 5,000 units of housing in Austin's private rental market.

To cultivate sustainable affordable housing communities and
partnerships that inspire self-reliance, growth and optimism.