This housing agency serves Cookeville, Tennessee.
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The Highlands Residential Services (HRS) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The HRS offers five Public Housing communities with 577 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.There are four ways to apply:
Cookeville Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 530 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
235 West Jackson Street, Cookeville, TN
(931) 526-9793Section 8 Application Checklist
DownloadKeep track of everything you need to apply for a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher in this printable checklist created by Affordable Housing Online
Cookeville Housing Authority serves 298 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 298 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 62 percent of households served by Cookeville Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 91 percent of Cookeville Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 41 households and make up 14 percent of households served by Cookeville Housing Authority.
There are 235 female-headed renter households living in Cookeville Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 79% of those served by the Cookeville Housing Authority.
| Black | 9 |
| White | 286 |
| Hispanic | 3 |
There are 122 households headed by seniors served by the Cookeville Housing Authority. Senior households are 41% of households in Cookeville Housing Authority housing.
There are 53 persons with disabilities living in Cookeville Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 18% of households served by the Cookeville Housing Authority.
The Cookeville 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.
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You may have an opportunity to apply for a VASH voucher, which is a Section 8 voucher for homeless veterans.Gina Pocan says:
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