Apartment Hunting can be a challenge here in Maine. Finding a suitable apartment in Portland, Bangor, Kennebunk, Bar Harbor, Lewiston, Rockport, Booth Bay Harbor, Augusta or just about any other Maine town is not an easy task. Affordable housing is a national problem and Maine is no exception. You can expect to pay from several hundred dollars to several thousand dollars a month for rental housing in Maine. The Rental Housing market includes; apartment rentals, cottage and cabin rentals, home rentals, and condominium rentals. The price for a modest one bedroom apartment will vary from $350 - $ 650 per month depending upon location. Since apartment and house rentals rates are based in part by supply and demand, the more populated Maine cities will have generally higher prices for apartments and housing rentals. House rentals are often $1,200 per month and higher.