Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Fort Fairfield, ME

Discover affordable housing in Fort Fairfield where there are 2+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

Village Green Apartments

36 Elm St, Fort Fairfield, Maine 04742

The Meadows

16 Harmony Ln, Fort Fairfield, Maine 04742

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Fort Fairfield, Maine
$17.95/hour
$3.80 (+27%) more than Maine minimum wage and $10.70 (+148%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Fort Fairfield, 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.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Fort Fairfield, Maine.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Fort Fairfield, Maine.

Go to the Maine Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Fort Fairfield.

How many renters live in Fort Fairfield, Maine?

The City of Fort Fairfield has 1,566 people living in 685 households.

There are 165 renters living in 121 renter households in this City. Renters make up 10.54 percent of the population living in Fort Fairfield.

What is the rental market like in Fort Fairfield, Maine?

There are an estimated 721 housing units in the Fort Fairfield area. Of these, 121 units are rental homes, making up 17 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Fort Fairfield, Maine, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Fort Fairfield?

The rental vacancy rate in Fort Fairfield 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 Fort Fairfield for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fort Fairfield
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 54 42 14 11
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fort Fairfield

A large number of apartments in Fort Fairfield 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 Fort Fairfield are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 74 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 28 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 Fort Fairfield

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $664 to $1,374. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $664
One BR $758
Two BR $948
Three BR $1,292
Four BR $1,374
2024 Fair Market Rents in Fort Fairfield, Maine

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Fort Fairfield?

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
One BR 54 100 percent
Two BR 39 93 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Fort Fairfield, Maine

How many affordable rental units are in Fort Fairfield?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Fort Fairfield, Maine including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 35
Public Housing 81
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 40
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 34
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Fort Fairfield, Maine

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in Fort Fairfield, Maine

Fort Fairfield features 10 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 Fort Fairfield, Maine

There are 25 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Fort Fairfield.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Fort Fairfield, Maine

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Fort Fairfield landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Fort Fairfield.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Fort Fairfield, Maine for a two-bedroom apartment is between $853 and $1,043.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.