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

Discover affordable housing in Unity where there are 4+ 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.

School Street Village

170 School Street, Unity, Maine 04988

Unity Leisure Homes

26 Leisure Ct, Unity, Maine 04988

Unity Elderly Housing

RR 139, Unity, Maine 04988

Unity Family Housing

139 School St, Unity, Maine 04988

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Unity, Maine
$21.97/hour
$7.82 (+55%) more than Maine minimum wage and $14.72 (+203%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Unity, 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 Unity, Maine.

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

How many renters live in Unity, Maine?

The City of Unity has 291 people living in 180 households.

There are 117 renters living in 89 renter households in this City. Renters make up 40.21 percent of the population living in Unity.

What is the rental market like in Unity, Maine?

There are an estimated 251 housing units in the Unity area. Of these, 105 units are rental homes, making up 42 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Unity, Maine, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Unity?

The rental vacancy rate in Unity is 15 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Unity for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Unity
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
10 40 33 6 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Unity

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

Among renter households in this market, 38 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 12 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 Unity

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $886 to $1,606. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $886
One BR $892
Two BR $1,160
Three BR $1,431
Four BR $1,606
2024 Fair Market Rents in Unity, Maine

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

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 10 100 percent
One BR 36 90 percent
Two BR 31 94 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Unity, Maine

How many affordable rental units are in Unity?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 20
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 64
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Unity, Maine

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

Income Based Apartments in Unity, Maine

Unity features 40 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 Unity, Maine

There are 44 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Unity.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Unity, Maine

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Unity landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Unity.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Unity, Maine for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,044 and $1,276.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.