Housing Authority of the City of Buffalo provides affordable housing for up to 22 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
304 Center Street, Buffalo, TX
(903) 322-3654Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority of the City of Buffalo serves 20 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 20 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 67 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Buffalo. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 86 percent of Housing Authority of the City of Buffalo households.
Working adults head 5 households and make up 29 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Buffalo.
There are 16 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the City of Buffalo housing. Households headed by females are 81% of those served by the Housing Authority of the City of Buffalo.
| Black | 4 |
| White | 13 |
| Hispanic | 3 |
There are 10 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the City of Buffalo. Senior households are 52% of households in Housing Authority of the City of Buffalo housing.
There are 4 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the City of Buffalo housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 24% of households served by the Housing Authority of the City of Buffalo.
The Housing Authority of the City of Buffalo is rated as a standard 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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