Texas · TX065
Harlingen Housing Authority
Harlingen, Texas. We do not take applications. Applying is free, on the housing authority’s own website.
Waitlist status
Not yet verified
Housing Choice Voucher
We have not checked this waitlist yet. We only publish open, closed, or opening soon after a person confirms it on the housing authority’s own website.
Source: section8.fyi/about#how-we-check
Last verified: not yet verified
Not yet verified
Public Housing
We have not checked this waitlist yet. We only publish open, closed, or opening soon after a person confirms it on the housing authority’s own website.
Source: section8.fyi/about#how-we-check
Last verified: not yet verified
Programs
HUD lists this authority as Combined: Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing.
HUD directory record
Section 8 units reported to HUD: 830 (819 occupied). This is not the number of people on a waitlist.
Office county: Cameron (48061).
Metro area: Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.
HUD performance designation: High Performer.
Directory record date: July 6, 2026. Snapshot pulled 2026-10-21.
Source: HUD Public Housing Authorities on Data.gov.
Rents and income limits
Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP 78550, fiscal year 2027. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA| Home size | Monthly rent |
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| Studio (efficiency) | $840 |
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| 1 bedroom | $900 |
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| 2 bedrooms | $1,060 |
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| 3 bedrooms | $1,420 |
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| 4 bedrooms | $1,520 |
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Fair Market Rent for Cameron, fiscal year 2027. HUD area: Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA.| Home size | Monthly rent |
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| Studio (efficiency) | $827 |
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| 1 bedroom | $884 |
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| 2 bedrooms | $1,042 |
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| 3 bedrooms | $1,393 |
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| 4 bedrooms | $1,496 |
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A Fair Market Rent is HUD’s rent figure for a modest home. The housing authority can set a payment standard that is different. The office county or ZIP may not be the whole area the authority serves. Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027 in this copy.Look up another ZIP. Compare a rent with income.
Income limits for Cameron County, 2026. These are yearly income figures, before taxes.| Household | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
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| 1 person | $17,600 | $29,300 | $46,900 |
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| 2 people | $21,640 | $33,500 | $53,600 |
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| 3 people | $27,320 | $37,700 | $60,300 |
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| 4 people | $33,000 | $41,850 | $66,950 |
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| 5 people | $38,680 | $45,200 | $72,350 |
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| 6 people | $44,360 | $48,550 | $77,700 |
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| 7 people | $50,040 | $51,900 | $83,050 |
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| 8 people | $55,250 | $55,250 | $88,400 |
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Most Housing Choice Voucher households must be at or under the very-low limit. The housing authority decides. Source: HUD USER income limits.Check an income against these limits.
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