Bloomington Housing Authority

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Open: Reverend ED Butler, Walnut Woods Apartments and Crestmont RAD Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Bloomington Housing Authority (BHA) is accepting RAD I Project Based Voucher waiting list applications for 1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments at Reverend ED Butler, Walnut Woods and Crestmont Apartments from October 5, 2023, until further notice.

This waiting list is for the following properties:

  • Reverend ED Butler Apartments (formerly public housing) is located on Bloomington’s west side in the 1200 & 1300 block of 11th and 12th St.
  • Walnut Woods (formerly public housing) is located on Bloomington’s south side in the 800 block of E. Miller Dr. & 1700 block of South Park Ave.
  • Crestmont Community Apartments (formerly public housing) is located at 1007 W. N Summit St.

To apply while the waitlist is open, complete the online application that will be available here.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It is 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 application portal page on October 5, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Monroe County, Indiana.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (812) 339-3491 during normal business hours.

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 10/05/2023.

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Closed: Monroe County, Indiana Section 8 Voucher

The Bloomington Housing Authority (BHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from August 22, 2023, until October 3, 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.

This waiting list had the following preferences: 

  • Monroe County Resident (4 points)
  • Resident of Surrounding County: Owen, Brown, Greene, Lawrence, Morgan (3 points)
  • Head of Household and Spouse, or Sole Member, is Either Elderly or Disabled (2 points)
  • Any Member of Household is Disabled (1 point)
  • Current Victim of Domestic Violence (2 points)
  • Current Member or Veteran of U.S. Military, or Surviving Spouse of a Veteran (1 point)
  • Working 35 Hours or More Per Week (2 points)
  • Working 20 to 34 Hours Per Week (1 Point)

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the BHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the BHA official facebook notice on August 10, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Monroe County, Indiana.

Last Updated on 02/27/2024.

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Closed: 2 and 3-Bedroom Public Housing

The Bloomington Housing Authority (BHA) Public Housing waiting list for 2 and 3-Bedroom apartments is closed.

The BHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from June 30, 2020, until October 15, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete an online application.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Live in Monroe County, Indiana
  • Live in the surrounding counties of Owen, Greene, Lawrence, Brown or Morgan
  • Current member of the U.S. Military Armed Forces, a veteran of the U.S. Military Armed Forces or a surviving spouse of a veteran
  • Household include a disabled individual
  • Work 35 hours or more per week or the head and spouse, or sole member, are elderly (62 years of age or older) or disabled
  • Work 20-34 hours per week
  • Resident of Monroe or a surrounding county whose primary nighttime dwelling is one of the following: a supervised public or private shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations (includes welfare hotels, congregate shelters and transitional housing) or a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping place for human beings

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 Bloomington Housing Authority on October 7, 2021.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Monroe County, Indiana. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: 1-Bedroom Public Housing

The Bloomington Housing Authority (BHA) Public Housing waiting list for 1-Bedroom apartments is currently closed. Applications were last accepted on May 18, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete an online application.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Live in Monroe County, Indiana
  • Live in the surrounding counties of Owen, Greene, Lawrence, Brown or Morgan
  • Current member of the U.S. Military Armed Forces, a veteran of the U.S. Military Armed Forces or a surviving spouse of a veteran
  • Household include a disabled individual
  • Work 35 hours or more per week or the head and spouse, or sole member, are elderly (62 years of age or older) or disabled
  • Work 20-34 hours per week
  • Resident of Monroe or a surrounding county whose primary nighttime dwelling is one of the following: a supervised public or private shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations (includes welfare hotels, congregate shelters and transitional housing) or a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping place for human beings

It was not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the BHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the Bloomington Housing Authority on May 18, 2021.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Monroe County, Indiana. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: 4 and 5-Bedroom Public Housing

The Bloomington Housing Authority (BHA) Public Housing waiting list for 4 and 5-Bedroom apartments is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

For more information, visit the BHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the Bloomington Housing Authority, as of June 30, 2020.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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About Bloomington Housing Authority

1007 North Summit Street, Bloomington, IN | Visit Website | (812) 339-3491

Bloomington Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,678 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

In addition, Bloomington Housing Authority offers other programs for eligible households, including:

  • Family Self-Sufficiency
  • Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Bloomington Housing Authority is located in Monroe County, IN.

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 4:00pm ET.

Day Hours
Monday 8:00am-4:00pm
Tuesday 8:00am-4:00pm
Wednesday 8:00am-12:00pm
Thursday 8:00am-4:00pm
Friday 8:00am-4:00pm