About this Sober House
Oxford House Brighton Avenue: Sober Living in Portland, Maine
In Portland, Maine, Oxford House Brighton Avenue is a peer-run sober living home serving women. The residence reports 8 beds and no reported openings. Cumberland County is the surrounding county.
Oxford House Brighton Avenue listing details
- Address: 472 Brighton Avenue, Portland, ME 04102
- County: Cumberland
- Resident group: women
- Reported capacity: 8 residents
- Reported vacancies: no reported openings
- Interview schedule: Wednesday at 5:45pm
- Contact: Contact Nikki at (603) 212-8082
- House phone: (207) 823-1815
- Map: View the reported location
The last vacancy report showed all 8 beds spoken for. Interview times are listed as Wednesday at 5:45pm. Contact Nikki at (603) 212-8082 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
Cost of recovery housing in Maine
Across Maine, sober living generally runs about $160 a week. An Oxford House does not set a rent — members split what the house actually costs to run, so the figure here is a guide to the market, not to this home. For scale, renting privately in Maine has a median gross rent of $1,139 a month. People who cannot pay a share up front commonly use programmes such as HSSP, YSP, Bed Sponsorship Fund and BRAP, PSHP, PATH. Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health is the state agency that oversees this funding.
The Oxford House model and the resident interview
Oxford Houses are resident-governed homes, paid for by the members themselves and free of alcohol and drugs. New members are approved by the existing membership, so the vacancy count reserves nothing.
Certification and oversight in Maine
Maine has no licensing regime for recovery housing. Maine Association of Recovery Residences (MARR) is the NARR affiliate here, and its certification is voluntary. Because Oxford Houses are chartered nationally by Oxford House, Inc. rather than certified locally, they seldom show on a state registry. You can browse the certified residences in Maine. The federal Fair Housing Act applies, as does Maine Fair Housing Law (Human Rights Act) (5 Maine Revised Statutes Section 4581-A).
If Oxford House Brighton Avenue is full — other houses near Portland
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Washburn 2 in Portland, about 1.1 miles away; Oxford House Theresa Louise in Portland, about 1.1 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 3 in Portland, 4 in Maine. Browse recovery housing in Portland or sober living across Maine.
Availability was last reported 09/08/2026. Recovery housing vacancies move quickly. Confirm both with the house before travelling.
Brighton Ave in Portland, Maine - Oxford House
Oxford House is a publicly supported, non-profit network connecting all Oxford House recovery homes or sober houses. Oxford House sober living is a concept in recovery for a democratically run, self-supporting and drug free home. Homes range from six to fifteen; there is sober living for men, sober houses for women, and some recovery homes for women with children. Read more about Oxford House and the Sober House Directory.
In Brighton Ave in Portland, Maine - Oxford House, offers sober living typically with very reasonable cost and promoting resident recovery through a peer-supported model run by the men and women in the sober house. Established in 1975 and continuing to this day, Oxford House boasts over 2,000 homes and growing across the globe.
The Sober House Business
Oxford House offers a platform for peer-lead recovery homes. If you are interested in opening a sober house as a business venture, get in touch with Vanderburgh Communities for more information.
