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

Discover affordable housing in Pittsfield where there are 5+ 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.

Pittsfield Gardens

130 Pittsfield St, Pittsfield, Maine 04967

Parkview Apartments

Park and Hawthorn St, Pittsfield, Maine 04967

Hunnewell Apartments

44 Hunnewell Ave, Pittsfield, Maine 04967

Pittsfield Park Apartments

176 Leighton St, Pittsfield, Maine 04967

Westbranch Terrace

39 Sebasticook St, Pittsfield, Maine 04967

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Pittsfield, Maine
$19.43/hour
$5.28 (+37%) more than Maine minimum wage and $12.18 (+168%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Pittsfield, 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 Pittsfield, Maine.

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

How many renters live in Pittsfield, Maine?

The City of Pittsfield has 3,148 people living in 1,242 households.

There are 944 renters living in 438 renter households in this City. Renters make up 29.99 percent of the population living in Pittsfield.

What is the rental market like in Pittsfield, Maine?

There are an estimated 1,360 housing units in the Pittsfield area. Of these, 509 units are rental homes, making up 37 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Pittsfield, Maine, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Pittsfield?

The rental vacancy rate in Pittsfield is 14 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 Pittsfield for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pittsfield
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
39 98 149 90 62
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pittsfield

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

Among renter households in this market, 43 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 24 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 Pittsfield

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $815 to $1,465. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $815
One BR $846
Two BR $1,026
Three BR $1,269
Four BR $1,465
2024 Fair Market Rents in Pittsfield, Maine

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

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 39 100 percent
One BR 98 100 percent
Two BR 142 95 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Pittsfield, Maine

How many affordable rental units are in Pittsfield?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 33
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 37
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 46
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Pittsfield, Maine

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

Income Based Apartments in Pittsfield, Maine

Pittsfield features 101 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 Pittsfield, Maine

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Pittsfield, Maine

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Pittsfield, Maine for a two-bedroom apartment is between $923 and $1,129.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.