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FY 2022 Fair Market Rent Documentation System

The FY 2022 Aroostook County, ME FMRs for All Bedroom Sizes

Final FY 2022 & Final FY 2021 FMRs By Unit Bedrooms
Year Efficiency One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four-Bedroom
FY 2022 FMR $519 $630 $781 $1,046 $1,230
FY 2021 FMR $492 $605 $734 $992 $1,140

Cary plantation is part of Aroostook County, ME, which consists of the following towns: Allagash town, ME; Amity town, ME; Ashland town, ME; Bancroft town, ME; Blaine town, ME; Bridgewater town, ME; Caribou city, ME; Cary plantation, ME; Castle Hill town, ME; Caswell town, ME; Central Aroostook UT, ME; Chapman town, ME; Connor UT, ME; Crystal town, ME; Cyr plantation, ME; Dyer Brook town, ME; Eagle Lake town, ME; Easton town, ME; Fort Fairfield town, ME; Fort Kent town, ME; Frenchville town, ME; Garfield plantation, ME; Glenwood plantation, ME; Grand Isle town, ME; Hamlin town, ME; Hammond town, ME; Haynesville town, ME; Hersey town, ME; Hodgdon town, ME; Houlton town, ME; Island Falls town, ME; Limestone town, ME; Linneus town, ME; Littleton town, ME; Ludlow town, ME; Macwahoc plantation, ME; Madawaska town, ME; Mapleton town, ME; Mars Hill town, ME; Masardis town, ME; Merrill town, ME; Monticello town, ME; Moro plantation, ME; Nashville plantation, ME; New Canada town, ME; New Limerick town, ME; New Sweden town, ME; Northwest Aroostook UT, ME; Oakfield town, ME; Orient town, ME; Penobscot Indian Island Reservation, ME; Perham town, ME; Portage Lake town, ME; Presque Isle city, ME; Reed plantation, ME; St. Agatha town, ME; St. Francis town, ME; St. John plantation, ME; Sherman town, ME; Smyrna town, ME; South Aroostook UT, ME; Square Lake UT, ME; Stockholm town, ME; Van Buren town, ME; Wade town, ME; Wallagrass town, ME; Washburn town, ME; Westfield town, ME; Westmanland town, ME; Weston town, ME; Winterville plantation, ME; and Woodland town, ME. All information here applies to the entirety of Aroostook County, ME.

Fair Market Rent Calculation Methodology

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Fair Market Rents for metropolitan areas and non-metropolitan FMR areas are developed as follows:

  1. 2015-2019 5-year American Community Survey (ACS) estimates of 2-bedroom adjusted standard quality gross rents calculated for each FMR area are used as the new basis for FY2022 provided the estimate is statistically reliable. For FY2022, the test for reliability is whether the margin of error for the estimate is less than 50% of the estimate itself and whether the ACS estimate is based on at least 100 survey cases. HUD does not receive the exact number of survey cases, but rather a categorical variable known as the count indicator indicating a range of cases. An estimate based on at least 100 cases corresponds to a count indicator of 4 or higher.

    If an area does not have a reliable 2015-2019 5-year, HUD checks whether the area has had at least minimally reliable estimate in any of the past 3 years, or estimates that meet the 50% margin of error test described above. If so, the FY2022 base rent is the average of the inflated ACS estimates.

    If an area has not had a minimally reliable estimate in the past 3 years, the estimate State for the area's corresponding metropolitan area (if applicable) or State non-metropolitan area is used as the basis for FY2022.

  2. HUD calculates a recent mover adjustment factor by comparing a 2019 1-year 40th percentile recent mover 2-bedrooom rent to the 2015-2019 5-year 40th percentile adjusted standard quality gross rent. If either the recent mover and non-recent mover rent estimates are not reliable, HUD uses the recent mover adjustment for a larger geography. For metropolitan areas, the order of geographies examined is: FMR Area, Entire Metropolitan Area (for Metropolitan Sub-Areas), State Metropolitan Portion, Entire State, and Entire US; for non-metropolitan areas, the order of geographies examined is: FMR Area, State Non-Metropolitan Portion, Entire State, and Entire US. The recent mover adjustment factor is floored at one.

  3. HUD calculates the appropriate recent mover adjustment factor between the 5-year data and the 1-year data.

  4. In order to calculate rents that are "as of" 2020, HUD calculates the relevant (regional or local) change in gross rent Consumer Price Index (CPI) from annual 2019 to annual 2020.

  5. To further inflate rents from 2020 to FY2022, HUD uses a "trend factor" based on the forecast of gross rent changes through FY2022.

  6. HUD multiplies the base rent by the recent mover factor, the gross rent CPI, and the trend factor to produce a rent that is "as of" the current fiscal year.

  7. FY2022 FMRs are then compared to a State minimum rent, and any area whose preliminary FMR falls below this value is raised to the level of the State minimum.

  8. HUD calculates "bedroom ratios" and multiplies these by the two-bedroom rent to produce preliminary FMRs for unit sizes other than two bedrooms.

  9. FY2022 FMRs may not be less than 90% of FY2021 FMRs. Therefore, HUD applies "floors" based on the prior year's FMRs.

The results of the Fair Market Rent Step-by-Step Process

  1. The following are the 2019 American Community Survey 5-year 2-Bedroom Adjusted Standard Quality Gross Rent estimate and margin of error for Aroostook County, ME.
    Area ACS2019 5-Year 2-Bedroom Adjusted Standard Quality Gross Rent ACS2019 5-Year 2-Bedroom Adjusted Standard Quality Gross Rent Margin of Error Ratio Sample Size Category Result
    Aroostook County, ME $697 $21 $21 / $697=0.03 5 0.03 < .5
    5 ≥ 4
    Use ACS2019 5-Year Aroostook County, ME 2-Bedroom Adjusted Standard Quality Gross Rent
    Since the ACS2019 Margin of Error Ratio is less than .5, the ACS2019 Aroostook County, ME value is used for the estimate of 2-Bedroom Adjusted Standard Quality Gross Rent:
    Area FY2022 Base Rent
    Aroostook County, ME $697
  2. A recent mover adjustment factor is applied based on the smallest area of geography which contains Aroostook County, ME and has an ACS2019 1-year Adjusted Standard Quality Recent-Mover estimate with a Margin of Error Ratio that is less than .5.
    Area ACS2019 1-Year Adjusted Standard Quality Recent-Mover Gross Rent ACS2019 1-Year Adjusted Standard Quality Recent-Mover Gross Rent Margin of Error Ratio Sample Size Category Result
    Aroostook County, ME – 2 Bedroom $720 $186 0.258 1 1 < 4
    Do Not Use ACS2019 1-Year Aroostook County, ME 2-Bedroom Adjusted Standard Quality Recent-Mover Gross Rent
    Aroostook County, ME – All Bedroom $660 $52 0.079 1 1 < 4
    Do Not Use ACS2019 1-Year Aroostook County, ME All Bedroom Adjusted Standard Quality Recent-Mover Gross Rent
    Maine Non-metropolitan Portion – 2 Bedroom $832 $35 0.042 2 2 < 4
    Do Not Use ACS2019 1-Year Non-metropolitan Portion 2-Bedroom Adjusted Standard Quality Recent-Mover Gross Rent
    Maine Non-metropolitan Portion – All Bedroom $792 $39 0.049 5 0.049 < .5
    5 ≥ 4
    Use ACS2019 1-Year Non-metropolitan Portion All Bedroom Adjusted Standard Quality Recent-Mover Gross Rent

    The smallest area of geography which contains Aroostook County, ME and has an ACS2019 1-year Adjusted Standard Quality Recent-Mover estimate with a Margin of Error Ratio that is less than .5 and with a sufficient number of sample cases is the Maine Non-metropolitan Portion.

  3. The calculation of the relevant Recent-Mover Adjustment Factor for Aroostook County, ME is as follows:
    ACS2019 5-Year Area ACS2019 5-Year 40th Percentile Adjusted Standard Quality Gross Rent ACS2019 1-Year 40th Percentile Adjusted Standard Quality Recent-Mover Gross Rent
    Maine Non-metropolitan Portion – All Bedroom $765 $792
    Area Ratio Recent-Mover Adjustment Factor
    Aroostook County, ME $792 / $765
    =1.035    		 1.0353 ≥ 1.0 Use calculated Recent-Mover Adjustment Factor of 1.0353
  4. The calculation of the relevant CPI Update Factors for Aroostook County, ME is as follows: HUD updates the 2019 intermediate rent with the ratio of the annual 2020 local or regional CPI to the annual 2019 local or regional CPI to establish rents as of 2020.
    Update Factor Type
    CPI Update Factor 1.0229 Region CPI
  5. The calculation of the Trend Factor is as follows: HUD forecasts the change in national gross rents from 2020 to 2022 for each CPI area and Census Region. This makes Fair Market Rents "as of" FY2022.
    Trend Factor Trend Factor Type
    1.0577 Region
  6. The FY 2022 2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent for Aroostook County, ME is calculated as follows:
    Area ACS2019 5-Year Estimate Recent-Mover Adjustment Factor Annual 2019 to 2020 CPI Adjustment Trending 1.0577 to FY2022 FY 2022 2-Bedroom FMR
    Aroostook County, ME $697 1.03529 1.02289 1.05772 $697 * 1.03529 * 1.02289 * 1.05772=$781

  7. In keeping with HUD policy, the preliminary FY 2022 FMR is checked to ensure that is does not fall below the state minimum.

    Area Preliminary FY2022 2-Bedroom FMR FY 2022 Maine State Minimum Final FY2022 2-Bedroom FMR
    Aroostook County, ME $781 $757 $781 ≥ $757 Use Aroostook County, ME FMR of $781

  8. Bedroom ratios are applied to calculate FMRs for unit sizes other than two bedrooms.

    Click on the links in the table to see how the bedroom ratios are calculated.

    FY 2022 FMRs By Unit Bedrooms
      Efficiency One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four-Bedroom
    FY 2022 FMR $519 $630 $781 $1,046 $1,230

  9. The FY2022 FMR must not be below 90% of the FY2021 FMR.

      Efficiency One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four-Bedroom
    FY2021 FMR $492 $605 $734 $992 $1,140
    FY2021 floor $443 $545 $661 $893 $1,026
    FY 2022 FMR $519 $630 $781 $1,046 $1,230
    Use FY2021 floor for FY2022? No No No No No

Final FY2022 Rents for All Bedroom Sizes for Aroostook County, ME

The following table shows the Final FY 2022 FMRs by bedroom sizes.

Final FY 2022 FMRs By Unit Bedrooms
  Efficiency One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four-Bedroom
Final FY 2022 FMR $519 $630 $781 $1,046 $1,230

The FMRs for unit sizes larger than four bedrooms are calculated by adding 15 percent to the four bedroom FMR, for each extra bedroom. For example, the FMR for a five bedroom unit is 1.15 times the four bedroom FMR, and the FMR for a six bedroom unit is 1.30 times the four bedroom FMR. FMRs for single-room occupancy units are 0.75 times the zero bedroom (efficiency) FMR.

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