Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Knox County, ME

Discover affordable housing in Knox County where there are 29+ 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.

Applewood Apartments

73 Pearl St, Camden, Maine 04843

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

Camden Village Apartments

31 Union Street, Camden, Maine 04843

Townhouse Apartments

146 Townhouse Rd., Union, Maine 04862

Knoll Crest Apartments

269 Western Rd. (Bldg. 1), Warren, Maine 04864

Water Street Apartments

63 Water St, Thomaston, Maine 04861

Pine Street Apartments

3 and 9 Pine St, Thomaston, Maine 04861

John Carver Apartments

14 High Street, Vinalhaven, Maine 04863

Harborside Apartments

5 Main St, Vinalhaven, Maine 04863

Beechwood Apartments

39 Beechwood St, Thomaston, Maine 04861

The Megunticook House

79 Union Street, Camden, Maine 04843

Broadway North

372 Broadway, Rockland, Maine 04841

Knox Hotel

192 Main St, Thomaston, Maine 04861

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

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Knox County, 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 Knox County, 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 Knox County, Maine.

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

How many renters live in Knox County, Maine?

The County of Knox County has 40,729 people living in 17,780 households.

There are 6,725 renters living in 3,696 renter households in this County. Renters make up 16.51 percent of the population living in Knox County.

What is the rental market like in Knox County, Maine?

There are an estimated 24,331 housing units in the Knox County area. Of these, 4,043 units are rental homes, making up 17 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Knox County, Maine, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Knox County?

The rental vacancy rate in Knox County 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 Knox County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Knox County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
169 867 1,566 599 274
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Knox County

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

Among renter households in this market, 45 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 Knox County

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 Knox County, Maine

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

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 116 69 percent
One BR 453 52 percent
Two BR 798 51 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Knox County, Maine

How many affordable rental units are in Knox County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 150
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 250
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 31
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 5
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 339
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Knox County, Maine

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

Income Based Apartments in Knox County, Maine

Knox County features 579 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 Knox County, Maine

There are 54 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Knox County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Knox County, Maine

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Knox County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Knox County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.