ZIP 04239 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 04239 in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA FMR area.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA

$1,030Efficiency

$1,1001 bedroom

$1,4302 bedrooms

$1,8503 bedrooms

$2,0804 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit size	SAFMR	90%	110%	Metro FMR
Efficiency	$1,030	$927	$1,133	$1,210
1 bedroom	$1,100	$990	$1,210	$1,282
2 bedrooms	$1,430	$1,287	$1,573	$1,677
3 bedrooms	$1,850	$1,665	$2,035	$2,119
4 bedrooms	$2,080	$1,872	$2,288	$2,459

Housing authorities may set voucher payment standards from 90% to 110% of the FMR that applies to them.

Franklin County, ME

$1,030Efficiency

$1,1001 bedroom

$1,4302 bedrooms

$1,8503 bedrooms

$2,0804 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit size	SAFMR	90%	110%	Metro FMR
Efficiency	$1,030	$927	$1,133	$880
1 bedroom	$1,100	$990	$1,210	$966
2 bedrooms	$1,430	$1,287	$1,573	$1,264
3 bedrooms	$1,850	$1,665	$2,035	$1,750
4 bedrooms	$2,080	$1,872	$2,288	$2,113

Housing authorities may set voucher payment standards from 90% to 110% of the FMR that applies to them.

Oxford County, ME

$1,030Efficiency

$1,1001 bedroom

$1,4302 bedrooms

$1,8503 bedrooms

$2,0804 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit size	SAFMR	90%	110%	Metro FMR
Efficiency	$1,030	$927	$1,133	$852
1 bedroom	$1,100	$990	$1,210	$949
2 bedrooms	$1,430	$1,287	$1,573	$1,224
3 bedrooms	$1,850	$1,665	$2,035	$1,695
4 bedrooms	$2,080	$1,872	$2,288	$2,046

Housing authorities may set voucher payment standards from 90% to 110% of the FMR that applies to them.

Income in ZIP 04239

$54,958average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)

$41,246average salaries and wages per return

2,240tax returns filed

31%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR

Adjusted gross income	Share of returns
$1 to $25,000	29.0%
$25,000 to $50,000	29.0%
$50,000 to $75,000	17.4%
$75,000 to $100,000	11.2%
$100,000 to $200,000	12.5%
$200,000 or more	0.9%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 16.1% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 04239?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 04239 (Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA) are $1,030 efficiency, $1,100 one bedroom, $1,430 two bedrooms, $1,850 three and $2,080 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 04239?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,287 to $1,573.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 04239?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 04239 reported an average adjusted gross income of $54,958 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $17,160 a year, or 31% of that income.