What is the median rent in Searsport (community), ME?

Name: Median rent in Searsport (community), ME, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Searsport (community), ME is $1,111 (±$38) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 225 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Searsport (community), the median gross rent went from $507 in 2015–2019 to $1,111 in 2020–2024 (+119.1%).

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: $1,111 (±$38)
Rented homes: 225 (±80)
$2,000 or more: 8.0%
Since 2015–2019: +119.1%

How much rent costs in Searsport (community)

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Searsport (community)	Waldo County	Maine	United States
Less than $500	20.9% (±15.6 points)	15.8%	12.2%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±11.5 points)	32.5%	27.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	71.1% (±20.0 points)	37.8%	31.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±11.5 points)	8.7%	16.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	8.0% (±11.8 points)	3.7%	7.1%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±11.5 points)	0.2%	2.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±11.5 points)	1.5%	2.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 71.1% of renting households.

8.0% of rented homes in Searsport (community) cost $2,000 or more a month.

Searsport (community) against Waldo County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Searsport (community)	Waldo County	Maine	United States
Median gross rent	$1,111 (±$38)	$1,021 (±$78)	$1,139 (±$13)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	225 (±80)	2,647 (±321)	142,202 (±2,328)	42,849,984

In Searsport (community), median gross rent is higher than in Waldo County ($1,021).

It is not measurably different from Maine ($1,139).

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

Statewide, it ranks 28 of 75.

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

How rent in Searsport (community) 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	$507 (±$140)	$1,111 (±$38)	+119.1%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	43.2% (±12.4 points)	47.7% (±15.2 points)	+4.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	25.5% (±23.0 points)	0.0% (±10.6 points)	−25.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease

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 Searsport (community)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Searsport (community)
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Searsport (community)	—	$1,111 (±$38)	—
Stockton Springs	4.6 mi	$1,397 (±$199)	Higher
Swanville	5.6 mi	$1,191 (±$113)	Not measurably different
Belfast	6.4 mi	$962 (±$92)	Lower
Prospect	6.6 mi	$1,107 (±$61)	Not measurably different
Castine	6.7 mi	$1,105 (±$104)	Not measurably different
Frankfort	8.6 mi	$850 (±$299)	Not measurably different
Waldo	8.8 mi	$1,150 (±$691)	Not measurably different
Northport	8.8 mi	$1,088 (±$299)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Belfast, ME ($962).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Stockton Springs, ME ($1,397).

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

Searsport (community) is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Searsport, 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 Searsport (community)

What is the average rent in Searsport (community), ME?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Searsport (community) is $1,111 (±$38) 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 Searsport (community)?

In Searsport (community), the median gross rent went from $507 in 2015–2019 to $1,111 in 2020–2024 (+119.1%).

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 Searsport (community) cost more than $2,000 a month?

8.0% of rented homes in Searsport (community) have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 20.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Searsport (community) higher than in Waldo County?

In Searsport (community), median gross rent is higher than in Waldo County ($1,021).

It is not measurably different from Maine ($1,139).

It is lower 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 Searsport CDP, Maine (place:66600, 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.