Housing Choice Vouchers

This tool assists users to determine if an address falls into a tract that has an average poverty level of 20 percent or less to determine if a unit qualifies for the PBV percentage limit (program cap) 10 percent increase or the income-mixing requirement (project cap) 40 percent increase:

1. On the left-hand side of the screen, the user can click “Show tract” to view the tract boundaries. Each tract having an average poverty of less than 20 will be colored.

2. You can also use the address search to drop a pin and know if the tract that the address falls in is qualified for poverty less than 20.

Other Information:

• Click "Clear" to clear the map.
• You must be zoomed to level 9 or more to see the tract overlay.
• A pop-up window will provide the census tract number and whether the tract has a poverty rate less than or equal to 20 percent.

Background Information:

• See Notice PIH 2017-21