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Do you need to earn over $60K to afford a fair market, 2-bedroom Maine apartment? | Fact brief

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LEWISTON, Oct. 4, 2024 – The first two of 9 buildings that will open in the next two months at the Wedgewood housing project between Walnut and Pine Streets in Lewiston. The project will include 82 units that vary from one to 4 bedroom apartments. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) " data-image-caption=" The first two of nine buildings in the Wedgewood housing project between Walnut and Pine streets in Lewiston are seen in Oct. 2024. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer) " data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/08/39962621_SJ.CITlewchoiceP.10xx249.jpg?w=780" /> Maine's statewide monthly fair market rent is $1,681, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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