Union River Estates — HUD inspection scores

Public housing · 430 Water St, Ellsworth, ME 04605

Latest published score NSPIRE

84 Passing

out of 100 Inspected January 16, 2026

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Scores higher than 16% of Maine’s 323 currently scored properties · state median 92

Under NSPIRE, a score below 60 is failing; 60–79 puts a property on a more frequent inspection cycle.

Every published inspection

Scores as published by HUD. NSPIRE (2023–) and REAC (2000–2023) scores come from different standards and are not directly comparable.
Inspection date	Score	Standard
January 16, 2026	84	NSPIRE
January 4, 2023	82	REAC (UPCS)
October 25, 2017	88	REAC (UPCS)
December 18, 2014	97	REAC (UPCS)
January 26, 2009	78.43	REAC (UPCS)

HUD's published files sample the record: each snapshot carries a property's latest score at publication, so an inspection can be missing between snapshots, and no inspections conducted 2010–2012 appear in any file HUD still publishes. History here is assembled from every file HUD offers.

Property record

Program: Public housing
HUD development id: ME027000001
Managed by: Ellsworth Housing Authority (PHA ME027)
Inspections on file: 5 since 2009

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Inspection cadence

An inspection date a year or three back is normal: HUD inspects on a risk-based cycle, less often the better the last score, and this site reflects HUD's newest published file, refreshed weekly. How often HUD inspects

Where this came from

Scores come from HUD USER's physical inspection scores datasets (public housing and multifamily, 2000 to present). The numbers are HUD's, not ours. A score below 60 obligates HUD to act, but a low score alone does not prove current conditions — inspections can be years apart.