This housing agency serves Mount Desert, Maine.
Mount Desert Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 18 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
Maple Lane, Mount Desert, ME
Visit Website — (207) 288-4770Section 8 Application Checklist
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Mount Desert Housing Authority serves 16 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 16 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 41 percent of households served by Mount Desert Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 82 percent of Mount Desert Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 1 households and make up 12 percent of households served by Mount Desert Housing Authority.
There are 9 female-headed renter households living in Mount Desert Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 59% of those served by the Mount Desert Housing Authority.
| Native American | 1 |
| White | 15 |
There are 10 households headed by seniors served by the Mount Desert Housing Authority. Senior households are 65% of households in Mount Desert Housing Authority housing.
There are 3 persons with disabilities living in Mount Desert Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 22% of households served by the Mount Desert Housing Authority.
The Mount Desert 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.
You can still apply to online applications without internet access.
If you don't have internet access, go to a local public library that has devices with an online connection.LMarie Murphy says:
"This website is very user friendly, and offers important information. It really helps to feel empowered when you have never done this process before. Thank you Affordable Housing Online!"