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City Of Westminster Housing Office

Westminster, Carroll County, MD · HUD PHA code MD027

Program: Section 8 · Public housing units: 0 · Section 8 vouchers: 297 · Households served: 253 · Occupancy: 85% · ZIP codes served: 15

City Of Westminster Housing Office
45 W Main St, Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 848-2261

Overview

The City of Westminster Housing Office operates as a voucher-only agency, administering 297 Section 8 vouchers. These vouchers support 253 households, with an occupancy rate of 85%. The agency focuses solely on providing rental assistance through the Section 8 program, without managing any public housing units.

Scale and standing

The City of Westminster Housing Office ranks second among the two authorities serving the same ZIP codes in Carroll County. Its peer, Carroll County Housing & Community Development, administers 796 Section 8 vouchers. On a broader scale, the agency holds the 20th position in terms of voucher size among the 22 authorities in Maryland.

Rent standards in the area it covers

The two-bedroom Fair Market Rent (FMR) in the area ranges from $1,170 to $2,360, with an average of $1,801. This is slightly above the state average of $1,756. The highest FMR for a two-bedroom unit is found in ZIP code 21104 at $2,360, while the lowest is in ZIP code 21787 at $1,170.

Fair Market Rent by ZIP code (FY2027)

ZIP	Studio	1BR	2BR	3BR	4BR
21048	$1,280	$1,370	$1,690	$2,130	$2,350
21074	$1,230	$1,360	$1,680	$2,130	$2,350
21102	$1,250	$1,360	$1,680	$2,130	$2,350
21104	$1,590	$1,740	$2,130	$2,760	$3,130
21136	$1,450	$1,550	$1,910	$2,390	$2,660
21155	$1,370	$1,470	$1,810	$2,260	$2,520
21157	$1,250	$1,360	$1,680	$2,130	$2,350
21158	$1,620	$1,720	$2,130	$2,660	$2,960
21757	$1,330	$1,410	$1,650	$2,080	$2,380
21771	$2,080	$2,200	$2,580	$3,250	$3,720
21776	$1,210	$1,280	$1,560	$1,960	$2,190
21784	$1,590	$1,700	$2,100	$2,630	$2,920
21787	$960	$1,020	$1,260	$1,580	$1,750
21791	$1,320	$1,400	$1,640	$2,060	$2,360
21797	$1,530	$1,640	$1,940	$2,450	$2,790

Other housing authorities serving these ZIP codes

Multiple authorities administer vouchers across the same area:

Carroll County Housing & Community Dev — Westminster, MD (796 vouchers)

Source: US HUD Public Housing Authority data; Fair Market Rent FY2027. This is an independent reference page, not the authority's own site.

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