This housing agency serves Auburn, Maine.
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Auburn Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 767 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
20 Great Falls Plaza, Auburn, ME
Visit Website — (207) 784-7351Auburn Housing Authority serves 666 low-income households. The agency manages 595 Housing Choice Vouchers and 161 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 66 percent of households served by Auburn Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 92 percent of Auburn Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 133 households and make up 20 percent of households served by Auburn Housing Authority.
There are 479 female-headed renter households living in Auburn Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 72% of those served by the Auburn Housing Authority.
Black | 60 |
Native American | 7 |
Asian-Pacific Islander | 7 |
White | 586 |
Hispanic | 13 |
There are 199 households headed by seniors served by the Auburn Housing Authority. Senior households are 30% of households in Auburn Housing Authority housing.
There are 233 persons with disabilities living in Auburn Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 35% of households served by the Auburn Housing Authority.
The Auburn Housing Authority is rated as a high performer by HUD.
HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.
Section 8 vouchers can be moved to another area.
Once certain conditions are met, a Section 8 voucher may be transferred to another area (known as "porting").Kieyanah M Banks says:
"Affordable Housing Online helps people to know what to apply for when looking for help on rent."