The housing list
Not right now. As of October 4, 2026, every Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher) waitlist we could confirm in Solano County is closed: Vallejo, Fairfield, Suisun City, Vacaville, and the county list for Dixon and Rio Vista. Benicia does not post its status. Here is who runs each list, how to apply the day one opens, and where to get housing help today.
The lists
For Vallejo
Runs Section 8 for Vallejo. The City says its Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is closed. The list last opened from February 20 to March 5, 2024, by online application followed by a lottery.
For Fairfield
The Housing Choice Voucher and Project-Based Voucher waitlists are closed. Fairfield says it will never contact you by text, so ignore any text that claims to be from it.
For Suisun City
Its own agency, separate from Fairfield. The waitlist is closed and not accepting new applications.
For Vacaville
Takes applications only during an open period, through an online link printed in a public notice. No list is open now.
For Dixon, Rio Vista and unincorporated Solano County
Run by the Vacaville Housing Authority, with the same office, phones and status check. No list is open now. When your name comes up and you get a voucher, you have up to 120 days to find a unit.
For Benicia
Benicia does not post a Section 8 waitlist status on its website, so call and ask. If you are already on one of its lists, report any change of address in writing within 10 days.
The steps
You apply to the housing authority for the city where you live or want to live. Each one runs its own list, shown above.
Lists open for a short window, announced in a public notice on the housing authority's own website. Vallejo's last window lasted two weeks.
Use only the link in the housing authority's own notice. Some lists then choose applicants by lottery, so applying early does not always mean a better place.
HUD warns that not updating your mailing address, phone number or household size can get you removed from the list.
The housing authority then checks your income, your household and any preference you claimed, such as veteran or disability. Keep proof of each preference.
The papers
While you wait
Solano County's starting point for shelter and housing. Call 211 at any hour, call 707-346-5870, email rcs@abode.org, or walk in to 1840 Capitol Street, Vallejo, Tuesday to Thursday.
For Solano County residents behind on rent or utilities or at risk of losing their housing: 707-316-8047 or kphsolano@uwccr.org. Eligibility rules apply.
125 beds with case management, by referral through Resource Connect Solano. See the Vallejo Navigation Center listing.
Start with our guide to homeless shelters in Vallejo, the CalWORKs Housing Support Program guide, the Fairfield shelter guide, the Vacaville shelter guide, or every agency in Vallejo and Solano County.
The questions
No list we could confirm is open. As of October 4, 2026, the Vallejo, Fairfield and Suisun City housing authorities say their Section 8 waitlists are closed, and the Vacaville and Solano County housing authorities list no open waitlist. Benicia does not post a status, so call 707-745-2071 to ask.
Apply to the housing authority for the city where you live or want to live, during an open application period. The opening is announced in a public notice on that housing authority's website, and you apply through the link in that notice. If you are found eligible, your name goes on the waiting list.
The Fairfield, Suisun City, Vacaville and Solano County housing authorities use waitlistcheck.com, where you enter your birth year and Social Security number. Vacaville and Solano County also take calls at 1-800-759-7159, and Fairfield at 1-888-442-0374. For Vallejo, use the status link on the City of Vallejo Housing Authority page or call 707-648-4507.
The Solano County Housing Authority, which serves Dixon, Rio Vista and unincorporated Solano County. It is run by the Vacaville Housing Authority at 40 Eldridge Avenue, Suite 2, Vacaville. Call 707-449-5675.
No one can say. HUD says reaching the top of the list depends on how many vouchers are available, when you applied and any preference you qualify for. Vallejo has about 2,358 vouchers, and about 21,000 people applied the time before last, in 2015.
The very low income limits used by the Vacaville and Solano County housing authorities from May 1, 2026 are $45,750 for one person, $52,250 for two, $58,800 for three and $65,300 for four. Each housing authority makes the final decision.
Call 211 or Resource Connect Solano at 707-346-5870 for shelter and housing help. If you are behind on rent or utilities, call Keep People Housed Solano at 707-316-8047. Keep your contact details current with every housing authority you applied to.
The source
Where this comes from. Checked October 4, 2026 against the City of Vallejo Housing Authority, the Fairfield Housing Authority, the Suisun City Housing Authority, the Vacaville Housing Authority and its Solano County Housing Authority page and housing FAQ, the Benicia Housing Authority, HUD and the Vallejo Sun. Pathfinders for Hope is not a housing authority. We cannot put you on a list or check your place on one. Waitlists open and close with little notice, so check the housing authority's own website.
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