Winchester Housing Authority

80 Chestnut Street, Winsted, CT, 06098

Housing Authority

Winchester Housing Authority Program Type

  • Section 8 Voucher
  • Low Rent Units

106

Total Subsidized Units for Rental Assistance

Litchfield County

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Program Summary for Winchester Housing Authority

Winchester 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. Winchester Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 105 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Winchester Housing Authority administered a total of 133 Section 8 Vouchers. Winchester Housing Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Winchester Housing Authority is located at 80 Chestnut Street, Winsted, CT, 06098 and serves the city of Winsted. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Winchester Housing Authority at, (860) 379-4573 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

About Winchester Housing Authority

The Housing Authority of the Town of Winchester, founded in 1956, offers Adult Living and Rental Assistance services to families and individuals of Winchester and seventeen (17) surrounding communities. We have become one of the most successful and diverse authorities in the State of Connecticut.

Throughout our 50+ year history we have widened Federal and State programs which offer local and regional communities senior and disabled housing related assistance. In addition, a variety of rental assistance programs have been administered from our 80 Chestnut Street address, in Winsted, CT.

Mission Statement

We provide, without any type of discrimination; decent, safe, affordable housing and a suitable living environment.

Current Status Active
Size of Winchester Housing Authority compared nationally Large
Last Updated 04/12/2014
Total Numbers of Communities 1
Total numbers of Administered Section 8 Voucher 133
Total numbers of Administered Public Housing Units 105
Waiting list for the Winchester Housing Authority is currently Open

2016 Income Limits for Litchfield County, CT

  • Person in family
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • Income
  • $35,950
  • $41,050
  • $46,200
  • $51,300
  • $55,450
  • $59,550
  • $63,650
  • $67,750
  • Person in family
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • $21,600
  • $24,650
  • $27,750
  • $30,800
  • $33,300
  • $35,750
  • $39,640
  • $44,120
  • Person in family
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • $54,950
  • $62,800
  • $70,650
  • $78,500
  • $84,800
  • $91,100
  • $97,350
  • $103,650

2017 Fair Market Rents for Litchfield County, CT

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 Litchfield County, CT:

  • Efficiency
  • $695
  • One-Bedroom
  • $868
  • Two-Bedroom
  • $1095
  • Three-Bedroom
  • $1400
  • Four-Bedroom
  • $1509

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Litchfield County Quick Facts

Population: 184,993
Persons Per Household: 2.45
Housing Units in Multi-units Structure: 21%
Homeownership Rate: 78.1%
Housing Units: 87,269
Yearly Income Per Person: $37,667
Median Household Income: $71,338

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