Bar Harbor Oyster
105 Seabury Drive, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
Family · 0 units · Section 514 off-farm labor housing
- Units
- 0
- Rental assistance
- 0
- Vacant
- 0
- Accessible
- 0
- Opened
- 2025
Maine
USDA rental housing in Hancock County, ME
12 properties in Hancock County have USDA Section 515 or 514 financing: 326 apartments across 6 towns. 251 of those units carry USDA rental assistance, which ties what an eligible tenant pays to income.
12properties
326apartments
251rental assistance units
10vacant units reported
Equal housing opportunity. Properties financed by USDA Rural Development must follow the Fair Housing Act, which bars discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin. If you believe you were treated unfairly, you can file a complaint with HUD at 1-800-669-9777 or with USDA at 866-632-9992.
Open Country does not own, manage or rent these properties and does not take applications. Contact each property's management company for availability, rents and eligibility. Listings come from USDA's public data and may be out of date.
Harbor Hill Estates
23 Highbrook RD, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
Elderly · 16 1BR, 9 2BR
Managed by Stanford Mgmt LLC
- Units
- 25
- Rental assistance
- 9
- Vacant
- 1
- Accessible
- 2
- Opened
- 1989
Blue Hill Terrace
5 Terrace Ct, Blue Hill, ME 04614
Family · 4 1BR, 20 2BR
Managed by Maine Development Associates
- Units
- 24
- Rental assistance
- 14
- Vacant
- 2
- Accessible
- 2
- Opened
- 1984
Bucksport Park
5 Mercer Ln, Bucksport, ME 04416
Family · 6 1BR, 14 2BR, 4 3BR
Managed by Stanford Mgmt LLC
- Units
- 24
- Rental assistance
- 24
- Vacant
- 1
- Accessible
- 3
- Opened
- 1991
Bucksport Square
125 Broadway, Bucksport, ME 04416
Elderly · 16 1BR, 9 2BR
Managed by Stanford Mgmt LLC
- Units
- 25
- Rental assistance
- 25
- Vacant
- 1
- Accessible
- 4
- Opened
- 1990
Bridge Hill Apts
19 Bridge Hill Apts Cir Dr, Ellsworth, ME 04605
Family · 7 1BR, 15 2BR, 6 3BR
Managed by Maine Development Associates
- Units
- 28
- Rental assistance
- 28
- Vacant
- 1
- Accessible
- 0
- Opened
- 1980
Eastland Park
11 Eastland Park Way, Ellsworth, ME 04605
Family · 4 1BR, 20 2BR
Managed by Maine Development Associates
- Units
- 24
- Rental assistance
- 3
- Vacant
- 1
- Accessible
- 2
- Opened
- 1985
Meadow View Apts
25 Tweedie Ln, Ellsworth, ME 04605
Elderly · 60 1BR, 16 2BR
- Units
- 86
- Rental assistance
- 79
- Vacant
- 2
- Accessible
- 6
- Opened
- 1972
River View Apts
34 Main St, Ellsworth, ME 04605
Elderly · 24 1BR
Managed by Foreside Real Estate Management
- Units
- 24
- Rental assistance
- 14
- Vacant
- 1
- Accessible
- 4
- Opened
- 1986
Straw Way Housing
7 - 19 Straw Way, Ellsworth, ME 04605
Family · 19 2BR, 10 3BR
Managed by The Housing Foundation
- Units
- 29
- Rental assistance
- 29
- Vacant
- 0
- Accessible
- 9
- Opened
- 2013
Beech Cliff
30 Forest Ave, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679
Family · 3 1BR, 18 2BR
- Units
- 21
- Rental assistance
- 10
- Vacant
- 0
- Accessible
- 1
- Opened
- 1988
Mill Stream Heights
20 Hillcrest Dr, Winter Harbor, ME 04693
Elderly · 14 1BR, 2 2BR
Managed by Lrg Realty Management
- Units
- 16
- Rental assistance
- 16
- Vacant
- 0
- Accessible
- 0
- Opened
- 1974
Source: USDA Rural Development, Section 515/514 active properties file (data as of October 19, 2026). Vacancies are as USDA last recorded them, not live availability.
Who can rent here
USDA-financed apartments are for very low, low and moderate income households (7 CFR 3560.152), and elderly and congregate properties also require a household that meets USDA's definition of elderly. In a unit with USDA rental assistance, the tenant pays the highest of 30% of monthly adjusted income, 10% of gross monthly income or a welfare shelter allowance, and the assistance covers the rest of the rent (7 CFR 3560.203). Each property's manager checks income against USDA's limits for the area when you apply and can tell you whether a unit with rental assistance is open.
For owners and buyers
Ownership: 2 nonprofit, 10 limited-profit. 4 also have housing tax credits. 5 serve elderly tenants. USDA's file shows use restrictions on 2 properties here ending by 2031. Owners of aging 515 properties can use a Section 538 guaranteed loan to finance a transfer and rehab, at USDA's lower 60 and 25 basis point preservation fees. How 515 transfers work with 538.
Every property in one file: 515/514 portfolio download (CSV and JSON).