Bellingham Housing Authority
Waiting Lists
Learn more about Bellingham Housing Authority.
- City of Bellingham, 3-Bedroom Section 8 Project-Based Voucher is open.
- City of Bellingham, 2-Bedroom Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher is open.
- City of Bellingham, 3 and 4 Bedroom Public Housing is open.
- Whatcom County, 4 Bedroom Public Housing is open.
- City of Bellingham, 1-Bedroom Senior / Disabled Public Housing is open.
- Everson Meadows Farm Labor is open.
- Whatcom County, Washington Section 8 HCV is closed.
- Varsity Village, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher is closed.
- Deer Run Terrace Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher is closed.
- River House Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher is closed.
- City of Bellingham, 2-Bedroom, Public Housing is closed.
- Whatcom County 3-Bedroom Public Housing is closed.
- Sumas Square, 1-Bedroom, Elderly and Disabled USDA Rural Development Housing Senior and Disabled is closed.
- Birchwood Manor and Catherine May, Elderly and Disabled Senior and Disabled is closed.
- Varsity Village, Multifamily is closed.
Open: City of Bellingham, 3-Bedroom Section 8 Project-Based Voucher
The Bellingham Whatcom County Housing Authorities (BWCHA) is accepting Project Based Voucher waiting list applications for 3-Bedroom apartments in the City of Bellingham from July 17, 2023 at 10:00 am PT, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the BWCHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the BWCHA notice on July 11, 2023.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Bellingham County, Washington.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via 360-676-6887.
IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.
Last Updated on 08/09/2023.
Open: City of Bellingham, 2-Bedroom Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher
The Bellingham and Whatcom County Housing Authorities (BWCHA) is accepting City of Bellingham Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list applications for 2-Bedroom apartments from November 6, 2023, until further notice.
To apply while the waiting list is open, complete the online application.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the BWCHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the BWCHA public notice on November 20, 2023.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in City of Bellingham, Washington.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (360) 676-6887.
IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.
Last Updated on 11/20/2023.
Open: City of Bellingham, 3 and 4 Bedroom Public Housing
The Bellingham and Whatcom County Housing Authorities (BWCHA) is accepting Public Housing waiting list applications for 3 and 4-Bedroom apartments for the City of Bellingham from July 17, 2023 at 10:00 am PT, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.
This waiting list has the following preferences:
- Individuals or families displaced by government action.
- Individuals or families who are either current residents of the Housing Authority Public Housing Program or other approved subsidized housing who are inappropriately housed or who are on the Public Housing waiting list and for whom the Housing Authority has no appropriate housing.
It is not known how selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the BWCHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the BWCHA notice on July 11, 2023.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Bellingham County, Washington. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (360) 676-6887.
Next Steps
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 07/27/2023.
Open: Whatcom County, 4 Bedroom Public Housing
The Bellingham and Whatcom County Housing Authorities (BWCHA) is accepting Public Housing waiting list applications for 4-Bedroom apartments for Whatcom County from July 17, 2023 at 10:00 am PT, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.
This waiting list has the following preferences:
- Individuals or families displaced by government action.
- Individuals or families who are either current residents of the Housing Authority Public Housing Program or other approved subsidized housing who are inappropriately housed or who are on the Public Housing waiting list and for whom the Housing Authority has no appropriate housing.
It is not known how selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the BWCHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the BWCHA notice on July 11, 2023.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Whatcom County, Washington. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (360) 676-6887.
Next Steps
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 07/27/2023.
Open: City of Bellingham, 1-Bedroom Senior / Disabled Public Housing
The Bellingham and Whatcom County Housing Authorities (BWCHA) is accepting City of Bellingham Senior and Disabled Public Housing waiting list applications for 1-Bedroom apartments from November 6, 2023, until further notice. This is the first time the waiting list has been open since it closed in October, 2021.
To apply while the waiting list is open, complete the online application.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the BWCHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the BWCHA public notice on November 20, 2023.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Senior and Disabled Public Housing rental assistance in City of Bellingham, Washington. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (360) 676-6887.
Next Steps
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 11/20/2023.
Open: Everson Meadows Farm Labor
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The Bellingham and Whatcom County Housing Authorities (BWCHA) Farm Labor waiting list for 2 and 3-Bedroom apartments at Everson Meadows is currently open.
The BWCHA is accepting applications from the earliest confirmed date of October, 2019, until further notice.
According to the BWCHA, Everson Meadows is, "Located in Everson specifically for households who earn income through agricultural employment."
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.
This waiting list has the following preferences:
- Disabled Set Aside
- Disabled Household is an applicant family with at least one member who has a verifiable disability.
- Large Family Set Aside
- Large Family Household is an applicant family with four or more members who are eligible for a three bedroom unit.
It is not known how selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the BWCHA website.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (360) 676-6887.
Last Updated on 03/08/2022.
Closed: Whatcom County, Washington Section 8 HCV
The Bellingham & Whatcom County Housing Authorities (BWCHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from September 18, 2023, until September 22, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to complete the online application.
The maximum income limits for each household size were as followed:
- 1 Person $33,600 | 5 Persons $51,850
- 2 Persons $38,400 | 6 Persons $55,700
- 3 Persons $43,200 | 7 Person $59,550
- 4 Persons $48,800 | 8 Persons $63,400
This waiting list had the following preferences:
- Terminated due to Insufficient funding.
- Individuals or families displaced by government action.
- Individuals or families who are either current residents of the Housing Authority Public Housing Program or other approved subsidized housing who are inappropriately housed or who are on the Public Housing waiting list and for whom the Housing Authority has no appropriate housing.
- Families or victims of domestic violence.
400 selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the BWCHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the BWCHA public notice on September 5, 2023.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Whatcom County, Washington.
Last Updated on 09/22/2023.
Closed: Varsity Village, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher
The Bellingham and Whatcom County Housing Authorities (BWCHA) waiting list for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher apartments at Varsity Village is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.
According to the BWCHA, Varsity Village is, "Located in the Happy Valley neighborhood of Bellingham. Tenants typically pay 30% of their income toward rent."
For more information, visit the BWCHA website.
Last Updated on 10/30/2019.
Closed: Deer Run Terrace Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher
The Bellingham and Whatcom County Housing Authorities (BWCHA) Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 2-Bedroom apartments at Deer Run Terrace is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
For more information, visit the BWCHA website.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Bellingham, Washington.
Last Updated on 03/24/2022.
Closed: River House Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher
The Bellingham and Whatcom County Housing Authorities (BWCHA) Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 2-Bedroom apartments at River House is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
For more information, visit the BWCHA website.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Lynden, Washington.
Last Updated on 03/24/2022.
Closed: City of Bellingham, 2-Bedroom, Public Housing
The Bellingham Housing Authority (BHA) waiting list for 2-Bedroom Public Housing apartments is currently closed. Pre-applications were last accepted from October 25, 2019, until an unconfirmed close date.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online pre-application.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It is not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the BHA website.
Last Updated on 09/18/2020.
Closed: Whatcom County 3-Bedroom Public Housing
The Bellingham Housing Authority (BHA) Public Housing waiting list for 3-Bedroom apartments is currently closed. Applications were last accepted since at least September 2020, until at least October, 2021.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the BHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the BHA, as of September 18, 2020.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Whatcom County, Washington. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.
Last Updated on 04/04/2022.
Closed: Sumas Square, 1-Bedroom, Elderly and Disabled USDA Rural Development Housing Senior and Disabled
The Bellingham and Whatcom County Housing Authorities (BWCHA) waiting list for 1-Bedroom USDA Rural Development Housing apartments at Sumas Square is currently open. Applications are being accepted from October 25, 2019 at 9:30 am PT, until an unconfirmed close date.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
This waiting list had the following preferences:
- Disabled Set Aside
- Disabled Household is an applicant family with at least one member who has a verifiable disability.
It was not known how selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the BWCHA website.
Last Updated on 09/18/2020.
Closed: Birchwood Manor and Catherine May, Elderly and Disabled Senior and Disabled
The Bellingham and Whatcom County Housing Authorities (BWCHA) waiting list for Elderly and Disabled apartments at Birchwood Manor and Catherine May is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.
According to the BWCHA, Birchwood Manor is, "Located in the Birchwood Neighborhood of Bellingham for households with a member age 62 or older or persons with a disability. Tenants typically pay 30% of their income toward rent," and Catherine May is, "Located in the Samish Neighborhood of Bellingham for households with a member age 62 or older or persons with a disability. Tenants typically pay 30% of their income toward rent."
For more information, visit the BWCHA website.
Last Updated on 10/30/2019.
Closed: Varsity Village, Multifamily
The Bellingham and Whatcom County Housing Authorities (BWCHA) waiting list for Multifamily apartments at Varsity Village is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.
According to the BWCHA, Varsity Village is, "Located in the Happy Valley neighborhood of Bellingham. Tenants typically pay 30% of their income toward rent."
For more information, visit the BWCHA website.
Last Updated on 10/30/2019.
About Bellingham Housing Authority
333 N. Samish Way, Bellingham, WA | Visit Website | (360) 676-6887
Bellingham Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 2,334 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 Bellingham Housing Authority is located in Whatcom County, WA.
Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.
Office Hours
Open today from 8:00am to 5:00pm PT.
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
| Tuesday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
| Wednesday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
| Thursday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
| Friday | 8:00am-12:00pm |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
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