What percentage of people rent in Baileyville, ME?

Name: Renters and owners in Baileyville, ME, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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16.3% (±5.9 points) of the occupied homes in Baileyville, ME are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 103 renting households against 529 that own their home.

In Baileyville, the share of households that rent went from 27.3% in 2015–2019 to 16.3% in 2020–2024 (−11.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.3% (±5.9 points)
Renting households: 103 (±39)
Median renter income: $33,348 (±$4,142)

Who rents and who owns in Baileyville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Baileyville	Washington County	Maine	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.3% (±5.9 points)	20.3% (±1.6 points)	25.7% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	103 (±39)	2,886 (±244)	153,586 (±2,467)	45,017,354
Owning households	529 (±70)	11,301 (±281)	443,573 (±3,445)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.5)	1.8 (±0.1)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$33,348 (±$4,142)	$26,791 (±$2,810)	$44,257 (±$1,278)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$70,313 (±$16,204)	$66,590 (±$3,220)	$88,635 (±$995)	$100,009

In Baileyville, the renter share is not measurably different from Washington County (20.3%).

It is also lower than in Maine (25.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Washington County, Baileyville ranks 16 of 43 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 207 of 482.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Baileyville has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	27.3% (±8.0 points)	16.3% (±5.9 points)	−11.0 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$559 (±$193)	$873 (±$143)	+56.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$46,168 (±$3,979)	$60,000 (±$19,029)	+30.0%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Baileyville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Baileyville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Baileyville	—	16.3% (±5.9 points)	—
Princeton	4.9 mi	25.7% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Alexander	6.9 mi	4.7% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Baring Plantation	9.1 mi	13.0% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Meddybemps	10 mi	12.9% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Calais	11 mi	26.6% (±8.0 points)	Higher
Crawford	11 mi	8.8% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Waite	13 mi	0.0% (±38.2 points)	Not measurably different
Cooper	13 mi	5.0% (±6.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Alexander, ME (4.7%), Cooper, ME (5.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Calais, ME (26.6%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Washington County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
10	Dennysville	18.6% (±9.8 points)
11	Danforth	18.4% (±9.5 points)
12	Columbia	18.2% (±11.1 points)
13	Robbinston	17.3% (±7.9 points)
14	Machiasport	17.0% (±11.7 points)
15	Harrington	16.9% (±8.8 points)
16 (tie)	Baileyville	16.3% (±5.9 points)
16 (tie)	East Machias	16.3% (±6.8 points)
18	Beals	16.1% (±8.4 points)
19	Addison	15.0% (±7.6 points)
20	Milbridge	14.9% (±6.3 points)
21	Whitneyville	14.5% (±15.4 points)
22	Pembroke	13.5% (±5.8 points)

Showing 13 of 43 places in Washington County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Baileyville

How many renters are there in Baileyville?

Baileyville has an estimated 103 (±39) renting households, 16.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Baileyville?

In Baileyville, the share of households that rent went from 27.3% in 2015–2019 to 16.3% in 2020–2024 (−11.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Baileyville?

A renting household in Baileyville has 2.0 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Baileyville?

The median renting household in Baileyville, ME has an income of $33,348 (±$4,142) a year, against $70,313 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Baileyville town, Washington County, Maine (county subdivision:02480, in state:23 county:029).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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