What HUD offices serve Bowdoinham, Maine?
Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.
Go to the Maine Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Bowdoinham.
How many renters live in Bowdoinham, Maine?
The City of Bowdoinham has 766 people living in 270 households.
There are 80 renters living in 21 renter households in this City. Renters make up 10.44 percent of the population living in Bowdoinham.
What is the rental market like in Bowdoinham, Maine?
There are an estimated 327 housing units in the Bowdoinham area. Of these, 21 units are rental homes, making up 6 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Bowdoinham, Maine, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Bowdoinham?
The rental vacancy rate in Bowdoinham is 0 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.
How many rental units are in Bowdoinham for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bowdoinham
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bowdoinham
A large number of apartments in Bowdoinham have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.
How many renter households in Bowdoinham are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 100 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 100 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.
The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.
How Much Is Rent in Bowdoinham
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $848 to $2,123. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $848 |
| One BR | $1,023 |
| Two BR | $1,251 |
| Three BR | $1,763 |
| Four BR | $2,123 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Bowdoinham, Maine
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Bowdoinham?
Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.
These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:
| Unit Size | Count of Units Below FMR | Percentage of Total Units Below FMR |
Rental Units Below FMR in Bowdoinham, Maine
How many affordable rental units are in Bowdoinham?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Bowdoinham, Maine including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing | 46 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Bowdoinham, Maine
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Bowdoinham, Maine
Bowdoinham features 46 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.
Low Rent Apartments in Bowdoinham, Maine
There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Bowdoinham.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Bowdoinham, Maine
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Bowdoinham landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Bowdoinham.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Bowdoinham, Maine for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,126 and $1,376.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
