Housing Authority Qualifications For Section 8 Vouchers Wells, ME

Public Housing Authority Determines Qualifications

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.

Income Limits in Wells, Maine.

HUD Designated Metro Area: Income Limits

2022Median Family Income2022 Yearly Income Limit2022 Yearly Income Limit - Person(s) in Family
Income LimitsCategory12345
York County County, ME$91,700Very Low Income (50%)$32,100$36,700$41,300$45,850$49,550
Extremely Low Income (30%)$19,250$22,000$24,750$27,750$32,470
Low Income (80%) $51,350$58,700$66,050$73,350$79,250

York County County Public Housing Authorities

Including , the other Public Housing Authorities in York County County are listed below.

Sanford Housing Authority

17 School St
Sanford, ME - 04073
York County County
Phone Number: (207) 324-6747
Email: dgerry@sanfordhousing.org
Total Units: 120
Wells Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 593
Wells Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 529
Wells Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 713
Wells Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 117
Number of Children residing in Wells Public Housing: 299
Seniors residing in Wells Public Housing: 22.69% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Wells Public Housing: 27.78% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Wells: $13,332.00 average per year for current residents.

Biddeford Housing Authority

22 South St
Biddeford, ME - 04005
York County County
Phone Number: (207) 282-6537
Email: ggagnonbha@maine.rr.com
Wells Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 200
Wells Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 155
Wells Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 200
Number of Children residing in Wells Public Housing: 201
Seniors residing in Wells Public Housing: 19.36% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Wells Public Housing: 32.10% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Wells: $12,331.00 average per year for current residents.



About our Data

Our data is collected from local housing authorities as listed on the website along with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.

How do Housing Authority Qualfications Work?

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.