This housing agency serves Southwest Harbor, Maine.
Southwest Harbor Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 50 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
24 Village Green Way, Southwest Harbor, ME
Visit Website — (207) 288-4770Southwest Harbor Housing Authority serves 50 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 50 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 58 percent of households served by Southwest Harbor Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 90 percent of Southwest Harbor Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 2 households and make up 4 percent of households served by Southwest Harbor Housing Authority.
There are 30 female-headed renter households living in Southwest Harbor Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 60% of those served by the Southwest Harbor Housing Authority.
Native American | 1 |
White | 49 |
There are 38 households headed by seniors served by the Southwest Harbor Housing Authority. Senior households are 76% of households in Southwest Harbor Housing Authority housing.
There are 18 persons with disabilities living in Southwest Harbor Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 36% of households served by the Southwest Harbor Housing Authority.
The Southwest Harbor Housing Authority is rated as a high performer by HUD.
HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.
Affordable housing is for both families and individuals.
There is no requirement to have family members or children to live in affordable housing. Single persons are eligible for housing.Lisa Selby says:
"After years of applying for Section 8 and never being called, this website is the reason I finally received my voucher, and just moved into my new apartment! If I had not started receiving alerts from Affordable Housing Online of waiting list openings in my area, I would not be where I am today!"