What is the median rent in Eliot, ME?

Name: Median rent in Eliot, ME, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Eliot, ME is $1,948 (±$471) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 523 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Eliot, the median gross rent went from $930 in 2015–2019 to $1,948 in 2020–2024 (+109.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,948 (±$471)
Rented homes: 523 (±148)
$2,000 or more: 48.3%
Since 2015–2019: +109.5%

How much rent costs in Eliot

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Eliot	York County	Maine	United States
Less than $500	3.3% (±5.6 points)	8.5%	12.2%	6.3%
$500 to $999	10.9% (±10.0 points)	16.4%	27.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	20.1% (±18.0 points)	33.7%	31.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	17.6% (±12.1 points)	27.4%	16.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	24.7% (±20.2 points)	7.6%	7.1%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	18.2% (±16.0 points)	4.0%	2.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	5.4% (±8.2 points)	2.4%	2.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 24.7% of renting households.

48.3% of rented homes in Eliot cost $2,000 or more a month.

Eliot against York County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Eliot	York County	Maine	United States
Median gross rent	$1,948 (±$471)	$1,339 (±$51)	$1,139 (±$13)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	523 (±148)	19,200 (±932)	142,202 (±2,328)	42,849,984

In Eliot, median gross rent is higher than in York County ($1,339).

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

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

In York County, Eliot ranks 1 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 8 of 355.

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

How rent in Eliot 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	$930 (±$123)	$1,948 (±$471)	+109.5%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	14.2% (±4.2 points)	20.2% (±5.4 points)	+6.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±6.4 points)	0.0% (±4.4 points)	0.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change

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 Eliot

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Eliot
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Eliot	—	$1,948 (±$471)	—
Kittery (community)	4.3 mi	$1,697 (±$348)	Not measurably different
Newington	5.0 mi	$2,292 (±$795)	Not measurably different
South Berwick (community)	5.9 mi	$1,702 (±$76)	Not measurably different
South Berwick	5.9 mi	$1,726 (±$83)	Not measurably different
Portsmouth	5.9 mi	$1,869 (±$111)	Not measurably different
Rollinsford	6.1 mi	$1,809 (±$394)	Not measurably different
Dover	6.2 mi	$1,607 (±$100)	Not measurably different
York Harbor	6.4 mi	$1,322 (±$607)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Median gross rent across York County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Eliot	$1,948 (±$471)
2	Limerick	$1,758 (±$407)
3	South Berwick	$1,726 (±$83)
4	Kittery	$1,716 (±$224)
5	Buxton	$1,613 (±$266)
6	Arundel	$1,607 (±$495)
7	York	$1,490 (±$336)

Showing 7 of 25 places in York County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Eliot include the places inside it that have pages of their own: South Eliot.

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 Eliot

What is the average rent in Eliot, ME?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Eliot is $1,948 (±$471) 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 Eliot?

In Eliot, the median gross rent went from $930 in 2015–2019 to $1,948 in 2020–2024 (+109.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

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

48.3% of rented homes in Eliot have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 3.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Eliot higher than in York County?

In Eliot, median gross rent is higher than in York County ($1,339).

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 Eliot town, York County, Maine (county subdivision:22955, in state:23 county:031).

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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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.