# Maine Senior Housing & Health Data
Maine has 599 federally subsidized senior housing properties totaling 15,818 elderly units, of which 494 are rural and 521 sit inside a federally designated health professional shortage area.
## Portfolio at a glance
- Subsidized senior properties: 599
- Elderly units: 15,818
- HUD Section 202: 146 properties (5,719 units)
- USDA Section 515: 326 properties (7,858 units)
- Rural properties: 494 across 15 rural counties
- HPSA shortage-area properties: 521 (13,421 units)
- Population 65+: 301,161 (est. 101,890 living alone)
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Source: HUD, USDA RD, HRSA, CDC BRFSS/PLACES, HHS emPOWER, CMS. Snapshot 2026-08-04.
Canonical page: https://community.connective.care/data/state/ME