Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in East Millinocket, ME

Discover affordable housing in East Millinocket 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.

Silverwood Court

1 Oak Street, East Millinocket, Maine 04430

Oak Park Manor

26 Oak Park Manor, East Millinocket, Maine 04430

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In East Millinocket, Maine
$19.75/hour
$5.60 (+40%) more than Maine minimum wage and $12.50 (+172%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve East Millinocket, 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 East Millinocket, Maine.

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

How many renters live in East Millinocket, Maine?

The City of East Millinocket has 1,541 people living in 695 households.

There are 268 renters living in 165 renter households in this City. Renters make up 17.39 percent of the population living in East Millinocket.

What is the rental market like in East Millinocket, Maine?

There are an estimated 848 housing units in the East Millinocket area. Of these, 165 units are rental homes, making up 19 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in East Millinocket, Maine, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in East Millinocket?

The rental vacancy rate in East Millinocket 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 East Millinocket for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in East Millinocket
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
64 27 30 25 17
Occupied Rental Units by Size in East Millinocket

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

Among renter households in this market, 53 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 East Millinocket

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $740 to $1,457. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $740
One BR $794
Two BR $1,043
Three BR $1,298
Four BR $1,457
2024 Fair Market Rents in East Millinocket, Maine

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

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 63 98 percent
One BR 23 85 percent
Two BR 30 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in East Millinocket, Maine

How many affordable rental units are in East Millinocket?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 64
Tracked Units by Federal Program in East Millinocket, Maine

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

Income Based Apartments in East Millinocket, Maine

East Millinocket features 64 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 East Millinocket, Maine

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in East Millinocket.

Housing Choice Vouchers in East Millinocket, Maine

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in East Millinocket, Maine for a two-bedroom apartment is between $939 and $1,147.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.