Maine places ranked by rent burden
81 places in Maine have a reliable estimate of rent burden (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Highest figures: Gouldsboro (80.7%), Boothbay Harbor (79.4%), East Millinocket (74.2%).
Lowest figure: Madison (30.9%).
The figure for Maine as a whole is 48.4% (±1.5 points).
Figures last updated on .
- Figure for Maine as a whole
- 48.4% (±1.5 points)
- Places ranked
- 81
Maine places ranked by rent burden
| Rank | Place | County | Renters paying 30% or more of income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gouldsboro | Hancock County | 80.7% (±39.0 points) |
| 2 | Boothbay Harbor | Lincoln County | 79.4% (±19.5 points) |
| 3 | East Millinocket | Penobscot County | 74.2% (±26.0 points) |
| 4 | Glenburn | Penobscot County | 72.8% (±34.3 points) |
| 5 | Damariscotta | Lincoln County | 68.1% (±16.9 points) |
| 6 | Guilford | Piscataquis County | 66.9% (±26.0 points) |
| 7 | North Berwick | York County | 66.2% (±29.2 points) |
| 8 (tie) | Benton | Kennebec County | 65.7% (±24.4 points) |
| 8 (tie) | Oakland | Kennebec County | 65.7% (±21.5 points) |
| 10 | Dexter | Penobscot County | 65.2% (±18.5 points) |
| 11 | Mexico | Oxford County | 62.8% (±20.6 points) |
| 12 | Paris | Oxford County | 62.3% (±25.2 points) |
| 13 | Ellsworth | Hancock County | 62.2% (±16.2 points) |
| 14 | Freeport | Cumberland County | 62.0% (±22.2 points) |
| 15 | Poland | Androscoggin County | 61.5% (±27.6 points) |
| 16 | Lincoln | Penobscot County | 61.3% (±27.6 points) |
| 17 | Fort Kent | Aroostook County | 61.2% (±20.6 points) |
| 18 (tie) | Cherryfield | Washington County | 60.5% (±24.0 points) |
| 18 (tie) | Thomaston | Knox County | 60.5% (±22.9 points) |
| 20 | Madawaska | Aroostook County | 60.0% (±19.6 points) |
| 21 | Rumford | Oxford County | 59.1% (±15.3 points) |
| 22 | Machias | Washington County | 58.9% (±23.8 points) |
| 23 | Farmingdale | Kennebec County | 58.7% (±26.0 points) |
| 24 | Skowhegan | Somerset County | 58.4% (±13.6 points) |
| 25 | Orono | Penobscot County | 58.1% (±10.9 points) |
| 26 | Rockland | Knox County | 57.6% (±16.1 points) |
| 27 (tie) | Jonesport | Washington County | 57.4% (±21.9 points) |
| 27 (tie) | Standish | Cumberland County | 57.4% (±24.5 points) |
| 29 | Winslow | Kennebec County | 56.7% (±15.6 points) |
| 30 | York | York County | 56.6% (±15.3 points) |
| 31 | Brunswick | Cumberland County | 56.4% (±8.8 points) |
| 32 | Brewer | Penobscot County | 55.7% (±15.9 points) |
| 33 | South Portland | Cumberland County | 55.6% (±8.3 points) |
| 34 | Veazie | Penobscot County | 55.3% (±26.9 points) |
| 35 | Eliot | York County | 55.1% (±25.6 points) |
| 36 | Houlton | Aroostook County | 54.8% (±12.6 points) |
| 37 | Calais | Washington County | 53.7% (±19.7 points) |
| 38 | South Berwick | York County | 53.5% (±25.9 points) |
| 39 | Auburn | Androscoggin County | 53.4% (±8.0 points) |
| 40 | Scarborough | Cumberland County | 51.8% (±13.3 points) |
| 41 | Lewiston | Androscoggin County | 51.7% (±5.8 points) |
| 42 | Bangor | Penobscot County | 51.6% (±6.0 points) |
| 43 (tie) | Bath | Sagadahoc County | 51.3% (±16.4 points) |
| 43 (tie) | Portland | Cumberland County | 51.3% (±3.7 points) |
| 45 | Yarmouth | Cumberland County | 51.0% (±17.4 points) |
| 46 | Winthrop | Kennebec County | 50.8% (±21.9 points) |
| 47 | Old Orchard Beach | York County | 50.7% (±14.4 points) |
| 48 (tie) | Pittsfield | Somerset County | 50.5% (±22.4 points) |
| 48 (tie) | Waterville | Kennebec County | 50.5% (±9.4 points) |
| 50 (tie) | Saco | York County | 50.4% (±14.1 points) |
| 50 (tie) | Southwest Harbor | Hancock County | 50.4% (±22.9 points) |
| 52 | Old Town | Penobscot County | 50.3% (±13.5 points) |
| 53 | Augusta | Kennebec County | 49.2% (±9.6 points) |
| 54 | Milo | Piscataquis County | 48.8% (±19.5 points) |
| 55 | Searsport | Waldo County | 48.2% (±23.6 points) |
| 56 | Livermore Falls | Androscoggin County | 47.7% (±19.0 points) |
| 57 | Belfast | Waldo County | 47.4% (±16.6 points) |
| 58 | Presque Isle | Aroostook County | 47.3% (±10.0 points) |
| 59 | Westbrook | Cumberland County | 46.0% (±9.2 points) |
| 60 | Levant | Penobscot County | 45.7% (±17.2 points) |
| 61 | Sanford | York County | 45.4% (±8.4 points) |
| 62 | Caribou | Aroostook County | 45.3% (±11.2 points) |
| 63 | Eastport | Washington County | 44.9% (±17.9 points) |
| 64 | Unity | Waldo County | 44.8% (±19.7 points) |
| 65 | Gardiner | Kennebec County | 44.5% (±16.3 points) |
| 66 | Newport | Penobscot County | 44.3% (±20.0 points) |
| 67 | Farmington | Franklin County | 44.2% (±13.6 points) |
| 68 | Lisbon | Androscoggin County | 43.4% (±16.5 points) |
| 69 | Newburgh | Penobscot County | 42.9% (±17.8 points) |
| 70 | Fairfield | Somerset County | 42.8% (±15.7 points) |
| 71 | Bar Harbor | Hancock County | 41.6% (±20.0 points) |
| 72 | Falmouth | Cumberland County | 41.5% (±13.3 points) |
| 73 | Van Buren | Aroostook County | 40.7% (±13.9 points) |
| 74 | Topsham | Sagadahoc County | 40.3% (±18.5 points) |
| 75 | Kittery | York County | 38.9% (±13.4 points) |
| 76 | Gorham | Cumberland County | 38.0% (±13.0 points) |
| 77 | Dover-Foxcroft | Piscataquis County | 37.3% (±14.5 points) |
| 78 | Biddeford | York County | 37.2% (±6.3 points) |
| 79 | Kennebunk | York County | 37.1% (±16.6 points) |
| 80 | Windham | Cumberland County | 32.6% (±14.2 points) |
| 81 | Madison | Somerset County | 30.9% (±15.0 points) |
Unincorporated communities ranked by rent burden
Unincorporated communities inside a town or township are ranked only against each other, because the town’s figures include them.
How this ranking is built
A place is included when its own page for this figure is published as reliable: a coefficient of variation of 30% or less and enough surveyed homes.
81 places qualify; the rest are on their own pages with their margins, but not ranked here.
The ranking orders the estimates alone: where two places’ margins of error overlap, their ranks may not truly differ, and places at the same published figure share a rank.
A median published as a bound (“$3,500 or more”) is placed at the bound; its true place may be higher.
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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 Maine
Which place in Maine has the highest rent burden?
Gouldsboro has the highest, 80.7% (±39.0 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Which place in Maine has the lowest rent burden?
Madison has the lowest, 30.9% (±15.0 points).
What is the rent burden in Maine?
The figure for Maine as a whole is 48.4% (±1.5 points).
Sources
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; each place’s own table is linked from its page
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Maine
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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.
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