Penobscot County, ME (part): 2-bedroom payment standards across 31 ZIP codes
HUD's FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents for Penobscot County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area range from $1,110 to $1,980 for a 2-bedroom. The 90th-percentile ZIP code runs 1.59× the 10th — a gap of $680 a month — which ranks 26th widest of the 247 HUD metro areas we compare.
median 2-bedroom SAFMR across the area's 31 ZIP codes. Where a housing authority sets a single metro-wide standard, it could reach $1,727 at 110%.
monthly gap between the 90th- and 10th-percentile ZIP code ($1,160 to $1,840).
of the area's ZIP codes (5 of 31) sit above $1,727 — 110% of the area median.
Highest-rent ZIP codes in Penobscot County, ME (part)
Every ZIP code, ranked
The payment-standard column is HUD's published 90–110% band for that ZIP code — the range a housing authority may adopt without HUD approval. Your PHA sets the exact figure. The final column compares each ZIP to the area median; ZIP codes marked above 110% exceed 110% of that median — where a housing authority sets a single area-wide standard, those sit above the highest ceiling basic policy reaches.
| # | ZIP code | 2 BR SAFMR ▾ | Payment standard (90–110%) | vs area median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04435 | $1,980 | $1,782–$2,178 | above 110% |
| 2 | 04456 | $1,890 | $1,701–$2,079 | above 110% |
| 3 | 04419 | $1,870 | $1,683–$2,057 | above 110% |
| 4 | 04449 | $1,840 | $1,656–$2,024 | above 110% |
| 5 | 04422 | $1,770 | $1,593–$1,947 | above 110% |
| 6 | 04434 | $1,670 | $1,503–$1,837 | 106% |
| 7 | 04468 | $1,670 | $1,503–$1,837 | 106% |
| 8 | 04411 | $1,660 | $1,494–$1,826 | 106% |
| 9 | 04455 | $1,630 | $1,467–$1,793 | 104% |
| 10 | 04495 | $1,630 | $1,467–$1,793 | 104% |
| 11 | 04777 | $1,630 | $1,467–$1,793 | 104% |
| 12 | 04933 | $1,630 | $1,467–$1,793 | 104% |
| 13 | 04450 | $1,620 | $1,458–$1,782 | 103% |
| 14 | 04488 | $1,580 | $1,422–$1,738 | 101% |
| 15 | 04444 | $1,570 | $1,413–$1,727 | 100% |
| 16 | 04928 | $1,570 | $1,413–$1,727 | 100% |
| 17 | 04939 | $1,530 | $1,377–$1,683 | 97% |
| 18 | 04448 | $1,430 | $1,287–$1,573 | 91% |
| 19 | 04410 | $1,420 | $1,278–$1,562 | 90% |
| 20 | 04969 | $1,420 | $1,278–$1,562 | 90% |
| 21 | 04953 | $1,400 | $1,260–$1,540 | 89% |
| 22 | 04427 | $1,390 | $1,251–$1,529 | 89% |
| 23 | 04475 | $1,360 | $1,224–$1,496 | 87% |
| 24 | 04418 | $1,320 | $1,188–$1,452 | 84% |
| 25 | 04453 | $1,320 | $1,188–$1,452 | 84% |
| 26 | 04457 | $1,290 | $1,161–$1,419 | 82% |
| 27 | 04460 | $1,290 | $1,161–$1,419 | 82% |
| 28 | 04417 | $1,160 | $1,044–$1,276 | 74% |
| 29 | 04493 | $1,160 | $1,044–$1,276 | 74% |
| 30 | 04430 | $1,140 | $1,026–$1,254 | 73% |
| 31 | 04765 | $1,110 | $999–$1,221 | 71% |
How Penobscot County, ME (part) compares
Its internal spread of 1.59× (p90 ÷ p10) ranks 26 of 247 HUD metro FMR areas, against a median of 1.37× and a national high of 1.77×. On the steadier p75 ÷ p25 measure it is 1.23×. See the full ranking and how it was measured →
A note on what this does not mean: a higher payment standard does not increase the assistance a household receives. It raises the ceiling on the rent a voucher can cover, while the household still pays roughly 30% of adjusted income. Figures are ZIP-weighted, not renter-weighted, and rest on 2019–2023 American Community Survey data trended forward.