Section 8 rent amounts in Penobscot County, ME

HUD voucher rents by ZIP and bedroom count, from the current Fair Market Rent and Small Area FMR release.

Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents and Small Area FMRs, effective 2025-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09, with ZIP placement from the HUD-USPS ZIP Crosswalk 2021-Q4. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html

2-bedroom

$1,559

FY2026 Fair Market Rent

ZIPs

HUD-USPS crosswalk

Small Area FMRs

Designated ZIP schedules

Population

153,571

HUD pop2023 weight

Fair Market Rent by HUD town row

HUD town row	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR
Alton town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Argyle UT	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Bangor city	$1,244	$1,313	$1,659	$2,133	$2,242
Bradford town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Bradley town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Brewer city	$1,244	$1,313	$1,659	$2,133	$2,242
Burlington town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Carmel town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Carroll plantation	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Charleston town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Chester town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Clifton town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Corinna town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Corinth town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Dexter town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Dixmont town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Drew plantation	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
East Central Penobscot UT	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
East Millinocket town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Eddington town	$1,244	$1,313	$1,659	$2,133	$2,242
Edinburg town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Enfield town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Etna town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Exeter town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Garland town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Glenburn town	$1,244	$1,313	$1,659	$2,133	$2,242
Greenbush town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Hampden town	$1,244	$1,313	$1,659	$2,133	$2,242
Hermon town	$1,244	$1,313	$1,659	$2,133	$2,242
Holden town	$1,244	$1,313	$1,659	$2,133	$2,242
Howland town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Hudson town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Kenduskeag town	$1,244	$1,313	$1,659	$2,133	$2,242
Kingman UT	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Lagrange town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Lakeville town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Lee town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Levant town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Lincoln town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Lowell town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Mattawamkeag town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Maxfield town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Medway town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Milford town	$1,244	$1,313	$1,659	$2,133	$2,242
Millinocket town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Mount Chase town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Newburgh town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Newport town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
North Penobscot UT	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Old Town city	$1,244	$1,313	$1,659	$2,133	$2,242
Orono town	$1,244	$1,313	$1,659	$2,133	$2,242
Orrington town	$1,244	$1,313	$1,659	$2,133	$2,242
Passadumkeag town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Patten town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Penobscot Indian Island Reservation	$1,244	$1,313	$1,659	$2,133	$2,242
Plymouth town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Prentiss UT	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Seboeis plantation	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Springfield town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Stacyville town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Stetson town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Twombly UT	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Veazie town	$1,244	$1,313	$1,659	$2,133	$2,242
Webster plantation	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Whitney UT	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Winn town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010
Woodville town	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010

Rent by ZIP

47 ZIPs from the HUD-USPS crosswalk.

ZIP	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	Schedule
04401	$1,244	$1,313	$1,659	$2,133	$2,242	County FMR
04402	$1,244	$1,313	$1,659	$2,133	$2,242	County FMR
04410	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04411	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04412	$1,244	$1,313	$1,659	$2,133	$2,242	County FMR
04417	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04418	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04419	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04422	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04427	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04428	$1,244	$1,313	$1,659	$2,133	$2,242	County FMR
04429	$1,244	$1,313	$1,659	$2,133	$2,242	County FMR
04430	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04434	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04435	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04444	$1,244	$1,313	$1,659	$2,133	$2,242	County FMR
04448	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04449	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04450	$1,244	$1,313	$1,659	$2,133	$2,242	County FMR
04451						Town schedules
04453	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04455	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04456	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04457	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04459	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04460	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04461	$1,244	$1,313	$1,659	$2,133	$2,242	County FMR
04462	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04468	$1,244	$1,313	$1,659	$2,133	$2,242	County FMR
04469	$1,244	$1,313	$1,659	$2,133	$2,242	County FMR
04473	$1,244	$1,313	$1,659	$2,133	$2,242	County FMR
04474	$1,244	$1,313	$1,659	$2,133	$2,242	County FMR
04475	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04487	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04488	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04489						Town schedules
04493						Town schedules
04495	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04765	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04777	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04928	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04930	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04932	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04933						Town schedules
04939	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04953	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR
04969	$982	$1,061	$1,392	$1,799	$2,010	County FMR

Payment standard

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,559. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).

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Frequently asked questions

What is the 2-bedroom Section 8 rent in Penobscot County, ME?

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Penobscot County, ME is $1,559. HUD town rows run from $1,392 to $1,659.

What are the FY2026 Fair Market Rents by bedroom in Penobscot County, ME?

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Penobscot County, ME is $1,559.

How does a voucher payment standard relate to the Fair Market Rent in Penobscot County, ME?