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

Discover affordable housing in Maine where there are 691+ 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.

Griffin Road Senior Housing

5 Griffin Road, Scarborough, Maine 04074

Island View Apartments

151 North Street, Portland, Maine 04101

Woodland Commons

500 Ledgewood Drive, Kittery, Maine 03904

Spring Street Apartments

62 Spring Street, Auburn, Maine 04210

Millbrook Estates

300 E Bridge St, Westbrook, Maine 04092

Parkwoods Apartments

28 Parkwoods Dr, Anson, Maine 04911

Deering Place

500 Cumberland Avenue, Portland, Maine 04101

Glenridge Gardens Apartments

82 Glenridge Drive, Augusta, Maine 04330

Glynn Courtyard

19 Noble Ave , Bath, Maine 04530

Thomas Heights

134 Washington Ave, Portland, Maine 04101

Maple Street Apartments

57 Maple St, Lewiston, Maine 04240

Maine Hall

288 Union St, Bangor, Maine 04401

Pequawket Village

Pequawket Ln, Fryeburg, Maine 04037

Fernwold Homes

60 US 2 East, Wilton, Maine 04294

Huntress Gardens

27 Garden Way, Belfast, Maine 04915

Greenleaf Apartments

65 Preble St, Bowdoinham, Maine 04008

Pikes Farm

116 South High St, Bridgton, Maine 04009

The Birches

1 Wild Dunes Way, Old Orchard Beach, Maine 04064

Longmeadow Apartments

47 McClellan St, Skowhegan, Maine 04976

Woodside Apartments

385 A Lisbon Rd, Lisbon, Maine 04250

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Maine
$23.69/hour
$9.54 (+67%) more than Maine minimum wage and $16.44 (+227%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Maine?

The State of Maine has 36,868 people living in 16,060 households.

There are 7,200 renters living in 3,741 renter households in this State. Renters make up 19.53 percent of the population living in Maine.

What is the rental market like in Maine?

There are an estimated 18,999 housing units in the Maine area. Of these, 4,041 units are rental homes, making up 21 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Maine, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Maine?

The rental vacancy rate in Maine is 7 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 Maine for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Maine
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
143 1,202 1,459 684 139
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Maine

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

Among renter households in this market, 45 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Maine?

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 114 80 percent
One BR 804 67 percent
Two BR 901 62 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Maine

How many affordable rental units are in Maine?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 347
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 242
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 27
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 243
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Maine

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

Income Based Apartments in Maine

Maine features 15,832 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 Maine

There are 7,140 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Maine.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Maine

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Maine landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Maine.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Maine for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,126 and $1,376.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.