Income may not exceed 50% of the median income from the table below. The Housing Authority must provide 75 percent of vouchers to those whose income does not exceed 30% of the median income listed below.
We have listed all of the housing authorities in County. Using the chart above, if you qualify as low income (Very Low Income OR Extremely Low Income), we recommend that you visit your local housing authority. They should be your first stop for housing and rental assistance programs.
1. To get on the waiting list for Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8), visit the links provided below to the closest County housing authority to your city in your city.
2. You can also visit the Housing Authority for other low income housing programs with rent assistance.
Bass Harbor, ME - 04653
County
Phone Number: (207) 288-4770
Email: duane.bartlett@emdiha.org
Total Units: 22
Bass Harbor Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 22
Bass Harbor Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 20
Number of Children residing in Bass Harbor Public Housing: 10
Senior citizens residing in Bass Harbor Public Housing: 24.32% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Bass Harbor Public Housing: 24.32% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Bass Harbor: $18,690.00 average per year for current residents.
Including Tremont Housing Authority, the other Public Housing Authorities in County are listed below.
430 Water St
Ellsworth, ME - 04605
County
Phone Number: (207) 288-4770
Email: duane.bartlett@emdiha.org
Total Units: 50
Bass Harbor Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 377
Bass Harbor Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 342
Bass Harbor Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 427
Bass Harbor Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 50
Number of Children residing in Bass Harbor Public Housing: 172
Seniors residing in Bass Harbor Public Housing: 25.32% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Bass Harbor Public Housing: 25.96% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Bass Harbor: $11,796.00 average per year for current residents.
80 Mount Desert St
Bar Harbor, ME - 04609
County
Phone Number: (207) 288-4770
Email: duane.bartlett@emdiha.org
Total Units: 115
Bass Harbor Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 115
Bass Harbor Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 113
Number of Children residing in Bass Harbor Public Housing: 12
Seniors residing in Bass Harbor Public Housing: 58.87% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Bass Harbor Public Housing: 21.28% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Bass Harbor: $15,180.00 average per year for current residents.
Mount Desert, ME - 04660
County
Phone Number: (207) 288-4770
Email: duane.bartlett@emdiha.org
Total Units: 18
Bass Harbor Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 18
Bass Harbor Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 18
Seniors residing in Bass Harbor Public Housing: 68.42% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Bass Harbor Public Housing: 26.32% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Bass Harbor: $12,547.00 average per year for current residents.
24 Village Green Way
Southwest Harbor, ME - 04679
County
Phone Number: (207) 288-4770
Email: duane.bartlett@emdiha.org
Total Units: 50
Bass Harbor Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 50
Bass Harbor Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 50
Seniors residing in Bass Harbor Public Housing: 74.07% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Bass Harbor Public Housing: 20.37% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Bass Harbor: $15,162.00 average per year for current residents.
Bernard, ME
Tremont, ME
Southwest Harbor, ME
Seal Cove, ME
Cranberry Isles, ME
Northeast Harbor, ME
Our data is collected from local housing authorities as listed on the website along with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Qualify for Public Housing and Income Based Housing are based on the local housing authority guidelines along with HUD rules. That is why it is necessary to contact the housing authorities directly for local information for housing.