How many renters in Cape Neddick, ME pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Cape Neddick, ME, 2020–2024
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89.6% (±26.3 points) of renting households in Cape Neddick, ME spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

89.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 43.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 89.6% (±26.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 89.6% (±17.5 points)
Median share of income: 43.5% (±17.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Cape Neddick

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Cape Neddick	York County	Maine	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±19.6 points)	15.1%	12.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	10.4% (±17.5 points)	14.0%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±19.6 points)	14.3%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±19.6 points)	12.3%	13.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±19.6 points)	9.8%	10.5%	9.2%
35% or more	89.6% (±17.5 points)	34.5%	37.9%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Cape Neddick against York County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cape Neddick	York County	Maine	United States
Paying 30% or more	89.6% (±26.3 points)	44.3% (±3.6 points)	48.4% (±1.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	89.6% (±17.5 points)	34.5% (±3.1 points)	37.9% (±1.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	43.5% (±17.2 points)	27.7% (±1.2 points)	29.4% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$55,270 (±$4,614)	$44,257 (±$1,278)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,750 (±$961)	$1,339 (±$51)	$1,139 (±$13)	$1,413

In Cape Neddick, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in York County (44.3%).

It is also higher than in Maine (48.4%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In York County, Cape Neddick ranks 1 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 2 of 81.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Cape Neddick

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cape Neddick
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Cape Neddick	—	89.6% (±26.3 points)	—
York Harbor	2.3 mi	58.7% (±23.7 points)	Not measurably different
Ogunquit	4.6 mi	0.0% (±64.3 points)	Lower
South Berwick	7.6 mi	53.5% (±25.9 points)	Not measurably different
Eliot	7.8 mi	55.1% (±25.6 points)	Not measurably different
Kittery (community)	8.1 mi	39.2% (±17.4 points)	Lower
South Eliot	8.9 mi	64.3% (±33.7 points)	Not measurably different
New Castle	8.9 mi	0.0% (±82.3 points)	Lower
Wells	9.6 mi	42.1% (±22.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ogunquit, ME (0.0%), Kittery (community), ME (39.2%), New Castle, NH (0.0%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across York County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Cape Neddick	89.6% (±26.3 points)
2	North Berwick (community)	64.8% (±32.5 points)
3	South Eliot	64.3% (±33.7 points)
4	West Kennebunk	62.8% (±56.0 points)
5	York Harbor	58.7% (±23.7 points)
6	South Berwick (community)	55.7% (±30.4 points)
7	Old Orchard Beach (community)	50.7% (±14.4 points)

Showing 7 of 13 places in York County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Cape Neddick is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside York, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Cape Neddick

Are renters in Cape Neddick rent-burdened?

89.6% of renting households in Cape Neddick pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Cape Neddick spend on rent?

The median renting household in Cape Neddick, ME spends 43.5% (±17.2 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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