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

Discover affordable housing in Westbrook where there are 19+ 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.

Millbrook Estates

300 E Bridge St, Westbrook, Maine 04092

Appleton Garden Apartments

231 New Gorham Rd, Westbrook, Maine 04092

Clearwater Bend Townhouses

27 Reed Street, Westbrook, Maine 04092

Steeple Square

17 Walker St and 1 Webb St, Westbrook, Maine 04092

Riverview Terrace

21 Knight Street, Westbrook, Maine 04092

Larrabee Woods

30 Liza Harmon Drive, Westbrook, Maine 04092

Larrabee Village

30 Liza Harmon Dr, Westbrook, Maine 04092

Spring Crossing

19 Ash Street, Westbrook, Maine 04092

Robert L. Harnois Apartments

70 Ruth Hunton Court, Westbrook, Maine 04092

Schoolhouse Commons

6 Lincoln St, Westbrook, Maine 04092

Westbrook Group Home

15 Woodmont St, Westbrook, Maine 04092

Dr. Arthur O. Berry Apartments at Larrabee Commons

27 LIZA HARMON DR, Westbrook, Maine 4092

Larrabee Woods

9 DOTTIES WAY, Westbrook, Maine 4092

Presumpscot Commons

765 Main St, Westbrook, Maine 04092

Longfellow Place

100 Longfellow Pl, Westbrook, Maine 04092

Stroudwater Apartments

160 Stroudwater St, Westbrook, Maine 04092

Stacy M. Symbol Apartments

68 Nicklaus Lane, Westbrook, Maine 04092

Hyacinth Place

2 Walker St, Westbrook, Maine 04092

Westbrook Pointe

5 Teri Cir, Westbrook, Maine 04092

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Westbrook, Maine
$36.86/hour
$22.71 (+160%) more than Maine minimum wage and $29.61 (+408%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Westbrook, 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, Homeownership Voucher, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), Moderate Rehabilitation programs for Westbrook, Maine.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Westbrook, Maine.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Westbrook, Maine.

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

How many renters live in Westbrook, Maine?

The City of Westbrook has 20,339 people living in 8,910 households.

There are 6,549 renters living in 3,236 renter households in this City. Renters make up 32.2 percent of the population living in Westbrook.

What is the rental market like in Westbrook, Maine?

There are an estimated 9,491 housing units in the Westbrook area. Of these, 3,441 units are rental homes, making up 36 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Westbrook, Maine, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Westbrook?

The rental vacancy rate in Westbrook is 5 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 Westbrook for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Westbrook
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
63 1,420 1,026 699 14
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Westbrook

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

Among renter households in this market, 44 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 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 Westbrook

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,319 to $2,742. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,319
One BR $1,512
Two BR $1,946
Three BR $2,418
Four BR $2,742
2024 Fair Market Rents in Westbrook, Maine

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

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 53 84 percent
One BR 1,200 85 percent
Two BR 464 45 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Westbrook, Maine

How many affordable rental units are in Westbrook?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 858
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 279
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Westbrook, Maine

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

Income Based Apartments in Westbrook, Maine

Westbrook features 289 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 Westbrook, Maine

There are 589 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Westbrook.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Westbrook, Maine

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Westbrook landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Westbrook.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Westbrook, Maine for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,751 and $2,141.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.