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

Discover affordable housing in Bangor where there are 24+ 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.

Maine Hall

288 Union St, Bangor, Maine 04401

Ernst Manor

686 Broadway, Bangor, Maine 04401

Nason Park Manor

140 Hancock St, Bangor, Maine 04401

Freeses Assisted Living

10 Water St., Bangor, Maine 04401

Freeses Building

28 Merchant's Plaza, Bangor, Maine 04401

Sunset Meadows

80 Sunset Ave, Bangor, Maine 04401

Kenduskeag Terrace

117 Court Street, Bangor, Maine 04401

St. Xaviers Home

119 Somerset St, Bangor, Maine 04401

Bangor House

174 Main St, Bangor, Maine 04401

Northwood Apartments

42 Husson Ave, Bangor, Maine 04401

Miller Square on Harlow

315 Harlow St, Bangor, Maine 04401

Crestwood Place

812 Ohio St, Bangor, Maine 04401

Bangor Waterworks

1 Waterworks Rd, Bangor, Maine 04401

The Heights

44 Boyd St., Bangor, Maine 04401

Whim Station Apartments, Phase I

10, 20 Whistle Way, Bangor, Maine 04401

Stephen B. Mooers Village

485 Grandview Ave, Bangor, Maine 04402

Penquis Family Housing

165 Griffin Rd, Bangor, Maine 04401

Penquis Family Housing

169 Griffin Rd, Bangor, Maine 04401

Capehart

1160 Ohio St, Bangor, Maine 04401

Northside Apartments

250 Griffin Rd, Bangor, Maine 04401

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Bangor, Maine
$23.47/hour
$9.32 (+66%) more than Maine minimum wage and $16.22 (+224%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Bangor, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Bangor, Maine.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Bangor, Maine.

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

How many renters live in Bangor, Maine?

The City of Bangor has 31,705 people living in 13,982 households.

There are 13,865 renters living in 7,491 renter households in this City. Renters make up 43.73 percent of the population living in Bangor.

What is the rental market like in Bangor, Maine?

There are an estimated 15,431 housing units in the Bangor area. Of these, 8,167 units are rental homes, making up 53 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Bangor, Maine, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Bangor?

The rental vacancy rate in Bangor is 7 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Bangor for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bangor
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
511 2,899 2,367 1,421 203
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bangor

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Bangor

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $881 to $1,705. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $881
One BR $971
Two BR $1,239
Three BR $1,585
Four BR $1,705
2024 Fair Market Rents in Bangor, Maine

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

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 335 66 percent
One BR 2,333 80 percent
Two BR 1,403 59 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Bangor, Maine

How many affordable rental units are in Bangor?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 348
Public Housing 561
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 412
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 5
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 35
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Bangor, Maine

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

Income Based Apartments in Bangor, Maine

Bangor features 1,044 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 Bangor, Maine

There are 255 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Bangor.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Bangor, Maine

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Bangor landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Bangor.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Bangor, Maine for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,115 and $1,363.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.