What is the median rent in Belfast, ME?

Name: Median rent in Belfast, ME, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Belfast, ME is $962 (±$92) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 967 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Belfast, the median gross rent went from $888 in 2015–2019 to $962 in 2020–2024 (+8.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $962 (±$92)
Rented homes: 967 (±241)
$2,000 or more: 3.1%
Since 2015–2019: +8.3%

How much rent costs in Belfast

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Belfast	Waldo County	Maine	United States
Less than $500	19.1% (±14.2 points)	15.8%	12.2%	6.3%
$500 to $999	37.8% (±12.7 points)	32.5%	27.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	28.0% (±13.7 points)	37.8%	31.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	11.9% (±9.1 points)	8.7%	16.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±2.8 points)	3.7%	7.1%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±2.8 points)	0.2%	2.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	3.1% (±3.6 points)	1.5%	2.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 37.8% of renting households.

3.1% of rented homes in Belfast cost $2,000 or more a month.

Belfast against Waldo County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Belfast	Waldo County	Maine	United States
Median gross rent	$962 (±$92)	$1,021 (±$78)	$1,139 (±$13)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	967 (±241)	2,647 (±321)	142,202 (±2,328)	42,849,984

In Belfast, median gross rent is not measurably different from Waldo County ($1,021).

It is also lower than in Maine ($1,139).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Waldo County, Belfast ranks 16 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 209 of 355.

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

How rent in Belfast has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$888 (±$87)	$962 (±$92)	+8.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	36.8% (±6.6 points)	31.5% (±6.8 points)	−5.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±2.2 points)	16.1% (±9.9 points)	+16.1 percentage points	Measurable increase

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.

Median gross rent in places near Belfast

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Belfast
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Belfast	—	$962 (±$92)	—
Waldo	4.3 mi	$1,150 (±$691)	Not measurably different
Northport	4.9 mi	$1,088 (±$299)	Not measurably different
Belmont	5.3 mi	$1,045 (±$410)	Not measurably different
Searsport	5.7 mi	$1,105 (±$87)	Higher
Swanville	6.3 mi	$1,191 (±$113)	Higher
Searsport (community)	6.4 mi	$1,111 (±$38)	Higher
Morrill	7.1 mi	$975 (±$891)	Not measurably different
Searsmont	8.8 mi	$940 (±$311)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Searsport, ME ($1,105), Swanville, ME ($1,191), Searsport (community), ME ($1,111).

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

Median gross rent across Waldo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
10	Prospect	$1,107 (±$61)
11	Searsport	$1,105 (±$87)
12	Northport	$1,088 (±$299)
13	Belmont	$1,045 (±$410)
14	Morrill	$975 (±$891)
15	Lincolnville	$969 (±$284)
16	Belfast	$962 (±$92)
17	Searsmont	$940 (±$311)
18	Islesboro	$938 (±$252)
19	Unity	$873 (±$73)
20	Frankfort	$850 (±$299)
21	Montville	$847 (±$18)
22	Thorndike	$836 (±$317)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Waldo 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 Belfast

What is the average rent in Belfast, ME?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Belfast is $962 (±$92) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Belfast?

In Belfast, the median gross rent went from $888 in 2015–2019 to $962 in 2020–2024 (+8.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Belfast cost more than $2,000 a month?

3.1% of rented homes in Belfast have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 19.1% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Belfast higher than in Waldo County?

In Belfast, median gross rent is not measurably different from Waldo County ($1,021).

It is also lower than in Maine ($1,139).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

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) for Belfast city, Maine (place:03950, in state:23).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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