FMRFinder

Maine fair market rent by county and town

Maine · FY2027 · 529 listed places · 19 HUD FMR areas

$1,367median 2BR

From $1,175 in Woodland town to $2,376 in Berwick town

FY2026 → FY2027: median -1.9% · 149 up, 380 down · largest Cape Elizabeth town +10.5% · all states

Unweighted median of the listed county, county-equivalent and town 2-bedroom FMRs; places sharing a HUD FMR area have the same value. This is not a statewide estimate of rents paid. U.S. county median $1,056. Effective October 1, 2026.

Income needed to afford it

At HUD's affordability benchmark — rent and utilities at no more than 30% of income — a 2-bedroom at the Fair Market Rent takes about $95,040 a year in Berwick town and $47,000 in Woodland town.

UnitMedian FMRIncome neededPer hour
Studio$1,042$41,680$20.04
1 bedroom$1,050$42,000$20.19
2 bedrooms$1,367$54,680$26.29
3 bedrooms$1,766$70,640$33.96
4 bedrooms$2,046$81,840$39.35

Income needed = monthly FMR × 12 ÷ 0.30. Per hour = that ÷ 2,080 hours (one full-time job). Medians are across the listed Maine places, like the figure above. The FMR is HUD's 40th-percentile gross rent estimate, not the price of any listing.

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