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

Discover affordable housing in Dexter where there are 4+ 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.

Silver Lake Apartments

30 Summit Rd, Dexter, Maine 04930

Fairway Knolls

140 Zions Hill Rd, Dexter, Maine

Bishop Hill

100 Zions Hill Rd, Dexter, Maine

Chaia Apartments

44 Main St, Dexter, Maine 04930

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Dexter, Maine
$19.75/hour
$5.60 (+40%) more than Maine minimum wage and $12.50 (+172%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Dexter, 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) programs for Dexter, Maine.

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

How many renters live in Dexter, Maine?

The City of Dexter has 1,745 people living in 896 households.

There are 788 renters living in 430 renter households in this City. Renters make up 45.16 percent of the population living in Dexter.

What is the rental market like in Dexter, Maine?

There are an estimated 1,140 housing units in the Dexter area. Of these, 532 units are rental homes, making up 47 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Dexter, Maine, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Dexter?

The rental vacancy rate in Dexter is 15 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 Dexter for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dexter
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 239 118 73 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dexter

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

Among renter households in this market, 41 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 10 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 Dexter

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $740 to $1,457. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $740
One BR $794
Two BR $1,043
Three BR $1,298
Four BR $1,457
2024 Fair Market Rents in Dexter, Maine

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

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
One BR 127 53 percent
Two BR 74 63 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Dexter, Maine

How many affordable rental units are in Dexter?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 20
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 71
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Dexter, Maine

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

Income Based Apartments in Dexter, Maine

Dexter features 91 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 Dexter, Maine

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Dexter.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Dexter, Maine

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Dexter landlords $1,200 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Dexter.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Dexter, Maine for a two-bedroom apartment is between $939 and $1,147.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.