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

Discover affordable housing in Rockland where there are 13+ 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.

Park Place Apartments

275 Park St, Rockland, Maine 04841

Fieldcrest Apartments

175 Rankin St., Rockland, Maine 04841

Meadow View Apartments

25 Eliza Steele Dr, Rockland, Maine 04841

Broadway North II

372 Brodway, Rockland, Maine 04841

Broadway North

372 Broadway, Rockland, Maine 04841

William Wood Apartments I

231 Limerock St, Rockland, Maine 04841

Methodist Conference Home

39 Summer St, Rockland, Maine 04841

Knox Street Apartments

12 Knox St, Rockland, Maine 04841

Stella Maris House

148 Broadway, Rockland, Maine 04841

Harbor Lights Housing

26 N Main St, Rockland, Maine 04841

Rankin Center

1 Rankin St, Rockland, Maine 04841

Broadway Meadows

15 Eliza Steele Dr, Rockland, Maine 04841

Stevens Greens

5 Lovejoy St, Rockland, Maine 04841

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Rockland, Maine
$21.21/hour
$7.06 (+50%) more than Maine minimum wage and $13.96 (+193%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Rockland, 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 Rockland, Maine.

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

How many renters live in Rockland, Maine?

The City of Rockland has 6,986 people living in 3,371 households.

There are 2,207 renters living in 1,218 renter households in this City. Renters make up 31.59 percent of the population living in Rockland.

What is the rental market like in Rockland, Maine?

There are an estimated 3,981 housing units in the Rockland area. Of these, 1,280 units are rental homes, making up 32 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Rockland, Maine, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Rockland?

The rental vacancy rate in Rockland is 5 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rockland
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
152 520 339 95 84
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rockland

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

Among renter households in this market, 60 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 27 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 Rockland

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $890 to $1,585. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $890
One BR $929
Two BR $1,120
Three BR $1,406
Four BR $1,585
2024 Fair Market Rents in Rockland, Maine

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

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 106 70 percent
One BR 298 57 percent
Two BR 132 39 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Rockland, Maine

How many affordable rental units are in Rockland?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 46
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 210
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 5
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 80
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Rockland, Maine

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

Income Based Apartments in Rockland, Maine

Rockland features 312 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 Rockland, Maine

There are 14 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Rockland.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Rockland, Maine

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Rockland, Maine for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,008 and $1,232.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.