Fair market rents · FY 2027 · effective October 1, 2026
Maine fair market rents, FY 2027
The 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in the median Maine town is $1,367 a month for FY 2027, from $1,175 to $2,376 across the state. The typical town moved −1.9% from FY 2026 and +50.4% over five years; weighted by population, the state average moved +3.8%. The most populous HUD area, Portland, ME, is at $2,353 for a 2-bedroom.
FMRs are HUD's estimate of the 40th percentile gross rent (rent plus utilities) paid by recent movers into standard-quality units. Housing agencies set voucher payment standards from them. Source: HUD FY 2027 FMR file, 91 FR 56156 (published September 1, 2026). This site is not HUD.
| FY | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BR | $924 | $964 | $1,029 | $1,018 | $1,101 | $1,165 | $1,269 | $1,348 | $1,452 | $1,651 | $1,714 |
Every HUD rent area in Maine, FY 2027
19 HUD FMR areas cover 529 towns; 8 are metro areas. Monthly gross rent by bedroom count. New England is published by town, so metro rows list how many towns they cover. The trend line is the 2-bedroom FMR from FY 2017 to FY 2027 for the most populous member.
Biggest one-year move up: Portland, ME, +10.5%. Biggest move down: Lincoln County, ME, −6.8%. HUD caps a one-year drop at 10%.
| HUD area | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | 4BR | 1 yr | 5 yr | FY17 to FY27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aroostook County71 towns | 892 | 898 | 1,175 | 1,581 | 1,642 | −4.0% | +50.4% | |
| Bangor14 towns | 1,305 | 1,380 | 1,722 | 2,203 | 2,495 | +3.8% | +56.1% | |
| Cumberland County, ME (part)9 towns | 1,545 | 1,561 | 1,941 | 2,425 | 3,244 | +5.9% | +51.5% | |
| Franklin County26 towns | 880 | 966 | 1,264 | 1,750 | 2,113 | −4.4% | +53.0% | |
| Hancock County41 towns | 1,163 | 1,171 | 1,484 | 2,050 | 2,198 | −1.1% | +54.7% | |
| Kennebec County30 towns | 1,043 | 1,050 | 1,374 | 1,767 | 2,167 | −3.0% | +54.7% | |
| Knox County20 towns | 1,101 | 1,236 | 1,503 | 1,968 | 1,975 | −1.5% | +49.6% | |
| Lewiston-Auburn14 towns | 1,210 | 1,282 | 1,677 | 2,119 | 2,459 | +5.7% | +67.9% | |
| Lincoln County21 towns | 1,153 | 1,201 | 1,307 | 1,810 | 1,954 | −6.8% | +23.1% | |
| Oxford County38 towns | 852 | 949 | 1,224 | 1,695 | 2,046 | −5.5% | +37.5% | |
| Penobscot County, ME (part)53 towns | 1,042 | 1,144 | 1,496 | 2,039 | 2,096 | +7.5% | +57.8% | |
| Piscataquis County22 towns | 933 | 1,024 | 1,340 | 1,610 | 1,761 | −5.6% | +74.7% | |
| Portland23 towns | 1,639 | 1,864 | 2,353 | 2,902 | 3,092 | +10.5% | +36.7% | |
| Sagadahoc County11 towns | 1,157 | 1,332 | 1,659 | 2,297 | 2,773 | +5.2% | +48.1% | |
| Somerset County37 towns | 1,031 | 1,038 | 1,242 | 1,676 | 1,731 | −1.9% | +46.1% | |
| Waldo County26 towns | 1,132 | 1,148 | 1,367 | 1,766 | 1,981 | −4.9% | +31.3% | |
| Washington County48 towns | 927 | 951 | 1,230 | 1,637 | 1,883 | −1.8% | +46.3% | |
| York County, ME (part)20 towns | 1,352 | 1,500 | 1,792 | 2,464 | 2,773 | +4.4% | +47.4% | |
| York-Kittery-South BerwickBerwick, Eliot, Kittery, South Berwick, York | 1,655 | 1,816 | 2,376 | 2,831 | 3,383 | +7.9% | +60.0% |
Dollars per month, FY 2027 file as published September 1, 2026; rows marked R show FY 2026. "1 yr" compares the FY 2027 2BR with FY 2026, "5 yr" with FY 2022. HUD's methods changed over these years, so part of any move is method, not market. Area names are HUD's.
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Using these numbers on a rental
The FMR sets the range for voucher payments; it is not a rent estimate for your unit. A housing agency picks a payment standard between 90% and 110% of it, then checks your asking rent against similar unassisted units nearby. Both figures cover rent plus utilities, so the agency's allowance for any utilities the tenant pays comes off the top.
Take a 2-bedroom at $1,367, a payment standard at 100% of FMR, and a $150 utility allowance (an example; each agency publishes its own schedule). Then the voucher can cover a contract rent of up to $1,217 ($1,367 minus $150), with the tenant paying the usual 30% of income. How to underwrite with FMR works through the rest.