About us

Affordable Housing by ZIP is a free directory of income-restricted apartment buildings in every U.S. ZIP code. Type a ZIP or city, and you get the buildings HUD and USDA already publish: tax-credit apartments, public housing, HUD-assisted buildings (including project-based Section 8), and USDA rural rentals — on one map, with nearby ZIP codes and what “affordable” means there. For a Section 8–only starting point, seeSection 8 housing by ZIP.

I am one person running an independent site. I do not work for HUD, USDA, or any housing authority. I do not take applications, run waiting lists, or inspect units. If you need an official answer, call the property or your local public housing authority.

Why this exists

Most “affordable housing” sites are marketplaces: landlords post photos and vacancies. That is useful when a unit is actually for rent. It is a weak way to see every income-restricted building near a ZIP, including public housing and rural USDA properties that never appear on listing sites.

This directory is the other job: a fast ZIP lookup from public records, with dated income limits and rents, and a honest empty state when a ZIP has no buildings.

Sister site

The Section 8 rent calculator estimates tenant share (TTP) and HAP from HUD rules. This site lists the buildings. ZIP pages link to the calculator with that ZIP already filled in.

What we do not do

• We do not claim a unit is available.
• We do not copy listing-site photos or scrape competitor sites.
• We do not show resident race, ethnicity, or income-mix demographics.
• We are not AffordableHousing.com or AffordableHousingOnline.com.

Questions or a correction: contact us.

Last updated: November 8, 2026