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

55.1% (±25.6 points) of renting households in Eliot, ME spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

29.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 31.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
55.1% (±25.6 points)
Paying 35% or more
29.1% (±19.6 points)
Median share of income
31.0% (±5.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Eliot

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentEliotYork CountyMaineUnited States
Less than 15%11.7% (±11.7 points)15.1%12.7%12.6%
15% to 19.9%5.7% (±8.9 points)14.0%13.0%12.2%
20% to 24.9%16.8% (±16.6 points)14.3%12.4%12.6%
25% to 29.9%10.7% (±15.7 points)12.3%13.5%11.5%
30% to 34.9%26.0% (±16.5 points)9.8%10.5%9.2%
35% or more29.1% (±19.6 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.

Eliot against York County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
EliotYork CountyMaineUnited States
Paying 30% or more55.1% (±25.6 points)44.3% (±3.6 points)48.4% (±1.5 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more29.1% (±19.6 points)34.5% (±3.1 points)37.9% (±1.3 points)41.9%
Median share of income31.0% (±5.4 points)27.7% (±1.2 points)29.4% (±0.5 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$80,701 (±$22,101)$55,270 (±$4,614)$44,257 (±$1,278)$52,966
Median gross rent$1,948 (±$471)$1,339 (±$51)$1,139 (±$13)$1,413

In Eliot, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from York County (44.3%).

It is not measurably different from Maine (48.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In York County, Eliot ranks 6 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 140 of 440.

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 Eliot

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Eliot
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Eliot—55.1% (±25.6 points)—
Kittery (community)4.3 mi39.2% (±17.4 points)Not measurably different
Newington5.0 mi62.9% (±39.7 points)Not measurably different
South Berwick (community)5.9 mi55.7% (±30.4 points)Not measurably different
South Berwick5.9 mi53.5% (±25.9 points)Not measurably different
Portsmouth5.9 mi50.5% (±7.4 points)Not measurably different
Rollinsford6.1 mi40.0% (±29.2 points)Not measurably different
Dover6.2 mi48.6% (±6.3 points)Not measurably different
York Harbor6.4 mi58.7% (±23.7 points)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.

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

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
1Acton100.0% (±44.8 points)
2Alfred82.2% (±40.8 points)
3Parsonsfield78.2% (±33.0 points)
4North Berwick66.2% (±29.2 points)
5York56.6% (±15.3 points)
6Eliot55.1% (±25.6 points)
7South Berwick53.5% (±25.9 points)
8Old Orchard Beach50.7% (±14.4 points)
9Berwick50.6% (±26.6 points)
10Saco50.4% (±14.1 points)
11Waterboro50.3% (±31.7 points)
12Hollis48.9% (±34.7 points)

Showing 12 of 29 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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Eliot

Are renters in Eliot rent-burdened?

55.1% of renting households in Eliot 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 Eliot spend on rent?

The median renting household in Eliot, ME spends 31.0% (±5.4 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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

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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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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.

Figures last updated on .

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