Chicago Housing Authority

Chicago, Illinois. We do not take applications. Applying is free, on the housing authority’s own website.

Waitlist status

Closed
Housing Choice Voucher

CHA’s Housing Choice Voucher waitlist is closed at this time.

Source: www.thecha.org/i-have-question
Last verified: October 22, 2026

Waitlist page on the housing authority’s website

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

Contact

The dot is the office location HUD published.

60 E Van Buren St
Chicago, IL 60605

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Phone: (312) 742-8500

Email: CHACETeam@thecha.org

Housing authority website

Programs

HUD lists this authority as Combined: Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing.

HUD directory record

Section 8 units reported to HUD: 61,049 (51,657 occupied). This is not the number of people on a waitlist.
Office county: Cook (17031).
Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
HUD performance designation: Advisory.
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 60605, fiscal year 2027. Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area
Home size	Monthly rent
Studio (efficiency)	$2,520
1 bedroom	$2,670
2 bedrooms	$3,020
3 bedrooms	$3,880
4 bedrooms	$4,440

Fair Market Rent for Cook, fiscal year 2027. HUD area: Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area.
Home size	Monthly rent
Studio (efficiency)	$1,678
1 bedroom	$1,780
2 bedrooms	$2,011
3 bedrooms	$2,586
4 bedrooms	$2,954

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 Cook County, 2026. These are yearly income figures, before taxes.
Household	Extremely low (30%)	Very low (50%)	Low (80%)
1 person	$25,550	$42,550	$68,050
2 people	$29,200	$48,600	$77,800
3 people	$32,850	$54,700	$87,500
4 people	$36,450	$60,750	$97,200
5 people	$39,400	$65,650	$105,000
6 people	$44,360	$70,500	$112,800
7 people	$50,040	$75,350	$120,550
8 people	$55,720	$80,200	$128,350

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.

Status history

October 22, 2026: hcv marked closed. Source Read on the housing authority website.

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