What is the median rent in Dunstan, ME?

Name: Median rent in Dunstan, ME, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Dunstan, ME is $1,770 (±$168) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 336 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,770 (±$168)
Rented homes: 336 (±204)
$2,000 or more: 21.4%

How much rent costs in Dunstan

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Dunstan	Cumberland County	Maine	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±7.9 points)	8.0%	12.2%	6.3%
$500 to $999	5.7% (±9.8 points)	10.7%	27.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	10.7% (±11.8 points)	26.5%	31.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	62.2% (±28.3 points)	27.4%	16.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±7.9 points)	15.7%	7.1%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	21.4% (±29.6 points)	6.4%	2.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±7.9 points)	5.5%	2.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 62.2% of renting households.

21.4% of rented homes in Dunstan cost $2,000 or more a month.

Dunstan against Cumberland County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dunstan	Cumberland County	Maine	United States
Median gross rent	$1,770 (±$168)	$1,589 (±$36)	$1,139 (±$13)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	336 (±204)	38,373 (±1,293)	142,202 (±2,328)	42,849,984

In Dunstan, median gross rent is higher than in Cumberland County ($1,589).

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

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

In Cumberland County, Dunstan ranks 3 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 5 of 75.

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

Median gross rent in places near Dunstan

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dunstan
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Dunstan	—	$1,770 (±$168)	—
Old Orchard Beach (community)	2.9 mi	$1,246 (±$182)	Lower
Old Orchard Beach	2.9 mi	$1,246 (±$182)	Lower
Oak Hill	2.9 mi	$1,743 (±$181)	Not measurably different
Saco	3.3 mi	$1,249 (±$385)	Lower
South Portland	6.6 mi	$1,812 (±$97)	Not measurably different
Gorham (community)	8.9 mi	$1,573 (±$594)	Not measurably different
Buxton	8.9 mi	$1,613 (±$266)	Not measurably different
Biddeford	9.0 mi	$1,292 (±$100)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Old Orchard Beach (community), ME ($1,246), Old Orchard Beach, ME ($1,246), Saco, ME ($1,249).

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

Median gross rent across Cumberland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Falmouth Foreside	$2,631 (±$377)
2	South Windham	$1,824 (±$1,512)
3	Dunstan	$1,770 (±$168)
4	Oak Hill	$1,743 (±$181)
5	Yarmouth (community)	$1,663 (±$197)
6 (tie)	Falmouth (community)	$1,573 (±$330)
6 (tie)	Gorham (community)	$1,573 (±$594)
8	Steep Falls	$1,516 (±$1,207)
9	Brunswick (community)	$1,465 (±$100)

Showing 9 of 12 places in Cumberland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Scarborough, whose figures include it.

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 Dunstan

What is the average rent in Dunstan, ME?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Dunstan is $1,770 (±$168) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

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

21.4% of rented homes in Dunstan have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Dunstan higher than in Cumberland County?

In Dunstan, median gross rent is higher than in Cumberland County ($1,589).

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

It is higher 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 Dunstan CDP, Maine (place:18965, 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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