What is the median rent in South Eliot, ME?

Name: Median rent in South Eliot, ME, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in South Eliot, ME is $2,155 (±$292) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 336 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In South Eliot, the median gross rent went from $934 in 2015–2019 to $2,155 in 2020–2024 (+130.7%).

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: $2,155 (±$292)
Rented homes: 336 (±127)
$2,000 or more: 61.9%
Since 2015–2019: +130.7%

How much rent costs in South Eliot

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	South Eliot	York County	Maine	United States
Less than $500	5.1% (±8.7 points)	8.5%	12.2%	6.3%
$500 to $999	4.8% (±8.2 points)	16.4%	27.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	7.7% (±12.6 points)	33.7%	31.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	20.5% (±16.7 points)	27.4%	16.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	38.4% (±27.0 points)	7.6%	7.1%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	15.2% (±16.5 points)	4.0%	2.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	8.3% (±12.7 points)	2.4%	2.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 38.4% of renting households.

61.9% of rented homes in South Eliot cost $2,000 or more a month.

South Eliot against York County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Eliot	York County	Maine	United States
Median gross rent	$2,155 (±$292)	$1,339 (±$51)	$1,139 (±$13)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	336 (±127)	19,200 (±932)	142,202 (±2,328)	42,849,984

In South Eliot, median gross rent is higher than in York County ($1,339).

It is also higher than in Maine ($1,139).

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

In York County, South Eliot ranks 2 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 3 of 75.

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

How rent in South Eliot 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	$934 (±$212)	$2,155 (±$292)	+130.7%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	23.2% (±7.1 points)	20.1% (±6.8 points)	−3.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±7.2 points)	0.0% (±7.2 points)	0.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change

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 South Eliot

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Eliot
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
South Eliot	—	$2,155 (±$292)	—
Newington	3.8 mi	$2,292 (±$795)	Not measurably different
Kittery (community)	4.2 mi	$1,697 (±$348)	Lower
Portsmouth	5.2 mi	$1,869 (±$111)	Not measurably different
Dover	5.8 mi	$1,607 (±$100)	Lower
New Castle	6.3 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Rollinsford	6.4 mi	$1,809 (±$394)	Not measurably different
Durham	6.5 mi	$1,429 (±$143)	Lower
South Berwick (community)	6.6 mi	$1,702 (±$76)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Kittery (community), ME ($1,697), Dover, NH ($1,607), Durham, NH ($1,429).

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

Median gross rent across York County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Lake Arrowhead	$2,288 (±$327)
2	South Eliot	$2,155 (±$292)
3	Cape Neddick	$1,750 (±$961)
4	South Berwick (community)	$1,702 (±$76)
5	Kittery (community)	$1,697 (±$348)
6	West Kennebunk	$1,602 (±$373)
7	Kennebunk (community)	$1,466 (±$261)
8	York Harbor	$1,322 (±$607)

Showing 8 of 12 places in York County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Eliot, 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 South Eliot

What is the average rent in South Eliot, ME?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in South Eliot is $2,155 (±$292) 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 South Eliot?

In South Eliot, the median gross rent went from $934 in 2015–2019 to $2,155 in 2020–2024 (+130.7%).

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 South Eliot cost more than $2,000 a month?

61.9% of rented homes in South Eliot have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 5.1% cost less than $500.

Is rent in South Eliot higher than in York County?

In South Eliot, median gross rent is higher than in York County ($1,339).

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 South Eliot CDP, Maine (place:70660, 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.