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

Name: Rent burden in Old Orchard Beach, ME, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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50.7% (±14.4 points) of renting households in Old Orchard Beach, ME spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

41.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 30.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 50.7% (±14.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 41.1% (±12.9 points)
Median share of income: 30.4% (±5.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Old Orchard Beach

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Old Orchard Beach	York County	Maine	United States
Less than 15%	7.5% (±6.1 points)	15.1%	12.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	19.5% (±9.4 points)	14.0%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.4% (±6.4 points)	14.3%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.9% (±7.3 points)	12.3%	13.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.6% (±6.3 points)	9.8%	10.5%	9.2%
35% or more	41.1% (±12.9 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.

Old Orchard Beach against York County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Old Orchard Beach	York County	Maine	United States
Paying 30% or more	50.7% (±14.4 points)	44.3% (±3.6 points)	48.4% (±1.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	41.1% (±12.9 points)	34.5% (±3.1 points)	37.9% (±1.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	30.4% (±5.7 points)	27.7% (±1.2 points)	29.4% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$37,259 (±$6,455)	$55,270 (±$4,614)	$44,257 (±$1,278)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,246 (±$182)	$1,339 (±$51)	$1,139 (±$13)	$1,413

In Old Orchard Beach, 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, Old Orchard Beach ranks 8 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 169 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 Old Orchard Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Old Orchard Beach
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Old Orchard Beach	—	50.7% (±14.4 points)	—
Scarborough	2.8 mi	51.8% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different
Dunstan	2.9 mi	71.7% (±25.4 points)	Not measurably different
Saco	3.2 mi	50.4% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Oak Hill	4.4 mi	46.8% (±17.1 points)	Not measurably different
Biddeford	6.8 mi	37.2% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
South Portland	7.6 mi	55.6% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Cape Elizabeth	8.0 mi	30.1% (±21.8 points)	Not measurably different
Arundel	11 mi	34.2% (±25.1 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

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
2	Alfred	82.2% (±40.8 points)
3	Parsonsfield	78.2% (±33.0 points)
4	North Berwick	66.2% (±29.2 points)
5	York	56.6% (±15.3 points)
6	Eliot	55.1% (±25.6 points)
7	South Berwick	53.5% (±25.9 points)
8	Old Orchard Beach	50.7% (±14.4 points)
9	Berwick	50.6% (±26.6 points)
10	Saco	50.4% (±14.1 points)
11	Waterboro	50.3% (±31.7 points)
12	Hollis	48.9% (±34.7 points)
13	Cornish	48.8% (±27.2 points)
14	Limington	46.3% (±39.0 points)

Showing 13 of 29 places in York County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Old Orchard Beach include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Old Orchard Beach (community).

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 Old Orchard Beach

Are renters in Old Orchard Beach rent-burdened?

50.7% of renting households in Old Orchard Beach 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 Old Orchard Beach spend on rent?

The median renting household in Old Orchard Beach, ME spends 30.4% (±5.7 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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