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Open: Housing Authority of the City of Tucumcari Section 8 HCV

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.


The Housing Authority of the City of Tucumcari (HACT) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open until further notice.

Tucumacari, NM is about 165 miles east of Santa Fe, NM.

There are two ways to apply:

  1. Visit the HACT to pick up a pre-application, located at 323 E Smith Ave., Tucumcari, NM 88401, during normal office hours.
  2. Request to have a pre-application mailed/emailed/faxed by calling (575) 461-4403 during normal office hours.


Once the pre-application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above, from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm MT, Monday-Friday.

Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Social Security Cards, birth certificates, proof of all income, and photo IDs for all adult household members.

The HACT does not have a preference.

Qualified applicants will be placed by the date and time the pre-application is received.

For more information, the HACT can be reached by calling (575) 461-4403, from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via 5754614403.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 07/02/2018.

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Open: Housing Authority of the City of Tucumcari Public Housing

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Housing Authority of the City of Tucumcari (HACT) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.

The HACT offers one Public Housing community with 90 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from studios to 5 bedrooms.

There are two ways to apply:

  1. Visit the HACT to pick up a pre-application, located at 323 E Smith Ave., Tucumcari, NM 88401, during normal office hours.
  2. Request to have a pre-application mailed, emailed, or faxed to you by calling (575) 461-4403 during normal office hours.
Once the pre-application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above, from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm MT, Monday-Friday.

Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Social Security Cards, birth certificates, proof of all income, and photo IDs for all adult household members.

The HACT does not have a preference.

Qualified applicants will be placed by the date and time the pre-application is received.

For more information, the HACT can be reached by calling (575) 461-4403 from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.
Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via 5754614403.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 08/27/2015.

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About Housing Authority of the City of Tucumcari

323 East Smith Avenue, Tucumcari, NM | Visit Website | (575) 461-4403

Housing Authority of the City of Tucumcari provides affordable housing for up to 230 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Housing Authority of the City of Tucumcari is located in Tucumcari, NM.

Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.

About the Housing Authority of the City of Tucumcari Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Housing Authority of the City of Tucumcari manages 74 active Housing Choice Vouchers.

The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of March 31st, 2021:

Standard Ported Out
Vouchers 73 1
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $398 $943
Monthly Cost $29,024 $943
Waiting List and Tenancy

According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 19% having issued approximately 4 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 6 years and 11 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 4 months on the waiting list1.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2 persons and has a household income of $10,299 per year. 95% of households were very low income (VLI) and 71% were extremely low income (ELI). 31% of households had wages as a major source of income, 1% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 63% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.

Heads of Household Characteristics

8% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 52% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 16% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 24% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, -1% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.

49% of households included children, 4% of which had two adults in the household. 45% of households with children have a female head of household. 88% of all households were headed by a female.

65% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 1% of all heads of households being Black and -1% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Housing Authority of the City of Tucumcari Housing Choice Voucher program, 25% include at least one person with a disability. 39% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 67% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

9% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 52% with 2 bedrooms and 39% with 3 or more bedrooms. 49% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.

Rent, Assistance, and Utility Allowances

The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Housing Authority of the City of Tucumcari voucher holders in 2016 was $263 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $420. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $148.

1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.