What percentage of people rent in Brownville, ME?

Name: Renters and owners in Brownville, ME, 2020–2024
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22.3% (±8.7 points) of the occupied homes in Brownville, ME are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 105 renting households against 366 that own their home.

In Brownville, the share of households that rent went from 21.6% in 2015–2019 to 22.3% in 2020–2024 (+0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.3% (±8.7 points)
Renting households: 105 (±52)

Who rents and who owns in Brownville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Brownville	Piscataquis County	Maine	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.3% (±8.7 points)	21.2% (±2.4 points)	25.7% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	105 (±52)	1,779 (±241)	153,586 (±2,467)	45,017,354
Owning households	366 (±68)	6,606 (±290)	443,573 (±3,445)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.9)	1.7 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$35,404 (±$8,598)	$44,257 (±$1,278)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$70,833 (±$13,081)	$65,514 (±$2,170)	$88,635 (±$995)	$100,009

In Brownville, the renter share is not measurably different from Piscataquis County (21.2%).

It is not measurably different from Maine (25.7%).

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

In Piscataquis County, Brownville ranks 6 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 101 of 482.

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

How renting in Brownville 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	21.6% (±6.9 points)	22.3% (±8.7 points)	+0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$655 (±$57)	$1,057 (±$120)	+61.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$36,176 (±$4,793)	$64,063 (±$14,924)	+77.1%	Up 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 Brownville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Brownville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Brownville	—	22.3% (±8.7 points)	—
Milo	6.2 mi	32.2% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lake View Plantation	6.7 mi	2.0% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Medford	7.7 mi	2.3% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Milo (community)	8.2 mi	28.1% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Sebec	8.9 mi	2.4% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Bowerbank	11 mi	5.6% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Seboeis Plantation	13 mi	0.0% (±96.4 points)	Not measurably different
Maxfield	14 mi	0.0% (±49.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lake View Plantation, ME (2.0%), Medford, ME (2.3%), Sebec, ME (2.4%).

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

Households that rent across Piscataquis County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Kingsbury Plantation	53.8% (±53.5 points)
2	Dover-Foxcroft	33.0% (±8.0 points)
3	Milo	32.2% (±7.9 points)
4	Abbot	25.7% (±14.4 points)
5	Parkman	24.0% (±11.5 points)
6	Brownville	22.3% (±8.7 points)
7	Guilford	21.6% (±7.5 points)
8	Greenville	18.0% (±8.8 points)
9	Sangerville	17.6% (±7.3 points)
10	Monson	17.1% (±9.9 points)
11	Beaver Cove	13.7% (±10.1 points)
12	Willimantic	7.8% (±6.6 points)

Showing 12 of 18 places in Piscataquis 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 Brownville

How many renters are there in Brownville?

Brownville has an estimated 105 (±52) renting households, 22.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Brownville?

In Brownville, the share of households that rent went from 21.6% in 2015–2019 to 22.3% in 2020–2024 (+0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Brownville?

A renting household in Brownville has 1.8 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned 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 Brownville town, Piscataquis County, Maine (county subdivision:08325, in state:23 county:021).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.