Section 8 and HUD-Assisted Properties
We list 30 Section 8 or HUD-assisted properties in Wake County, North Carolina. A listing isn't a current vacancy or a house for rent, and our data doesn't show whether a property accepts vouchers. Ask each property whether it has openings, how to apply, and whether it accepts vouchers. Your share of the rent usually depends on your income. We have partnered so you can also check your eligibility.
See properties with 2-bedroom, 3-bedroom, or 4-bedroom units for Wake County, North Carolina.
Arc/Hds Wake County Group Home #2
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 6
Address :
4808 WHITEHALL AVE,
Raleigh, NC 27604.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 6
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- ARC/HDS WAKE COUNTY HOUSING CORP. #2
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: wadawson@maxhealth.com
- Phone: (336) 273-4404
Cedar Crest New Life Center
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 40
Address :
2821 LAODICEA DR,
Raleigh, NC 27610.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 40
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- LUCC Ltd. of Raleigh
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: mlee@macedonianewlife.org
- Phone: 9198322784
As Wake Co. G.H. #2
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 6
Address :
534 WALNUT ST,
Cary, NC 27511.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 6
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- AUTISM SOCIETY WAKE COUNTY HOUSING CORP. #2
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: curtisbass@aol.com
- Phone: 3362734404
As Wake Co. G.H. #1
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 6
Address :
113 DICKENS DR,
Raleigh, NC 27610.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 6
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- AUTISM SOCIETY WAKE CO HSG CORP #1
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: curtisbass@aol.com
- Phone: 336-273-4404
Cedar Moor
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 26
Address :
2448 MELVID CT,
Raleigh, NC 27610.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 14
- 3 Bedroom: 12
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- AHF - Cedar Moor, LLC
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: mthomas@onyllc.com
- Phone: 469-206-8900
Chadwick Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 40
Address :
305 E GARNER RD,
Garner, NC 27529.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 40
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- Chadwick Apartments Inc
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: gregg@djhc.org
- Phone: 919-832-4345
As Wake Co. G.H. #3
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 6
Address :
5117 GLEN FOREST DR,
Raleigh, NC 27612.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 6
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- AUTISM SOCIETY WAKE COUNTY HOUSING CORP. #3
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: curtisbass@aol.com
- Phone: 336-273-4404
Cosmo And Lewis Estates
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 14
Address :
1121 HADLEY RD,
Raleigh, NC 27610.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 4
- 1 Bedroom: 10
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- COSMO AND LEWIS ESTATES, INC.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: tnarron@thepencos.com
- Phone: (919) 833-3283
Crestfield Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 40
Address :
719 Marshburn Rd,
Wendell, NC 27591.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 40
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- Crestfield VOA Affordable Housing LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: kking3@voa.org
- Phone: 703.341.5000
Bay Tree Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 50
Address :
113 BAY TREE ST,
Fuquay Varina, NC 27526.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 48
- 3 Bedroom: 2
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- Bay Tree Apartments, Limited, a Limited Partnershi
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: JPetri@onefic.com
- Phone: 9197874243
Holly Springs Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 17
Address :
155 W. Holly Springs Road,
Holly Springs, NC 27540.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 17
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- WAKE COUNTY OPPORTUNITIES HOUSING CORPORATION
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: bill.scott@ncmail.net
- Phone: (919) 552 1825
Roanoke Commons
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 64
Address :
2911 MAYDELYN WATSON LN,
Raleigh, NC 27610.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 8
- 1 Bedroom: 56
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- Roanoke Housing Development Corporation
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: len@dhic.org
- Phone: (919) 832-4345
Raleigh Gardens Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 125
Address :
6145A SAINT GILES ST,
Raleigh, NC 27612.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 30
- 2 Bedroom: 46
- 3 Bedroom: 24
- 4 Bedroom: 25
Owner Name :
- Ashton Raleigh, LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: bpritchard@dorchestermgmt.com
- Phone: 678-514-5900
Fuquay-Varina Homes For The Elderly
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 59
Address :
1012-10 S MAIN ST,
Fuquay Varina, NC 27526.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 48
- 2 Bedroom: 11
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- FUQUAY-VARINA HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY, LTD
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: michael@nchmi.com
- Phone: (336) 249-7543
Jade Tree/Glen Eden Group Home
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 6
Address :
6501 JADE TREE LN,
Raleigh, NC 27615.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 6
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- GLEN EDEN GROUP HOME FOR THE AUTISTIC, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: sjefferys123@gmail.com
- Phone: 3362734404
Sir Walter Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 138
Address :
400 FAYETTEVILLE STREET,
Raleigh, NC 27601.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 30
- 1 Bedroom: 103
- 2 Bedroom: 5
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- Sir Walter Apartments LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: sam@thecapitalrealty.com
- Phone: 845-356-7773
Tammy Lynn Icf/Mr
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 7
Address :
737 CHAPPELL DR,
Raleigh, NC 27606.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 7
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- Tammy Lynn Memorial Foundation, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: hrichard@tammylynncenter.org
- Phone: 919 755-2671
Whittecar Home
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 6
Address :
3257 Lake Woodard Dr,
Raleigh, NC 27604.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 6
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- WHITTECAR HOME, INC.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: tgoins@lscarolinas.net
- Phone: 3362734404
Shade Hill Apts.
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 7
Address :
3014 Poole Rd,
Raleigh, NC 27610.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 6
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 1
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- Shade Hill Incorporated
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: dking@casanc.com
- Phone: 9197549960
Crystal Cove Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 50
Address :
815 Suffolk Blvd,
Raleigh, NC 27603.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 12
- 2 Bedroom: 26
- 3 Bedroom: 12
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- Crystal Cove, LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: bjenkins@wajmangement.com
- Phone: 1-919-847-8350
Easter Seals United Cerebral Palsey Nc Housing
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 70
Address :
1529 BEN LLOYD DR,
Raleigh, NC 27604.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 70
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- Easter Seals United Cerebral Palsy NC Housing, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: bryant.edgerton@eastersealsucp.org
- Phone: (919) 865-8648
Maples Apartments (The)
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 36
Address :
302 East PRIMROSE PL,
Zebulon, NC 27597.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 30
- 3 Bedroom: 6
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- ZEBULON MAPLES ASSOCIATES, LTD
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: zm_apts@bellsouth.net
- Phone: (919) 469-0260
Turnberry Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 40
Address :
755 South White Street,
Wake Forest, NC 27587.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 40
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- WFEH, Incorporated
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: Yolanda@dhic.org
- Phone: (919) 832-4345
Holly Springs Apartments Ii
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 40
Address :
215 W Earp St,
Holly Springs, NC 27540.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 40
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- Wake County Opportunities Housing Corp. II
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: bill.scott@ncmail.net
- Phone: (919)552-1825
Serving Cup Green Level Apts
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 6
Address :
14000 Joshua Tree Ct,
Cary, NC 27519.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 6
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- SC Green Level Homes Corporation
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: gailvaughn@nc.rr.com
- Phone: 3362734404
Highland Manor Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 31
Address :
200 Highland Manor Place,
Cary, NC 27513.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 31
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- Highland Manor Apartments Inc
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: len@dhic.org
- Phone: (919) 600-5366
Oak Hill Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 14
Address :
3310-3311 Sun Hill Lane,
Raleigh, NC 27610.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 14
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- Oak Hill Apartments, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: dking@casanc.com
- Phone: 919 754-9960
Arc Orange Apartments (The)
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 6
Address :
208 N. Columbia Street,
Raleigh, NC 27609.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 4
- 2 Bedroom: 2
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- The Arc Orange Apartments
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: wadawson@maxhealth.com
- Phone: 336-273-4404
Raleigh Millbank Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 208
Address :
1500 N Raleigh Blvd,
Raleigh, NC 27610.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 102
- 3 Bedroom: 106
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- Steele Raleigh Millbank LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: compliance@monroegroup.com
- Phone: 303-226-9102
Robertson Hill Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Assisted Units: 9
Address :
1725 Poole Road,
Raleigh, NC 27605.
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Assisted Units by Size :
- Studio: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 9
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Owner Name :
- Robertson Hill Apartments Inc
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: dking@casanc.com
- Phone: 919-754-9960
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program provides housing assistance, in the form of Section 8 vouchers, to low-income families. The Section 8 vouchers are used to help the family pay for housing. Local public housing agencies (PHA) administer vouchers based on household income and family size and recipients are free to choose any housing that meets program requirements.
How does one qualify for Section 8?
To be eligible for a Housing Choice Voucher in Wake County, North Carolina, you must:
1. Meet HUD's income limits. In general, your family's income may not exceed 50% of the median income for the county or metropolitan area where you choose to live. Some low-income families, up to 80% of the area median, may qualify in limited cases.
2. Be in need of decent, safe, and/or sanitary housing.
3. Meet the documentation requirements of citizenship or eligible immigration status. Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for Section 8 housing voucher assistance.
4. Anyone evicted from public housing for drug-related criminal activity is ineligible for assistance for at least 3 years from the date of the eviction.
5. Other factors: Local housing authorities may consider additional factors such as family size, disability status, and the local demand for housing vouchers when determining eligibility.
Steps to Get Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Wake County, North Carolina
1. Find Public Housing Agency (PHA) in Wake County, North Carolina
The Housing Choice Voucher program is overseen by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and administered by local PHAs. Your public housing agency in Wake County, North Carolina can help you find and afford low-income housing.
2. Determine if you are eligible.
Applicant eligibility is based on both the family size and the total annual gross income. In general, the income may not exceed 50 percent of the median income for your area in Wake County, North Carolina.
Section 8 is only available to US citizens and certain categories of legal immigration status. The public housing agency(PHA) in Wake County, North Carolina will help determine if you are eligible for Section 8 Housing.
Unless HUD approves a lower share, at least 75% of the families a Public Housing Agency (PHA) admits each year must be extremely low-income. That generally means income at or below the greater of 30% of the area median or the federal poverty level.
3. Get Section 8 Applications
Housing section 8 applications in Wake County, North Carolina are free. They may be available online, by mail or at the Wake County housing authority office.
4. Apply for Section 8
During the application process, the PHA will collect information on:
- Family Income
- Total Assets
- Family Size
The Public Housing Authority will do income verification and identity verification to check your eligibility. They will verify this information with other local agencies, your employer and your bank, and determine the amount of the housing assistance payment.
5. Find out Section 8 Waiting List in Wake County, North Carolina
If the Housing Authority determines that your family is eligible, you will be put on a waiting list, unless it is able to assist you immediately. Once your name is reached on the waiting list, the PHA will contact you and issue to you a payment voucher.
PHAs set their own preferences. For example, a PHA may give a preference to a family who is
- 1. Homeless or living in substandard housing
- 2. Paying more than 50% of its income for rent
- 3. Involuntarily displaced.
If demand is high, some PHAs use a random lottery to choose applications, and many close their waiting lists. The PHA must give a reason for a rejection, and an applicant can request an informal review.
6. Find Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Wake County, North Carolina
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program allows you to pick an eligible house or apartment that accepts Section 8, based on your family size. Tenants typically pay about 30 percent of their adjusted monthly income toward rent. When a family first moves in, its share can't be more than 40 percent of adjusted monthly income if the rent is above the local payment standard.
Once you find a house or an apartment that accepts housing vouchers, it must pass a physical inspection. The housing voucher payment goes directly to the landlord.
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
1. What is section 8 housing?
The housing choice voucher program is the federal government's program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market.
The participant is free to choose any housing that meets the requirements of the program and is not limited to units located in subsidized housing projects.
2. What is a housing voucher?
A housing choice voucher is provided by the federal government's major program to help very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market.
3. What is the most section 8 will pay?
It depends on your housing agency's payment standard, which is usually set between 90% and 110% of HUD's Fair Market Rent for your area. You typically pay about 30% of your adjusted monthly income. When you first move in, your share can't be more than 40% of adjusted monthly income if the rent is above the payment standard.
4. What is counted as income for Section 8?
HUD defines income to include:
- The full amount, before any payroll deductions, of wages and salaries, overtime pay, commissions, fees, tips and bonuses, and other compensation for personal services;
- The net income from the operation of a business or profession.
- Under HUD's 2023 income and asset rule, IRS-recognized retirement accounts such as a 401(k) generally do not count as assets, but payments you receive from them may count as income. Ask your housing agency how it applies this rule.
5. How to get Section 8 immediately?
Due to limited funding from the federal government and a shortage of low-income housing units, there is no guaranteed way to receive Section 8 immediately. The application process can be long and time consuming.
6. How long does it take to get a Section 8 voucher after the interview?
When a PHA in Wake County, North Carolina issues a voucher, it gives the assisted family at least 60 days to obtain housing. A PHA can extend the time it allots to a family based on various factors.