Columbia County Housing Authority

This housing agency serves Columbia County, Pennsylvania.

Waiting List
Closed: Town Park Village Family Public Housing Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Columbia County, Pennsylvania Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Evan Owen Memorial Apartments Elderly or Non-Elderly Disabled Other Senior and Disabled Waiting List Learn More

Closed: Town Park Village Family Public Housing Waiting List

The Columbia County Housing Authority (CCHA) Family Public Housing waiting list for 3 and 4-Bedroom apartments at Town Park Village Apartments is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from the earliest confirmed date of July, 2020, until an unconfirmed date in April, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

This waiting list had the following preferences: 

  • Residency Preference – Households that reside, work in or have accepted employment in Columbia County. 
  • Working Preference – Households where the head, spouse, or co-head is employed at least 20 hours per week. 
  • Elderly or Disabled Preference – As required by HUD, families where the head or spouse, or sole member is a person age 62 or older, or a person with disabilities , will also be given the benefit of the working preference.  
  • Involuntary Displaced – Persons who have been involuntarily displaced from their previous residence as the result of fire, natural disaster, or governmental action, so long as the displacement was not caused, in whole or in part, by any action or failure to act on the part of the person so displaced, or by any action or failure to act on the part of any member of the immediate family of the person so displaced?

For more information, visit the CCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the CCHA, on April 19, 2022.

Open Until Further Notice: Columbia County, Pennsylvania Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Columbia County Housing Authority (CCHA) is accepting Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications since at least July, 2020, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.

This waiting list has the following preferences: 

  • Residency Preference – Households that reside, work in or have accepted employment in Columbia County. 
  • Working Preference – Households where the head, spouse, or co-head is employed at least 20 hours per week. 
  • Elderly or Disabled Preference – As required by HUD, families where the head or spouse, or sole member is a person age 62 or older, or a person with disabilities , will also be given the benefit of the working preference.  
  • Involuntary Displaced – Persons who have been involuntarily displaced from their previous residence as the result of fire, natural disaster, or governmental action, so long as the displacement was not caused, in whole or in part, by any action or failure to act on the part of the person so displaced, or by any action or failure to act on the part of any member of the immediate family of the person so displaced?

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the CCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the CCHA, as of October 26, 2020.

Open Until Further Notice: Evan Owen Memorial Apartments Elderly or Non-Elderly Disabled Other Senior and Disabled Waiting List

The Columbia County Housing Authority (CCHA) Elderly or Non-Elderly Disabled Public Housing waiting list for 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments at Even Owen Memorial Apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least July 27, 2020, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application available here.

This waiting list has the following preferences: 

  • Residency Preference – Households that reside, work in or have accepted employment in Columbia County. 
  • Working Preference – Households where the head, spouse, or co-head is employed at least 20 hours per week. 
  • Elderly or Disabled Preference – As required by HUD, families where the head or spouse, or sole member is a person age 62 or older, or a person with disabilities , will also be given the benefit of the working preference.  
  • Involuntary Displaced – Persons who have been involuntarily displaced from their previous residence as the result of fire, natural disaster, or governmental action, so long as the displacement was not caused, in whole or in part, by any action or failure to act on the part of the person so displaced, or by any action or failure to act on the part of any member of the immediate family of the person so displaced?

For more information, visit the CCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the CCHA, as of October 26, 2020.

About The Agency

Columbia County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 483 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.

700 Sawmill Road, Bloomsburg, PA

(570) 784-9373

Section 8 Application Checklist

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Keep track of everything you need to apply for a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher in this printable checklist created by Affordable Housing Online

How large is the Columbia County Housing Authority?

Columbia County Housing Authority serves 445 low-income households. The agency manages 443 Housing Choice Vouchers and 47 public housing units.

What are the incomes of residents served by the Columbia County Housing Authority?

Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 58 percent of households served by Columbia County Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of Columbia County Housing Authority households.

How many Columbia County Housing Authority residents are employed?

Working adults head 62 households and make up 14 percent of households served by Columbia County Housing Authority.

How many female-headed renter households are served by the Columbia County Housing Authority?

There are 333 female-headed renter households living in Columbia County Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 75% of those served by the Columbia County Housing Authority.

What racial and ethnic groups are found among Columbia County Housing Authority renters?

Black 13
White 409
Hispanic 22

How many senior-headed renter households are served by Columbia County Housing Authority?

There are 231 households headed by seniors served by the Columbia County Housing Authority. Senior households are 52% of households in Columbia County Housing Authority housing.

How many households headed by persons with disabilities live in Columbia County Housing Authority housing?

There are 151 persons with disabilities living in Columbia County Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 34% of households served by the Columbia County Housing Authority.

How does HUD rate the performance of the Columbia County Housing Authority?

The Columbia County Housing Authority is rated as a high performer by HUD.

HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.

Public Housing Communities Managed by Columbia County Housing Authority

Central Court Apartments

160 Central Rd, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania 17815

Town Park Village

107 N Vine St, Berwick, Pennsylvania 18603