What is the median rent in Oak Hill, ME?

The median gross rent in Oak Hill, ME is $1,743 (±$181) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 639 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$1,743 (±$181)
Rented homes
639 (±212)
$2,000 or more
31.1%

How much rent costs in Oak Hill

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentOak HillCumberland CountyMaineUnited States
Less than $5003.0% (±4.7 points)8.0%12.2%6.3%
$500 to $99916.7% (±12.1 points)10.7%27.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49912.5% (±9.7 points)26.5%31.6%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99936.6% (±17.9 points)27.4%16.4%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,49930.5% (±17.2 points)15.7%7.1%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.6% (±1.5 points)6.4%2.9%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±4.2 points)5.5%2.3%6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 36.6% of renting households.

31.1% of rented homes in Oak Hill cost $2,000 or more a month.

Oak Hill against Cumberland County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Oak HillCumberland CountyMaineUnited States
Median gross rent$1,743 (±$181)$1,589 (±$36)$1,139 (±$13)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent639 (±212)38,373 (±1,293)142,202 (±2,328)42,849,984

In Oak Hill, median gross rent is not measurably different from 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, Oak Hill ranks 4 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 7 of 75.

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

Median gross rent in places near Oak Hill

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oak Hill
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Oak Hill—$1,743 (±$181)—
Dunstan2.9 mi$1,770 (±$168)Not measurably different
South Portland3.7 mi$1,812 (±$97)Not measurably different
Old Orchard Beach (community)4.4 mi$1,246 (±$182)Lower
Old Orchard Beach4.4 mi$1,246 (±$182)Lower
Saco6.2 mi$1,249 (±$385)Lower
Cape Elizabeth7.2 mi$2,185 (±$275)Higher
Westbrook7.7 mi$1,392 (±$74)Lower
Gorham (community)8.2 mi$1,573 (±$594)Not measurably different

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

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cape Elizabeth, ME ($2,185).

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

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
1Falmouth Foreside$2,631 (±$377)
2South Windham$1,824 (±$1,512)
3Dunstan$1,770 (±$168)
4Oak Hill$1,743 (±$181)
5Yarmouth (community)$1,663 (±$197)
6 (tie)Falmouth (community)$1,573 (±$330)
6 (tie)Gorham (community)$1,573 (±$594)
8Steep Falls$1,516 (±$1,207)
9Brunswick (community)$1,465 (±$100)
10Freeport (community)$1,456 (±$125)

Showing 10 of 12 places in Cumberland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill

What is the average rent in Oak Hill, ME?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Oak Hill is $1,743 (±$181) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

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

31.1% of rented homes in Oak Hill have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 3.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Oak Hill higher than in Cumberland County?

In Oak Hill, median gross rent is not measurably different from 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 Oak Hill CDP, Maine (place:54490, 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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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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