Description:
Description:
Portland Housing Authority is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Portland Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 1,008 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Portland Housing Authority administered a total of 1,914 Section 8 Vouchers. Portland Housing Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Portland Housing Authority is located at 14 Baxter Blvd., Portland, ME, 04101 and serves the city of Portland. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Portland Housing Authority at, (207) 773-4753 for more information about coverage area and program availability.
Portland Housing Authority administers HUD Public Housing and Section 8 Housing Programs in the City of Portland, Maine. Together with its community partners, the PHA provides and expands affordable housing and services that improve quality of life, build community, enhance safety and promote personal success for the people we serve and the neighborhoods in which they reside.
The Portland Housing Authority will provide quality, affordable housing opportunities. We will partner with those we serve and appropriate agencies to enhance the quality of life in our community and challenge all to achieve excellence.
Current Status | Active |
Size of Portland Housing Authority compared nationally | Large |
Last Updated | 04/12/2014 |
Total Numbers of Communities | 5 |
Total numbers of Administered Section 8 Voucher | 1,914 |
Total numbers of Administered Public Housing Units | 1,008 |
Waiting list for the Portland Housing Authority is currently | Open |
Fair Market Rents are HUD's determination of the average rents in a particular area for each bedroom size. The FMRs are set each year based on the rental rates of unsubsidized units so that participants in HUD programs have equal access for affordable housing. Here are the Fair Market Rents for Cumberland County, ME:
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South Portland ME
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Population: | 287,797 |
Persons Per Household: | 2.34 |
Housing Units in Multi-units Structure: | 26.1% |
Homeownership Rate: | 68.2% |
Housing Units: | 139,165 |
Yearly Income Per Person: | $32,880 |
Median Household Income: | $57,461 |
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