Ellsworth 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. Ellsworth Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 60 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Ellsworth Housing Authority administered a total of 1,526 Section 8 Vouchers. Ellsworth Housing Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Ellsworth Housing Authority is located at 80 Mt. Desert St., Bar Harbor, ME, 04609 and serves the city of Bar Harbor. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Ellsworth Housing Authority at, (207) 288-4770 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

The Ellsworth and MDI Housing Authorities provide housing assistance and related services to individuals and families who face income or other life challenges. We provide the opportunity for them to become self-sufficient and economically independent. We believe everyone deserves a good home.

The first three housing authorities to be established on Mount Desert Island were Southwest Harbor, Bar Harbor and Mount Desert, all on May 3, 1973. The Town of Tremont Housing Authority was established next on October 13, 1974 and the City of Ellsworth Housing Authority on September 13, 1983.

The mission of the Mount Desert Island and Ellsworth Housing Authorities is to provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing for low-income citizens of the greater Mount Desert Island and Ellsworth areas.