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Free lookup · fiscal year 2026
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Maine · fiscal year 2026
Each row is a HUD income limit area and the towns it covers. Limits are yearly household income before taxes, and they took effect May 1, 2026. Use the lookup above for 5 to 8 person households and the low income (80%) limit.
| Area and towns covered | Very low income (50%), by household size | Extremely low income | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | 2 people | 3 people | 4 people | 1 person | 4 people | |
Aroostook County, ME71 townsAllagash town, Amity town, Ashland town, Bancroft UT, Blaine town, Bridgewater town, Caribou city, Castle Hill town, Caswell town, Central Aroostook UT, Chapman town, Connor UT, Crystal town, Cyr plantation, Dyer Brook town, Eagle Lake town, Easton town, Fort Fairfield town, Fort Kent town, Frenchville town, Garfield plantation, Glenwood plantation, Grand Isle town, Hamlin town, Hammond town, Haynesville town, Hersey town, Hodgdon town, Houlton town, Island Falls town, Limestone town, Linneus town, Littleton town, Ludlow town, Macwahoc plantation, Madawaska town, Mapleton town, Mars Hill town, Masardis town, Merrill town, Monticello town, Moro plantation, Nashville plantation, New Canada town, New Limerick town, New Sweden town, Northwest Aroostook UT, Oakfield town, Orient town, Penobscot Indian Island Re, Perham town, Portage Lake town, Presque Isle city, Reed plantation, Sherman town, Smyrna town, South Aroostook UT, Square Lake UT, St. Agatha town, St. Francis town, St. John plantation, Stockholm town, Van Buren town, Wade town, Wallagrass town, Washburn town, Westfield town, Westmanland town, Weston town, Winterville plantation, Woodland town | $32,200 | $36,800 | $41,400 | $45,950 | $19,300 | $33,000 |
Bangor, ME HUD Metro FMR Area14 townsBangor city, Brewer city, Eddington town, Glenburn town, Hampden town, Hermon town, Holden town, Kenduskeag town, Milford town, Old Town city, Orono town, Orrington town, Penobscot Indian Island Re, Veazie town | $37,300 | $42,600 | $47,950 | $53,250 | $22,400 | $33,000 |
Cumberland County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area9 townsBaldwin town, Bridgton town, Brunswick town, Harpswell town, Harrison town, Naples town, New Gloucester town, Pownal town, Sebago town | $38,800 | $44,350 | $49,900 | $55,400 | $23,300 | $33,250 |
Franklin County, ME26 townsAvon town, Carrabassett Valley town, Carthage town, Chesterville town, Coplin plantation, Dallas plantation, East Central Franklin UT, Eustis town, Farmington town, Industry town, Jay town, Kingfield town, New Sharon town, New Vineyard town, North Franklin UT, Phillips town, Rangeley plantation, Rangeley town, Sandy River plantation, South Franklin UT, Strong town, Temple town, Weld town, West Central Franklin UT, Wilton town, Wyman UT | $32,200 | $36,800 | $41,400 | $45,950 | $19,300 | $33,000 |
Hancock County, ME41 townsAmherst town, Aurora town, Bar Harbor town, Blue Hill town, Brooklin town, Brooksville town, Bucksport town, Castine town, Central Hancock UT, Cranberry Isles town, Dedham town, Deer Isle town, East Hancock UT, Eastbrook town, Ellsworth city, Franklin town, Frenchboro town, Gouldsboro town, Great Pond town, Hancock town, Lamoine town, Mariaville town, Marshall Island UT, Mount Desert town, Northwest Hancock UT, Orland town, Osborn town, Otis town, Penobscot town, Sedgwick town, Sorrento town, Southwest Harbor town, Stonington town, Sullivan town, Surry town, Swans Island town, Tremont town, Trenton town, Verona Island town, Waltham town, Winter Harbor town | $35,450 | $40,500 | $45,550 | $50,600 | $21,250 | $33,000 |
Kennebec County, ME30 townsAlbion town, Augusta city, Belgrade town, Benton town, Chelsea town, China town, Clinton town, Farmingdale town, Fayette town, Gardiner city, Hallowell city, Litchfield town, Manchester town, Monmouth town, Mount Vernon town, Oakland town, Pittston town, Randolph town, Readfield town, Rome town, Sidney town, Unity UT, Vassalboro town, Vienna town, Waterville city, Wayne town, West Gardiner town, Windsor town, Winslow town, Winthrop town | $33,600 | $38,400 | $43,200 | $48,000 | $20,200 | $33,000 |
Knox County, ME20 townsAppleton town, Camden town, Criehaven UT, Cushing town, Friendship town, Hope town, Isle au Haut town, Matinicus Isle plantation, Muscle Ridge Island UT, North Haven town, Owls Head town, Rockland city, Rockport town, South Thomaston town, St. George town, Thomaston town, Union town, Vinalhaven town, Warren town, Washington town | $34,450 | $39,350 | $44,250 | $49,150 | $20,650 | $33,000 |
Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA14 townsAuburn city, Durham town, Greene town, Leeds town, Lewiston city, Lisbon town, Livermore Falls town, Livermore town, Mechanic Falls town, Minot town, Poland town, Sabattus town, Turner town, Wales town | $32,850 | $37,600 | $42,250 | $46,950 | $19,750 | $33,000 |
Lincoln County, ME21 townsAlna town, Boothbay Harbor town, Boothbay town, Bremen town, Bristol town, Damariscotta town, Dresden town, Edgecomb town, Hibberts gore, Jefferson town, Louds Island UT, Monhegan plantation, Newcastle town, Nobleboro town, Somerville town, South Bristol town, Southport town, Waldoboro town, Westport Island town, Whitefield town, Wiscasset town | $35,850 | $41,000 | $46,100 | $51,200 | $21,500 | $33,000 |
Oxford County, ME38 townsAndover town, Bethel town, Brownfield town, Buckfield town, Byron town, Canton town, Denmark town, Dixfield town, Fryeburg town, Gilead town, Greenwood town, Hanover town, Hartford town, Hebron town, Hiram town, Lincoln plantation, Lovell town, Mexico town, Milton UT, Newry town, North Oxford UT, Norway town, Otisfield town, Oxford town, Paris town, Peru town, Porter town, Roxbury town, Rumford town, South Oxford UT, Stoneham town, Stow town, Sumner town, Sweden town, Upton town, Waterford town, West Paris town, Woodstock town | $32,200 | $36,800 | $41,400 | $45,950 | $19,300 | $33,000 |
Penobscot County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area53 townsAlton town, Argyle UT, Bradford town, Bradley town, Burlington town, Carmel town, Carroll plantation, Charleston town, Chester town, Clifton town, Corinna town, Corinth town, Dexter town, Dixmont town, Drew UT, East Central Penobscot UT, East Millinocket town, Edinburg town, Enfield town, Etna town, Exeter town, Garland town, Greenbush town, Howland town, Hudson town, Kingman UT, Lagrange town, Lakeville town, Lee town, Levant town, Lincoln town, Lowell town, Mattawamkeag town, Maxfield town, Medway town, Millinocket town, Mount Chase town, Newburgh town, Newport town, North Penobscot UT, Passadumkeag town, Patten town, Plymouth town, Prentiss UT, Seboeis plantation, Springfield town, Stacyville town, Stetson town, Twombly UT, Webster plantation, Whitney UT, Winn town, Woodville town | $32,200 | $36,800 | $41,400 | $45,950 | $19,300 | $33,000 |
Piscataquis County, ME22 townsAbbot town, Beaver Cove town, Blanchard UT, Bowerbank town, Brownville town, Dover-Foxcroft town, Greenville town, Guilford town, Kingsbury plantation, Lake View plantation, Medford town, Milo town, Monson town, Northeast Piscataquis UT, Northwest Piscataquis UT, Parkman town, Sangerville town, Sebec town, Shirley town, Southeast Piscataquis UT, Wellington town, Willimantic town | $32,200 | $36,800 | $41,400 | $45,950 | $19,300 | $33,000 |
Portland, ME HUD Metro FMR Area23 townsBuxton town, Cape Elizabeth town, Casco town, Chebeague Island town, Cumberland town, Falmouth town, Freeport town, Frye Island town, Gorham town, Gray town, Hollis town, Limington town, Long Island town, North Yarmouth town, Old Orchard Beach town, Portland city, Raymond town, Scarborough town, South Portland city, Standish town, Westbrook city, Windham town, Yarmouth town | $48,700 | $55,650 | $62,600 | $69,550 | $29,250 | $41,750 |
Sagadahoc County, ME HUD Metro FMR Area11 townsArrowsic town, Bath city, Bowdoin town, Bowdoinham town, Georgetown town, Perkins UT, Phippsburg town, Richmond town, Topsham town, West Bath town, Woolwich town | $37,250 | $42,600 | $47,900 | $53,200 | $22,350 | $33,000 |
Somerset County, ME37 townsAnson town, Athens town, Bingham town, Brighton plantation, Cambridge town, Canaan town, Caratunk town, Central Somerset UT, Cornville town, Dennistown plantation, Detroit town, Embden town, Fairfield town, Harmony town, Hartland town, Highland plantation, Jackman town, Madison town, Mercer town, Moose River town, Moscow town, New Portland town, Norridgewock town, Northeast Somerset UT, Northwest Somerset UT, Palmyra town, Pittsfield town, Pleasant Ridge plantation, Ripley town, Seboomook Lake UT, Skowhegan town, Smithfield town, Solon town, St. Albans town, Starks town, The Forks plantation, West Forks plantation | $32,200 | $36,800 | $41,400 | $45,950 | $19,300 | $33,000 |
Waldo County, ME26 townsBelfast city, Belmont town, Brooks town, Burnham town, Frankfort town, Freedom town, Islesboro town, Jackson town, Knox town, Liberty town, Lincolnville town, Monroe town, Montville town, Morrill town, Northport town, Palermo town, Prospect town, Searsmont town, Searsport town, Stockton Springs town, Swanville town, Thorndike town, Troy town, Unity town, Waldo town, Winterport town | $32,450 | $37,100 | $41,750 | $46,350 | $19,500 | $33,000 |
Washington County, ME48 townsAddison town, Alexander town, Baileyville town, Baring plantation, Beals town, Beddington town, Calais city, Charlotte town, Cherryfield town, Codyville UT, Columbia Falls town, Columbia town, Cooper town, Crawford town, Cutler town, Danforth town, Deblois town, Dennysville town, East Central Washington UT, East Machias town, Eastport city, Grand Lake Stream plantati, Harrington town, Jonesboro town, Jonesport town, Lubec town, Machias town, Machiasport town, Marshfield town, Meddybemps town, Milbridge town, North Washington UT, Northfield town, Passamaquoddy Indian Towns, Passamaquoddy Pleasant Poi, Pembroke town, Perry town, Princeton town, Robbinston town, Roque Bluffs town, Steuben town, Talmadge town, Topsfield town, Vanceboro town, Waite town, Wesley town, Whiting town, Whitneyville town | $32,200 | $36,800 | $41,400 | $45,950 | $19,300 | $33,000 |
York County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area20 townsActon town, Alfred town, Arundel town, Biddeford city, Cornish town, Dayton town, Kennebunk town, Kennebunkport town, Lebanon town, Limerick town, Lyman town, Newfield town, North Berwick town, Ogunquit town, Parsonsfield town, Saco city, Sanford city, Shapleigh town, Waterboro town, Wells town | $37,400 | $42,750 | $48,100 | $53,400 | $22,450 | $33,000 |
| York-Kittery-South Berwick, ME HUD Metro FMR AreaBerwick town, Eliot town, Kittery town, South Berwick town, York town | $46,550 | $53,200 | $59,850 | $66,450 | $27,900 | $39,850 |
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It depends on where in Maine you live, because HUD sets a separate limit for each of its 19 income limit areas. For a family of four, the very low income limit ranges from $45,950 (Aroostook County, ME) to $69,550 (Portland, ME HUD Metro FMR Area). Smaller and larger households have lower and higher limits; the lookup above shows each size.
No. Places in the same HUD area share a limit, but different areas do not. Area median family income in Maine ranges from $72,100 to $139,100, and the limits follow it.
Most new voucher families must be very low income, which is at or below 50% of the area median income. Extremely low income families get priority: by law, 75% of the families a housing agency admits each year must be extremely low income. A family at the low income level (up to about 80%) can qualify only in a few situations.
You apply to a local public housing agency, not to HUD. Find agencies near you in HUD's PHA contact directory, check whether each one's voucher list is open, and apply to more than one if you can. Applying is always free.
Gross. Your agency compares your yearly income before deductions with the limit. Deductions, such as for children or child care, are used afterward to work out your share of the rent.
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