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Aurora Housing Authority Payment Standards 2026: Voucher Amounts by Bedroom
Aurora Housing Authority's 2-bedroom payment standards run from $1,750 to $2,662 a month across 6 ZIP codes, effective January 1, 2026. These are Aurora Housing Authority's own amounts, from the schedule we read on October 26, 2026; find your ZIP code in the table below.
Official schedule: Official Aurora Housing Authority payment standards (PDF)
Aurora Housing Authority FY 2026 HCV payment standards (PDF, effective January 1, 2026)
Aurora Housing Authority (AHA) runs the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program for Aurora, Illinois. Its own published 2-bedroom payment standards run from $1,750 to $2,662 a month across 6 ZIP codes, effective January 1, 2026. Source: Aurora Housing Authority FY 2026 HCV Payment Standards, effective January 1, 2026 (PDF), read October 26, 2026. Every ZIP code is in the table below. These published amounts, not HUD's figures, are Aurora Housing Authority's payment standards: the most it uses to calculate a voucher's housing assistance for each unit size. HUD's FY2027 (effective Oct 1, 2026) figures for the 6 ZIP codes in its area are further down for comparison. AHA publishes payment standards for six Aurora ZIP codes (60502 to 60507); those are the ZIP codes shown here. This is Aurora, Illinois, not the Aurora Housing Authority in Aurora, Colorado.
Aurora Housing Authority's published payment standards (effective January 1, 2026)
Monthly amounts by ZIP code, as published by Aurora Housing Authority. Source: Aurora Housing Authority FY 2026 HCV Payment Standards, effective January 1, 2026 (PDF) (read October 26, 2026). Aurora Housing Authority may revise its schedule; your voucher paperwork is final.
| ZIP | City / area | Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60502 | Aurora | $1,910 | $2,043 | $2,299 | $2,964 | $3,420 |
| 60503 | Aurora | $1,872 | $2,024 | $2,375 | $3,027 | $3,496 |
| 60504 | Aurora | $2,000 | $2,140 | $2,662 | $3,432 | $3,780 |
| 60505 | Aurora | $1,474 | $1,573 | $1,803 | $2,318 | $2,760 |
| 60506 | Aurora | $1,540 | $1,650 | $1,944 | $2,442 | $2,822 |
| 60507 | Aurora | $1,450 | $1,550 | $1,750 | $2,250 | $2,610 |
- The PDF prints ZIP 60504's efficiency amount as "$2.000" (a period where the other amounts have a comma); it is read as $2,000.
- AHA's schedule lists ZIP codes 60502 to 60507 only; it prints no amount for 60598, which is also an Aurora ZIP code.
- The PDF says the payment standard is the maximum subsidy AHA can provide a family, that AHA does not automatically approve the rent for a unit, and that the subsidy depends on the payment standard, comparable unsubsidized rents in the area and the family's income.
- AHA's 5-bedroom amounts are not reproduced here.
Aurora Housing Authority Section 8 waiting list: Closed
Our Housing Choice Voucher Program waiting list is closed.
Status as published by the authority on October 26, 2026; confirm with the authority before applying. We do not estimate wait times or predict openings. Source: Aurora Housing Authority – Housing Choice Voucher Program · All Illinois waiting lists · Every state
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are Aurora Housing Authority's payment standards for 2026?
Aurora Housing Authority's 2-bedroom payment standards run from $1,750 to $2,662 a month across 6 ZIP codes, effective January 1, 2026. These are Aurora Housing Authority's own amounts, from the schedule we read on October 26, 2026; find your ZIP code in the table below. Aurora Housing Authority's official schedule: Aurora Housing Authority FY 2026 HCV payment standards (PDF, effective January 1, 2026).
What is the Aurora Housing Authority payment standard?
Aurora Housing Authority's published 2-bedroom payment standards, effective January 1, 2026, range from $1,750 to $2,662 across 6 ZIP codes (source: Aurora Housing Authority FY 2026 HCV Payment Standards, effective January 1, 2026 (PDF)). A payment standard is the maximum monthly amount Aurora Housing Authority uses to calculate a voucher's housing assistance for a given unit size. Aurora Housing Authority chooses its payment standards, and HUD rules (24 CFR 982.503) normally require them to fall between 90% and 110% of HUD's Fair Market Rent for the area (the metro-wide FMR, or ZIP-level Small Area FMRs where the authority uses them) — the "basic range". An authority can go above 110% only with an exception payment standard approved by HUD or allowed by HUD notice.
Why might Aurora Housing Authority's published amounts differ from the HUD figures on this page?
The figures here are HUD's FY2027 (effective Oct 1, 2026) Small Area FMRs. Aurora Housing Authority's own published amounts, effective January 1, 2026, are in its schedule table on this page, and they can sit outside 90% to 110% of HUD's figures. HUD's rule (24 CFR 982.503) calls 90% up to 110% of the published FMR the basic range, but lets an authority set exception payment standards above 110% (between 110% and 120% on notification to HUD, higher with HUD approval) and, with HUD approval, amounts below the basic range. Aurora Housing Authority also adopts new amounts on its own schedule, so its amounts may have been set against an earlier year's HUD figures; when new figures would put them outside the basic range, the rule gives it 3 months to revise them. Always use Aurora Housing Authority's own published schedule for your actual voucher amount.
Where can I find Aurora Housing Authority's official payment standard schedule?
Aurora Housing Authority publishes its schedule on its website: Aurora Housing Authority FY 2026 HCV payment standards (PDF, effective January 1, 2026). If you have a voucher, your briefing packet or caseworker can also confirm the amount for your unit size and ZIP code.
Does a higher payment standard mean the voucher pays more of my rent?
It raises the ceiling. The housing assistance payment is the lower of the payment standard or the unit's gross rent (rent plus tenant-paid utilities), minus your total tenant payment — usually about 30% of adjusted monthly income (24 CFR 982.505). If a unit's gross rent is above the payment standard, you pay the difference, and at initial lease-up your share can't exceed 40% of adjusted monthly income.
Why do the amounts change by ZIP code?
HUD publishes Small Area FMRs for each ZIP code in Aurora Housing Authority's area rather than one figure for the whole metro area. Some authorities are required to use them and others may choose to; where an authority uses them, its payment standards vary by ZIP too, so higher-rent neighborhoods get higher ceilings. Check Aurora Housing Authority's schedule for the ZIP of the unit, not where you live now.