About Rent Affordable
Rent Affordable is a free, independent directory that helps renters find Section 8 and other HUD-assisted multifamily rental properties across the United States. We exist for one reason: government affordable-housing information is scattered across dozens of agencies, datasets, and PDF lists, and the people who need it most often have the least time and bandwidth to dig for it.
This site pulls publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and republishes it in a fast, mobile-friendly, and easy-to-search format — organized the way renters actually think about housing: by state, then by city, then by property. We are not a housing authority. We do not own or manage any of the properties listed here. We do not collect applications. Our job is to surface real options and explain how they work in plain English.
Where our data comes from
Property listings are sourced from HUD's public Multifamily Assisted dataset (a feature service hosted on HUD's open data ArcGIS platform), which inventories thousands of properties participating in HUD's Project-Based Section 8, Section 202 (Supportive Housing for the Elderly), Section 811 (Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities), and other federally-subsidized rental programs. Each listing on this site corresponds to a real entry in that dataset, including the property's address, on-site phone number, total assisted unit count, owner or management agent of record, and most recent HUD REAC physical inspection score where available.
HUD updates this dataset periodically. Although we re-import on a regular schedule, listings can go out of date — properties open and close waitlists, change management companies, and occasionally exit the program. Always confirm details with the property directly before making housing decisions.
What we do not list
This directory focuses on HUD-assisted multifamily rental properties. It does not include private market rentals, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties unless they overlap with HUD subsidies, public housing developments operated by Public Housing Agencies (PHAs), or single-family voucher rentals. For Housing Choice Vouchers (the program most people mean by "Section 8"), see our guide to applying for a voucher.
How we make money
Rent Affordable is supported by display advertising shown alongside content. We do not charge renters, do not sell leads, and do not accept payment from property owners or managers in exchange for placement, ranking, or visibility in the directory. Listings are presented in the order returned by the underlying HUD data — typically alphabetical within a city or state — and that ordering is not for sale.
Contact
Spot a listing that looks wrong, duplicated, or out of date? Want to suggest a feature? Get in touch — we read every message and update the directory as quickly as we can.