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

Discover affordable housing in Fort Kent 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.

Pleasant Heights

3 Thibodeau St, Fort Kent, Maine 04743

Guy Dr Park Circle

Dufour St, Fort Kent, Maine 04743

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Fort Kent, 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 Kent, 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) programs for Fort Kent, Maine.

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

How many renters live in Fort Kent, Maine?

The City of Fort Kent has 2,515 people living in 1,089 households.

There are 756 renters living in 423 renter households in this City. Renters make up 30.06 percent of the population living in Fort Kent.

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

There are an estimated 1,250 housing units in the Fort Kent area. Of these, 440 units are rental homes, making up 35 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Fort Kent, Maine, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Fort Kent?

The rental vacancy rate in Fort Kent is 4 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 Kent for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fort Kent
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
19 137 229 38 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fort Kent

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

Among renter households in this market, 51 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Kent

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 Kent, Maine

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

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
Studio 0 100 percent
One BR 112 82 percent
Two BR 116 51 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Fort Kent, Maine

How many affordable rental units are in Fort Kent?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 40
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 40
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 64
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Fort Kent, Maine

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

Income Based Apartments in Fort Kent, Maine

Fort Kent features 16 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 Kent, Maine

There are 36 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Fort Kent.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Fort Kent, Maine

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Fort Kent landlords $1,200 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Fort Kent.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.