Dane County, WI

Housing Authorities

There are 4 Housing Authorities that serve Dane County, WI. You can give them a call or send an email to see which PHA has jurisdiction in your area.

Housing Authorities Dane County, WI

There are 4 Housing Authorities listed below for Dane County. Click on the "+" below to view each HAs. Call to inquire about their jurisdiction.

MADISON HA
215 Martin Luther King, Jr., Boulevard Suite 161
Madison, WI 53703
WI003 combined Dane

Contact

(608) 266-4675
Phone
(608) 264-9291
Fax

Leadership

Satya Rhodes Conway
Mayor
Claude Gilmore
Board Chairperson
Matthew Wachter
Executive Director

DANE COUNTY HA
6000 Gisholt Drive Suite 203
Monona, WI 53713
WI214 combined Dane

Contact

(608) 224-3636 ext. 23
Phone
(608) 224-3632
Fax
www.dcha.net
Website

Leadership

Daniel O'Callaghan
Board Chairperson
Robert Dicke
Executive Director

DEFOREST HA
509 N Main Street
De Forest, WI 53532
WI249 low-rent Dane

Contact

(608) 846-4082
Phone
(608) 846-5640
Fax

Leadership

Abigail Lowery
Board Chairperson
Edward Wall
Executive Director

WHEDA
201 West Washington Avenue #700
Madison, WI 53703
WI901 section 8 Dane

Contact

(608) 266-7884
Phone
(608) 267-1099
Fax
www.wheda.com
Website

Leadership

Ivan Gamboa
Board Chairperson

How can Housing Authorities Help?

Housing Authorities (also called "Public Housing Authorities" or "Public Housing Agencies") are privately run, non-profit organizations in charge of overseeing public housing programs in a county or metro area.

Although they are privately run, Housing Authorities are government sanctioned and federally funded.

Dane County

Dane County has 4 Housing Authorities. You can call or email them to see which PHA serves your area. Find their contact information above.

PHAs may do just the Housing Voucher Choice Program (Section 8), low-rent public housing, or both.

Wait Lists

There is a widespread shortage of affordable public housing in Wisconsin. Most PHAs have a wait list of 1-2 years or more. PHAs may close the wait list when the list is too long.

You may consider checking PHAs in surrounding areas if you do not mind living in a nearby county.

Public Housing Authorities are free and are there to help you find affordable housing. Feel free to reach out to several housing authorities if needed.

Housing Authorities on this page apply to the following cities in Dane County, Wisconsin: Madison, Sun Prairie, Middleton, Verona, Stoughton, Waunakee, Oregon, De Forest, McFarland, Cottage Grove, Mount Horeb, Cross Plains, Marshall, Belleville, Cambridge, Deerfield, Mazomanie, Windsor, Black Earth, and Dane.

These housing authorities apply to the following ZIP codes in Dane County, Wisconsin: 53711, 53704, 53590, 53719, 53562, 53705, 53593, 53713, 53589, 53716, 53597, 53714, 53575, 53703, 53532, 53717, 53558, 53718, 53527, and 53572.

Dane County, WI is considered part of the following metro area: MADISON, WI.

Other counties in the same metro area are: Dane County, WI, Dane County, WI, and Dane County, WI.

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Last updated on February 25, 2020