Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Lewiston, ME

Discover affordable housing in Lewiston where there are 26+ 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.

Maple Street Apartments

57 Maple St, Lewiston, Maine 04240

Birch Hill

281 Bates St, Lewiston, Maine 04240

Pleasant View Acres

50 Fairmount St, Lewiston, Maine 04240

The Hartley Block

155 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, Maine 04240

River Valley Village

84 Strawberry Avenue, Lewiston, Maine 04240

Oak Park Apartments

10 Oak St, Lewiston, Maine 04240

Frye School Housing

140 Ash St, Lewiston, Maine 04240

Place Ste. Marie

64 Oxford St, Lewiston, Maine 04240

Gateway

11 Lisbon St, Lewiston, Maine 04240

Mount David Housing

73 Pine St, Lewiston, Maine 04240

Maple Knoll Apartments

78 and 82 Maple Street; 251 and 253 Blake Street, Lewiston, Maine 04240

Washburn Apartments

308 Bates St, Lewiston, Maine 04240

Dominican Court

56 Birch Street, Lewiston, Maine 04240

Bates Street Senior Housing

250 Bates Street, Lewiston, Maine 04240

Chestnut Place

282 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, Maine 04240

The Lofts at Bates Mill

36 Chestnut St, Lewiston, Maine 04240

Healy Terrace

81 Ash St, Lewiston, Maine 04240

Meadowview Park

23 Spofford St, Lewiston, Maine 04240

Jfm No. 4 Group Homes

308 Randall Rd, Lewiston, Maine 04210

Hillview, R.A. and Lp

198 Park St, Lewiston, Maine 04240

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Lewiston, Maine
$21.04/hour
$6.89 (+49%) more than Maine minimum wage and $13.79 (+190%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Lewiston, 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 Lewiston, Maine.

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

How many renters live in Lewiston, Maine?

The City of Lewiston has 37,577 people living in 15,611 households.

There are 16,990 renters living in 7,886 renter households in this City. Renters make up 45.21 percent of the population living in Lewiston.

What is the rental market like in Lewiston, Maine?

There are an estimated 16,725 housing units in the Lewiston area. Of these, 8,079 units are rental homes, making up 48 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Lewiston, Maine, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Lewiston?

The rental vacancy rate in Lewiston is 2 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 Lewiston for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lewiston
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
517 2,147 3,460 1,390 268
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lewiston

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 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 Lewiston

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $756 to $1,635. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $756
One BR $877
Two BR $1,111
Three BR $1,462
Four BR $1,635
2024 Fair Market Rents in Lewiston, Maine

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

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 299 58 percent
One BR 1,656 77 percent
Two BR 2,157 62 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Lewiston, Maine

How many affordable rental units are in Lewiston?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 842
Public Housing 437
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 632
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 143
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 27
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 34
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Lewiston, Maine

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

Income Based Apartments in Lewiston, Maine

Lewiston features 1,176 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 Lewiston, Maine

There are 180 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Lewiston.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Lewiston, Maine

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Lewiston landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Lewiston.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Lewiston, Maine for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,000 and $1,222.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.