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

Discover affordable housing in Piscataquis County where there are 20+ 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.

North View Apartments

185 Summer Street, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 04426

Country Meadows

15 Country Meadows Ln, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 04426

Covered Bridge Apartments

121 Water St, Guilford, Maine 04443

The Quarry Pines

7 Forest Ave, Brownville, Maine 04414

Oakes Manor Apartments

99 Oakes Manor Rd, Sangerville, Maine 04479

Riverview II

930 W Main St, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 04426

Kilmarnock Pines

1117 Medford Center Road, Medford, Maine 04463

The Hylands

5 Chieftan Heights HC 76 Box 121, Greenville, Maine 04441

Thayer Parkway

33 Thayer Pkwy, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 04426

Milo Heights

27-29 High St, Milo, Maine 04463

Chieftan Heights

5 Chieftan Hts Unit 1, Greenville, Maine 04441

Park Street Village

45 Park Street, Milo, Maine 04463

Lake Hebron Heights

84 Tenney Hill Road, Monson, Maine 04464

Woodland Acres Apartments

26 Woodland Acres, Milo, Maine 04463

Garden Apartments

10 Pleasant Park Circle, Milo, Maine 04463

Riverbend Apartments

99 Riverbend Dr, Guilford, Maine 04443

Monson Monson Elderly Apartments

Routes 6 And 15, Monson, Maine 04464

Guilford Family Housing Projec

Hudson Ave, Guilford, Maine 04443

Greenville Apartments

Murray St, Greenville, Maine 04441

Milo Apartments

641 Park St, Milo, Maine 04463

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Piscataquis County, Maine
$19.47/hour
$5.32 (+38%) more than Maine minimum wage and $12.22 (+169%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Piscataquis 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 Piscataquis County, Maine.

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

How many renters live in Piscataquis County, Maine?

The County of Piscataquis County has 16,936 people living in 7,654 households.

There are 3,357 renters living in 1,745 renter households in this County. Renters make up 19.82 percent of the population living in Piscataquis County.

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

There are an estimated 14,655 housing units in the Piscataquis County area. Of these, 1,877 units are rental homes, making up 13 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Piscataquis County, Maine, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Piscataquis County?

The rental vacancy rate in Piscataquis County is 6 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 Piscataquis County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Piscataquis County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
118 336 738 431 62
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Piscataquis County

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

Among renter households in this market, 31 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 Piscataquis County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $697 to $1,535. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $697
One BR $782
Two BR $1,028
Three BR $1,271
Four BR $1,535
2024 Fair Market Rents in Piscataquis County, Maine

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Piscataquis 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 76 64 percent
One BR 228 68 percent
Two BR 426 58 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Piscataquis County, Maine

How many affordable rental units are in Piscataquis County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 82
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 106
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 398
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Piscataquis County, Maine

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

Income Based Apartments in Piscataquis County, Maine

Piscataquis County features 411 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 Piscataquis County, Maine

There are 96 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Piscataquis County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Piscataquis County, Maine

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Piscataquis County, Maine for a two-bedroom apartment is between $925 and $1,131.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.