2025 FMR And Section 8 Rents For Penobscot County ME

Section 8 is a federal program that guarantees monthly rent payments to landlords. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes Fair Market Rents, which are 40th percentile averages of local rents, to determine their standard payment amount.

Use our Section 8 rents table to find the best market for Section 8 investment. See Section 8 rents in each zip code of penobscot-county, ME.

Typically, the government guarantees 70% of the rent payment, and the tenant pays the remaining 30%. Section 8 tenants typically stay in their units 6-7x longer than regular tenants.

Zip CodeStudio1 Bed2 Bed3 Bed4 Bed
6410$840$900$1180$1470$1650
6417$740$794$1043$1298$1457
6354$740$820$1050$1330$1510
6376$740$794$1043$1298$1457
6379$940$1030$1320$1690$1820
6385$840$900$1180$1470$1650
6357$760$820$1080$1340$1510
6384$740$794$1043$1298$1457
6389$740$794$1043$1298$1457
6370$850$940$1200$1530$1650
6365$790$850$1120$1390$1560
6373$770$830$1090$1360$1520
6355$840$910$1190$1480$1660
6334$740$794$1043$1298$1457
6340$1010$1080$1420$1770$1980
6359$900$990$1270$1620$1760
6371$840$900$1180$1470$1650
6374$840$900$1180$1470$1650
6412$740$794$1043$1298$1457
6336$740$794$1043$1298$1457
6339$740$820$1050$1330$1510
6353$890$980$1260$1600$1740
6414$910$970$1280$1590$1790
6335$890$960$1260$1570$1760
6377$840$900$1180$1470$1650
6405$840$900$1180$1470$1650
6409$840$900$1180$1470$1650
6380$740$794$1043$1298$1457
6413$770$830$1090$1360$1520
6415$840$900$1180$1470$1650
6416$840$900$1180$1470$1650
6351$740$794$1043$1298$1457
6403$840$900$1180$1470$1650
6418$850$910$1200$1490$1680
6350$740$794$1043$1298$1457
6390$840$900$1180$1470$1650
6382$840$920$1180$1500$1620
6375$930$1000$1310$1630$1830
6378$740$820$1050$1330$1510
6401$840$900$1180$1470$1650
6360$740$794$1043$1298$1457
6387$850$910$1200$1490$1680

Zip Code:

6410

Studio Rent:

$840

1 Bedroom Rent:

$900

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1180

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1470

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1650

Zip Code:

6417

Studio Rent:

$740

1 Bedroom Rent:

$794

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1043

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1298

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1457

Zip Code:

6354

Studio Rent:

$740

1 Bedroom Rent:

$820

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1050

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1330

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1510

Zip Code:

6376

Studio Rent:

$740

1 Bedroom Rent:

$794

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1043

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1298

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1457

Zip Code:

6379

Studio Rent:

$940

1 Bedroom Rent:

$1030

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1320

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1690

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1820

Zip Code:

6385

Studio Rent:

$840

1 Bedroom Rent:

$900

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1180

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1470

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1650

Zip Code:

6357

Studio Rent:

$760

1 Bedroom Rent:

$820

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1080

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1340

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1510

Zip Code:

6384

Studio Rent:

$740

1 Bedroom Rent:

$794

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1043

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1298

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1457

Zip Code:

6389

Studio Rent:

$740

1 Bedroom Rent:

$794

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1043

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1298

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1457

Zip Code:

6370

Studio Rent:

$850

1 Bedroom Rent:

$940

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1200

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1530

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1650

Zip Code:

6365

Studio Rent:

$790

1 Bedroom Rent:

$850

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1120

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1390

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1560

Zip Code:

6373

Studio Rent:

$770

1 Bedroom Rent:

$830

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1090

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1360

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1520

Zip Code:

6355

Studio Rent:

$840

1 Bedroom Rent:

$910

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1190

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1480

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1660

Zip Code:

6334

Studio Rent:

$740

1 Bedroom Rent:

$794

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1043

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1298

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1457

Zip Code:

6340

Studio Rent:

$1010

1 Bedroom Rent:

$1080

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1420

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1770

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1980

Zip Code:

6359

Studio Rent:

$900

1 Bedroom Rent:

$990

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1270

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1620

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1760

Zip Code:

6371

Studio Rent:

$840

1 Bedroom Rent:

$900

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1180

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1470

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1650

Zip Code:

6374

Studio Rent:

$840

1 Bedroom Rent:

$900

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1180

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1470

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1650

Zip Code:

6412

Studio Rent:

$740

1 Bedroom Rent:

$794

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1043

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1298

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1457

Zip Code:

6336

Studio Rent:

$740

1 Bedroom Rent:

$794

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1043

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1298

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1457

Zip Code:

6339

Studio Rent:

$740

1 Bedroom Rent:

$820

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1050

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1330

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1510

Zip Code:

6353

Studio Rent:

$890

1 Bedroom Rent:

$980

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1260

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1600

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1740

Zip Code:

6414

Studio Rent:

$910

1 Bedroom Rent:

$970

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1280

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1590

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1790

Zip Code:

6335

Studio Rent:

$890

1 Bedroom Rent:

$960

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1260

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1570

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1760

Zip Code:

6377

Studio Rent:

$840

1 Bedroom Rent:

$900

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1180

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1470

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1650

Zip Code:

6405

Studio Rent:

$840

1 Bedroom Rent:

$900

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1180

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1470

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1650

Zip Code:

6409

Studio Rent:

$840

1 Bedroom Rent:

$900

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1180

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1470

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1650

Zip Code:

6380

Studio Rent:

$740

1 Bedroom Rent:

$794

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1043

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1298

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1457

Zip Code:

6413

Studio Rent:

$770

1 Bedroom Rent:

$830

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1090

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1360

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1520

Zip Code:

6415

Studio Rent:

$840

1 Bedroom Rent:

$900

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1180

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1470

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1650

Zip Code:

6416

Studio Rent:

$840

1 Bedroom Rent:

$900

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1180

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1470

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1650

Zip Code:

6351

Studio Rent:

$740

1 Bedroom Rent:

$794

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1043

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1298

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1457

Zip Code:

6403

Studio Rent:

$840

1 Bedroom Rent:

$900

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1180

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1470

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1650

Zip Code:

6418

Studio Rent:

$850

1 Bedroom Rent:

$910

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1200

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1490

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1680

Zip Code:

6350

Studio Rent:

$740

1 Bedroom Rent:

$794

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1043

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1298

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1457

Zip Code:

6390

Studio Rent:

$840

1 Bedroom Rent:

$900

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1180

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1470

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1650

Zip Code:

6382

Studio Rent:

$840

1 Bedroom Rent:

$920

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1180

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1500

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1620

Zip Code:

6375

Studio Rent:

$930

1 Bedroom Rent:

$1000

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1310

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1630

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1830

Zip Code:

6378

Studio Rent:

$740

1 Bedroom Rent:

$820

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1050

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1330

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1510

Zip Code:

6401

Studio Rent:

$840

1 Bedroom Rent:

$900

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1180

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1470

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1650

Zip Code:

6360

Studio Rent:

$740

1 Bedroom Rent:

$794

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1043

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1298

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1457

Zip Code:

6387

Studio Rent:

$850

1 Bedroom Rent:

$910

2 Bedroom Rent:

$1200

3 Bedroom Rent:

$1490

4 Bedroom Rent:

$1680

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Frequently Asked Section 8 Investing Questions

Fair Market Rent (FMR): HUD sets FMR by bedroom size for each area.

Payment Standard: The local PHA sets this between 90–110% of the FMR. It's the max PHA assistance.

Gross Rent: Contract rent (charged by landlord) + utility allowance (estimated tenant utility costs). Must fit payment standard limits.

Housing Assistance Payment (HAP):

The PHA pays the lower of:

  • Payment standard - Tenant's Total Tenant Payment (TTP).
  • Gross rent - TTP.

Example:

  • Payment standard: $1,500
  • Contract rent: $1,400
  • Utility allowance: $100
  • Tenant's TTP: $400
  • Gross rent: $1,500 ($1,400 + $100).
  • HAP: $1,100 (lower of $1,500 - $400 or $1,500 - $400).

Landlord receives $1,100 (PHA) + $400 (tenant) = $1,500 total.