Description:
Columbia Housing Authority is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Columbia Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 719 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Columbia Housing Authority administered a total of 1,167 Section 8 Vouchers. Columbia Housing Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Columbia Housing Authority is located at 201 Switzler St., Columbia, MO, 65201 and serves the city of Columbia. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Columbia Housing Authority at, (573) 443-2556 for more information about coverage area and program availability.
Founded in 1956, the Housing Authority of the City of Columbia, Missouri provides safe, healthy, and affordable housing to low-income families and individuals in Columbia and Boone County.
The Columbia Housing Authority is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners appointed by the Mayor of the City of Columbia. The five Commissioners serve staggered four-year terms.
The mission of the Columbia Housing Authority's Housing Choice Voucher Program is to assist low income households leading efforts with local organizations to find more choices for decent, safe, and affordable housing opportunities (Rental and Home Ownership) in Boone County. The Columbia Housing Authority seeks to improve the quality of life, to insure fair housing, support the commitment, and to encourage affordable housing for persons of low and moderate income within the boundaries of Boone County.
Current Status | Active |
Size of Columbia Housing Authority compared nationally | Large |
Last Updated | 04/12/2014 |
Total Numbers of Communities | 5 |
Total numbers of Administered Section 8 Voucher | 1,167 |
Total numbers of Administered Public Housing Units | 719 |
Waiting list for the Columbia Housing Authority is currently | Open |
Fair Market Rents are HUD's determination of the average rents in a particular area for each bedroom size. The FMRs are set each year based on the rental rates of unsubsidized units so that participants in HUD programs have equal access for affordable housing. Here are the Fair Market Rents for Boone County, MO:
Boone County Housing Authority
Columbia MO
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Fulton MO
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Boonville MO
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Fayette MO
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Population: | 172,717 |
Persons Per Household: | 2.38 |
Housing Units in Multi-units Structure: | 29.4% |
Homeownership Rate: | 57.1% |
Housing Units: | 71,890 |
Yearly Income Per Person: | $26,895 |
Median Household Income: | $48,627 |
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