RAD conversions in Tennessee

109 public housing conversions have closed in Tennessee under RAD, moving 15,226 units to project-based Section 8. 31 more (3,413 units) are between CHAP and closing, and 18,657 public housing units have not converted.

15,226units converted
11%of converted units went PBV
43closed deals with tax credits
9with FHA-insured debt

Housing authorities with RAD activity

Tennessee PHAs by units converted
Housing authority Closed deals Units converted In pipeline Still public housing
Metropolitan Development & Housing Agency 23 5,544
Knoxville's Community Development Corporation 24 3,285 196
Memphis Housing Authority 6 872 152 1,283
Chattanooga Housing Authority 6 764 1,655
Tennessee Valley Housing Services 2 441 229 647
Athens Housing Authority 1 441
McMinnville Housing Authority 1 422
Johnson City Housing Authority 6 326 96 425
Martin Housing Authority 2 298
Columbia Housing and Redevelopment Corporatio 3 295
Cleveland Housing Authority 2 293 114 114
Highlands Residential Services 3 289 290 313
Ripley Housing Authority 1 264
Jackson Housing Authority 5 226 447 655
Kingsport Housing and Redevelopment Authority 2 209
Murfreesboro Housing Authority 3 196
Shelbyville Housing Authority 1 190 240 430
Sweetwater Housing Authority 2 157
Franklin Housing Authority 6 154 80
Brownsville Housing Authority 1 139
Oak Ridge Housing Authority 2 128 128
Loudon Housing Authority 1 121
Livingston Housing Authority 1 66
Gallaway Housing Authority 1 60
Gallatin Housing Authority 3 43 384
Lebanon Housing Authority 1 3 324 354
Clarksville Housing Authority 0 0 261 510
Union City Housing Authority 0 0 286 286
Covington Housing Authority 0 0 245 246
Trenton Housing Authority 0 0 210 210
Dickson Housing Authority 0 0 125 125
Rockwood Housing Authority 0 0 124 124
Lafayette Housing Authority 0 0 102 102
Milan Housing Authority 0 0 100 100
Parsons-Decaturville Housing Authority 0 0 68 68

Latest closings

Not yet in RAD

Housing authorities with public housing left and no RAD deal in HUD's data, with units remaining.

Sources: RAD Resource Desk Component 1 export (October 24, 2026); HUD RAD Contract Rents Look-Up Tool (May 2026). Component 2 conversions (Mod Rehab, Rent Supp, RAP, PRAC) are not included here.

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