Waldo County, ME

2025 Fair Market Rents

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The top four largest cities in Waldo County are Belfast, Winterport, Lincolnville, and Searsport. Fair Market Rents on this page may apply depending on whether the county uses SAFMRs or county level FMRs. Cities in multiple SAFMR areas will have different SAFMRS based on ZIP code.

What type of FMR does Waldo County use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Waldo County is not required to use Small Area FMRs by the HUD. It is at the discretion of the local Housing Authority to determine if SAFMRs or 40th percentile FMRs are used.

To learn more about the criteria the HUD uses to determine if a Metro FMR Area requires Small Area Fair Market Rents click here.

How does Waldo County compare?

Waldo County ($1,219) has a 1.1% higher FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Maine ($1,206) and therefore a higher gross rent.

Waldo County is rank 118th out of 530 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 412 other counties. Waldo County is the 118th most expensive county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Waldo County, ME

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$946
studio
$952
1-Bedroom
$1,219
2-Bedroom
$1,576
3-Bedroom
$1,694
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$973
studio
$980
1-Bedroom
$1,254
2-Bedroom
$1,621
3-Bedroom
$1,742
4-Bedroom

Small Market Areas (By Zip Code)

The 90% and 110% SAFMRs represent the minimum and maximum payment standards that can be set by the local Public Housing Authority under regular conditions. The payment standard is the actual value used in Section 8. For more on payment standards click here.

FMRs and SAFMRs are set by the HUD. The local PHA takes these FMR/SAFMR values and may decide to use any value that is within +-10% of the FMR/SAFMR as the payment standard for the areas under their jurisdiction.

For a more in-depth explaination return to the overview page.

ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
04921 $900 $910 $1,160 $1,500 $1,610
04354 $970 $1,000 $1,230 $1,570 $1,770
04354 $970 $1,000 $1,230 $1,570 $1,770
04438 $960 $970 $1,230 $1,600 $1,710
04496 $860 $870 $1,110 $1,440 $1,540
04848 $930 $940 $1,200 $1,550 $1,670
04849 $1,230 $1,240 $1,590 $2,060 $2,210
04850 $950 $950 $1,220 $1,580 $1,690
04915 $990 $1,000 $1,280 $1,650 $1,780
04921 $900 $910 $1,160 $1,500 $1,610
04922 $880 $880 $1,130 $1,460 $1,570
04941 $800 $810 $1,050 $1,290 $1,450
04951 $1,160 $1,160 $1,490 $1,930 $2,070
04952 $940 $950 $1,210 $1,560 $1,680
04973 $1,000 $1,010 $1,290 $1,670 $1,790
04974 $850 $850 $1,090 $1,410 $1,510
04981 $1,000 $1,010 $1,290 $1,670 $1,790
04986 $970 $980 $1,250 $1,620 $1,740
04987 $1,120 $1,130 $1,440 $1,860 $2,000
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
04921 $810 $819 $1,044 $1,350 $1,449
04354 $873 $900 $1,107 $1,413 $1,593
04354 $873 $900 $1,107 $1,413 $1,593
04438 $864 $873 $1,107 $1,440 $1,539
04496 $774 $783 $999 $1,296 $1,386
04848 $837 $846 $1,080 $1,395 $1,503
04849 $1,107 $1,116 $1,431 $1,854 $1,989
04850 $855 $855 $1,098 $1,422 $1,521
04915 $891 $900 $1,152 $1,485 $1,602
04921 $810 $819 $1,044 $1,350 $1,449
04922 $792 $792 $1,017 $1,314 $1,413
04941 $720 $729 $945 $1,161 $1,305
04951 $1,044 $1,044 $1,341 $1,737 $1,863
04952 $846 $855 $1,089 $1,404 $1,512
04973 $900 $909 $1,161 $1,503 $1,611
04974 $765 $765 $981 $1,269 $1,359
04981 $900 $909 $1,161 $1,503 $1,611
04986 $873 $882 $1,125 $1,458 $1,566
04987 $1,008 $1,017 $1,296 $1,674 $1,800
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
04921 $990 $1,001 $1,276 $1,650 $1,771
04354 $1,067 $1,100 $1,353 $1,727 $1,947
04354 $1,067 $1,100 $1,353 $1,727 $1,947
04438 $1,056 $1,067 $1,353 $1,760 $1,881
04496 $946 $957 $1,221 $1,584 $1,694
04848 $1,023 $1,034 $1,320 $1,705 $1,837
04849 $1,353 $1,364 $1,749 $2,266 $2,431
04850 $1,045 $1,045 $1,342 $1,738 $1,859
04915 $1,089 $1,100 $1,408 $1,815 $1,958
04921 $990 $1,001 $1,276 $1,650 $1,771
04922 $968 $968 $1,243 $1,606 $1,727
04941 $880 $891 $1,155 $1,419 $1,595
04951 $1,276 $1,276 $1,639 $2,123 $2,277
04952 $1,034 $1,045 $1,331 $1,716 $1,848
04973 $1,100 $1,111 $1,419 $1,837 $1,969
04974 $935 $935 $1,199 $1,551 $1,661
04981 $1,100 $1,111 $1,419 $1,837 $1,969
04986 $1,067 $1,078 $1,375 $1,782 $1,914
04987 $1,232 $1,243 $1,584 $2,046 $2,200

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Waldo County, Maine: Belfast, Winterport, Lincolnville, Searsport, Stockton Springs, Morrill, Freedom, Thorndike, Brooks, Palermo, Searsmont, Frankfort, Burnham, Troy, Monroe, Islesboro, Sandy Point, and Lincolnville Center.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Waldo County, Maine: 04915, 04496, 04849, 04974, 04981, 04952, 04941, 04986, 04921, 04354, 04973, 04438, 04922, 04987, 04951, 04848, 04972, and 04850.

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Fair Market Rents are published by the Department of Housing And Urban Development.