HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2027
Fair Market Rent in Maine by county (FY 2027)
Maine has 16 counties, and HUD sets a Fair Market Rent for every one of them. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom is $1,371. The highest is Cumberland County at $2,286, the lowest Aroostook County at $1,175.
Median 2BR
$1,371
Highest 2BR
$2,286
Cumberland County
Lowest 2BR
$1,175
Aroostook County
Counties
16
5 in metro areas
5 of the 16 counties sit inside a HUD metro area and share that metro's rate. The other 11 get a county rate built from their own rents. The Maine median of $1,371 is about 29% above the national median county ($1,063). HUD also publishes ZIP-level Small Area FMRs covering 16 of the 16 counties, which is where the real variation shows up. Pick a county below for the full studio-to-four-bedroom table, payment standard ranges and ZIP rates.
Maine is one of the six New England states where HUD publishes rates by town rather than county. The county figures here fold those towns together. Open a county to see every town listed with its own rate.
The median two-bedroom moved down 4% from FY 2026. 5 counties went up, 11 went down, and the rest held.
Fair Market Rent by county
County | Area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | YoY | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland County | Metro | $1,624 | $1,815 | $2,286 | $2,824 | $3,117 | +9.8% | 308,827 |
| York County | Metro | $1,454 | $1,614 | $1,989 | $2,598 | $2,946 | +6.2% | 216,731 |
| Androscoggin County | Metro | $1,210 | $1,282 | $1,677 | $2,119 | $2,459 | +5.7% | 113,423 |
| Sagadahoc County | Metro | $1,157 | $1,332 | $1,659 | $2,297 | $2,773 | +5.2% | 37,285 |
| Penobscot County | Metro | $1,206 | $1,291 | $1,637 | $2,141 | $2,345 | +5.0% | 154,710 |
| Knox County | Rural | $1,101 | $1,236 | $1,503 | $1,968 | $1,975 | -1.5% | 41,003 |
| Hancock County | Rural | $1,163 | $1,171 | $1,484 | $2,050 | $2,198 | -1.1% | 56,460 |
| Kennebec County | Rural | $1,043 | $1,050 | $1,374 | $1,767 | $2,167 | -3.0% | 126,808 |
| Waldo County | Rural | $1,132 | $1,148 | $1,367 | $1,766 | $1,981 | -4.9% | 40,192 |
| Piscataquis County | Rural | $933 | $1,024 | $1,340 | $1,610 | $1,761 | -5.6% | 17,263 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | $1,153 | $1,201 | $1,307 | $1,810 | $1,954 | -6.8% | 36,099 |
| Franklin County | Rural | $880 | $966 | $1,264 | $1,750 | $2,113 | -4.4% | 30,413 |
| Somerset County | Rural | $1,031 | $1,038 | $1,242 | $1,676 | $1,731 | -1.9% | 50,959 |
| Washington County | Rural | $927 | $951 | $1,230 | $1,637 | $1,883 | -1.8% | 31,331 |
| Oxford County | Rural | $852 | $949 | $1,224 | $1,695 | $2,046 | -5.5% | 59,255 |
| Aroostook County | Rural | $892 | $898 | $1,175 | $1,581 | $1,642 | -4.0% | 67,058 |
16 counties. HUD publishes studio through 4 bedroom rates. Tap a county for payment standards, ZIP-level rates and income needed.
Highest 2BR rates
Questions people ask
It depends on the county. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom FMR across Maine's 16 counties is $1,371, ranging from $1,175 in Aroostook County to $2,286 in Cumberland County. Every county's full table is linked on this page.
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