This housing agency serves Southwest Harbor, Maine.
Southwest Harbor Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 50 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
24 Village Green Way, Southwest Harbor, ME
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Southwest Harbor Housing Authority serves 50 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 50 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 58 percent of households served by Southwest Harbor Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 90 percent of Southwest Harbor Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 2 households and make up 4 percent of households served by Southwest Harbor Housing Authority.
There are 30 female-headed renter households living in Southwest Harbor Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 60% of those served by the Southwest Harbor Housing Authority.
| Native American | 1 |
| White | 49 |
There are 38 households headed by seniors served by the Southwest Harbor Housing Authority. Senior households are 76% of households in Southwest Harbor Housing Authority housing.
There are 18 persons with disabilities living in Southwest Harbor Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 36% of households served by the Southwest Harbor Housing Authority.
The Southwest Harbor Housing Authority is rated as a high performer by HUD.
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