Palermo town, ME fair market rent
Waldo County, ME · FY2027 · upcoming · effective October 1, 2026
Illustrative 90–110% range $1,230–$1,504 · -4.9% from FY2026
Gross rent including tenant-paid utilities. The range is HUD's basic payment-standard band, not your PHA's adopted standard or your voucher payment; your PHA's effective date may differ. Non-metro county (town-level geography in HUD's file; the FMR may be shared with other towns). U.S. county median 2BR $1,056.
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Find your housing authority| Unit | FY2027 | FY2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,132 | $1,156 | -2.1% |
| 1 bedroom | $1,148 | $1,163 | -1.3% |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,367 | $1,438 | -4.9% |
| 3 bedrooms | $1,766 | $1,865 | -5.3% |
| 4 bedrooms | $1,981 | $2,025 | -2.2% |
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Source: HUD Fair Market Rent data, FMR_All_1983_2027.csv, retrieved 2026-09-19.
2-bedroom FMR, last 11 years
- FY17$779
- FY18$790
- FY19$890
- FY20$828
- FY21$1,001
- FY22$1,041
- FY23$1,142
- FY24$1,160
- FY25$1,219
- FY26$1,438
- FY27$1,367
HUD's fiscal year runs October to September, so the FY2027 figure applies from October 1, 2026. The FMR is the 40th-percentile gross rent (rent plus tenant-paid utilities) for standard-quality units, from Census ACS data trended forward with recent rent surveys. It is not a rent cap for private landlords. Data & method
Small Area FMRs by ZIP code
21 ZIPs in Waldo County, ME- ZIP 04354Studio $1,110 · 1BR $1,160 · 3BR $1,820 · 4BR $2,120
- ZIP 04358Studio $1,050 · 1BR $1,050 · 3BR $1,760 · 4BR $2,160
- ZIP 04438Studio $1,260 · 1BR $1,280 · 3BR $1,980 · 4BR $2,210
- ZIP 04496Studio $1,230 · 1BR $1,290 · 3BR $2,130 · 4BR $2,330
- ZIP 04848Studio $1,050 · 1BR $1,050 · 3BR $1,680 · 4BR $1,830
- ZIP 04849Studio $1,520 · 1BR $1,540 · 3BR $2,360 · 4BR $2,650
- ZIP 04850Studio $1,130 · 1BR $1,150 · 3BR $1,770 · 4BR $1,990
- ZIP 04915Studio $1,090 · 1BR $1,110 · 3BR $1,710 · 4BR $1,910
- ZIP 04921Studio $1,130 · 1BR $1,140 · 3BR $1,760 · 4BR $1,970
- ZIP 04922Studio $1,180 · 1BR $1,190 · 3BR $1,830 · 4BR $2,060
- ZIP 04932Studio $1,480 · 1BR $1,630 · 3BR $2,900 · 4BR $2,980
- ZIP 04941Studio $1,050 · 1BR $1,050 · 3BR $1,680 · 4BR $1,830
- ZIP 04949Studio $1,110 · 1BR $1,150 · 3BR $1,740 · 4BR $1,880
- ZIP 04951Studio $1,280 · 1BR $1,290 · 3BR $1,990 · 4BR $2,230
- ZIP 04952Studio $1,140 · 1BR $1,160 · 3BR $1,780 · 4BR $2,000
- ZIP 04973Studio $1,050 · 1BR $1,060 · 3BR $1,680 · 4BR $1,830
- ZIP 04974Studio $1,080 · 1BR $1,100 · 3BR $1,690 · 4BR $1,900
- ZIP 04981Studio $1,350 · 1BR $1,370 · 3BR $2,110 · 4BR $2,360
- ZIP 04986Studio $1,110 · 1BR $1,120 · 3BR $1,720 · 4BR $1,930
- ZIP 04987Studio $1,420 · 1BR $1,440 · 3BR $2,210 · 4BR $2,480
- ZIP 04988Studio $1,050 · 1BR $1,070 · 3BR $1,680 · 4BR $1,950