ME · Section 8 / HCV

Public Housing Authority records in Maine

HUD PIH directory records for 24 Public Housing Authorities in Maine, with reported HCV unit counts and contact details. A zero-unit record does not establish an active voucher program or waitlist.

24
PHAs in state
15,810
Authorized HCV units
1%
of all U.S. PHAs
2,623
Total HUD units

Need to narrow the directory first? Search and filter all Maine PHA records in the Finder. The Finder keeps the same HUD directory records while letting you set a reported-unit threshold; it does not show current availability or waitlists.

PHAs in Maine by HUD size band

Exclusive HUD PIH section8_size bands across all 24 agencies in this state, not a restatement of the top-12 chart below.

The largest voucher programs in Maine

Public Housing Authorities ranked by authorized Housing Choice Vouchers

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Source HUD PIH Public Housing Authority directory (FY2025) As of 2025
24 PHAs · 15,810 Section 8 units

According to HUD PIH's FY2025 PHA directory, Maine ranks #38 of 51 by PHA headcount (24 authorities) and #37 of 51 by authorized HCV (15,810 units). National dual: Texas is #1 of 51 states and DC by PHA headcount (379 authorities) at authorized-HCV rank 3 (183,544 units) ≠ California #1 by authorized HCV (369,815 units) at PHA-count rank 20 (96 authorities).

  • 1% of all U.S. PHAs
  • #38 of 51 PHA count
  • #37 of 51 authorized HCV
  • Cross-referenced with HUD FY2026 Payment Standards

What HUD's PIH Record for Maine Tells You

HUD's PIH directory lists comparatively few separately chartered PHAs for Maine - #38 of 51 states and DC by headcount, 24 records (1% of the U.S. total) - though those records still report 15,810 authorized Section 8 / HCV units combined. Across all HUD programs (public housing, HCV, and related subsidy streams) those same records report 2,623 total units. 4 of these records (17%) report zero authorized HCV units; that source field does not establish an active voucher program, a waitlist, or an application route.

Payment standards inside ME metros are set at 90–110% of HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rent, cross-referenced in our payment standards directory, so voucher value is metro-specific even within the same state. A city, county, regional, or statewide authority may share the state; the directory does not determine service-area eligibility, waitlist status, or whether an agency is accepting applications, use the source contact details to verify a specific agency's current programs. See the waitlist guide for general federal-program context and the portability guide for federal move rules.

PHAs in Maine

Sorted by reported authorized HCV units, highest first. Many regions carry multiple PHA records (a city PHA, a county PHA, and sometimes a regional authority) - check the source contact details before relying on any single record for a current program, service area, or waitlist.

#Public Housing AuthorityCitySection 8 unitsTotal units
1Maine State Housing Authority-4,5850
2Portland Housing Authority-2,679370
3Lewiston Housing Authority-1,581448
4The Housing Authority of the City of Westbroo-1,0260
5South Portland Housing Authority-7400
6Sanford Housing Authority-7190
7Brunswick Housing Authority-6780
8Auburn Housing Authority-595191
9Augusta Housing Authority-4940
10Housing Authority City of Bangor-459567
11Waterville Housing Authority-394194
12Ellsworth Housing Authority-38250
13Bath Housing Authority-2640
14Caribou Housing Authority-2360
15Biddeford Housing Authority-2140
16Old Town Housing Authority-21387
17Presque Isle Housing Authority-159185
18Fort Fairfield Housing Authority-15281
19Brewer Housing Authority-136154
20Van Buren Housing Authority-10490
21Bar Harbor Housing Authority-0116
22Mount Desert Housing Authority-018
23Southwest Harbor Housing Authority-050
24Tremont Housing Authority-022

Checking current program information in Maine

Contact the agency directly to confirm current availability. These guides cover the general federal process:

Nationwide states with similar PHA count or voucher inventory

Two cross-state peer sets for Maine, outside the alphabetically adjacent states below.

Similar PHA headcount

Nearest states by agency count (24 PHAs in ME).

Similar authorized HCV units

Nearest states by summed Section 8 inventory (15,810 units in ME).

Higher-rent HUD FMR areas in Maine

These are the highest published FY2026 two-bedroom Fair Market Rents among HUD areas with a PlainVoucher detail page. They are reference amounts, not a local PHA payment-standard promise.

Browse every published payment-standard area →

HUD FMR and local market-rent context in Maine

Every one of Maine's 3 tracked HUD FMR areas prices above the local market, each published two-bedroom FMR amount sat at least 10% over the 2019–2023 ACS two-bedroom median gross rent.

This is an area-level comparison of HUD FY2026 FMR and Census ACS rent data. It is not an individual PHA payment-standard, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result. Explore the metro comparisons →

Five-year HUD FMR change in Maine

HUD FMR climbed steeply across Maine's 19 tracked areas, among the sharpest five-year moves in the corpus: the median published two-bedroom rent rose 51.8%, from $947 in FY2021 to $1,438 in FY2026.

This is a historical HUD reference-rent trend across FMR areas, not a forecast or an individual PHA payment-standard, rent, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result. Check HUD's current FMR documentation →

Nearby states

Portability lets a household move a voucher across state lines. Maine's 1 bordering state in our directory:

Compare states and PHAs side by side →

Source: HUD PIH Open Data (FY25). Payment standards: HUD USER FY2026 FMR. The PHA directory source was consolidated in April 2026. PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD, the State of Maine, or any local PHA. Verify with HUD →. See our methodology for how we compile this directory.

Disclaimer. This is general information about Section 8 / HCV administration in Maine. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently. Always contact the specific PHA directly.

What to do with Maine's desk

Maine has 24 HUD PIH directory PHAs in this corpus - use the dual PHA-count vs authorized-HCV read before treating any single agency as the whole state.

State aggregates are directory facts from HUD PIH Open Data. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently.

Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source and method. PlainVoucher compiles public HUD and U.S. Census release data into a searchable reference. Release periods and source boundaries are identified on each data surface; PlainVoucher does not determine eligibility, waitlist status, payment standards, or local PHA rules. Read our editorial standards and corrections policy, methodology, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-02.