U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 five-year estimates
Maine counties: lowest median gross rents | ACS 2024
Rank 16 Maine counties by available median gross rent estimates, lowest to highest; ACS 2024 five-year data.
Ranked observations
0 counties excluded for unavailable median gross rent; ties in the unrounded published values resolve by ascending GEOID. All available observations are shown.
| Rank | County | GEOID | Median gross rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington County | 23029 | $783 (±$91 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 2 | Aroostook County | 23003 | $784 (±$37 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 3 | Franklin County | 23007 | $802 (±$102 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 4 | Oxford County | 23017 | $836 (±$50 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 5 | Piscataquis County | 23021 | $837 (±$64 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 6 | Somerset County | 23025 | $910 (±$45 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 7 | Kennebec County | 23011 | $992 (±$43 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 8 | Androscoggin County | 23001 | $1,010 (±$34 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 9 | Waldo County | 23027 | $1,021 (±$78 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 10 | Penobscot County | 23019 | $1,041 (±$28 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 11 | Lincoln County | 23015 | $1,055 (±$53 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 12 | Hancock County | 23009 | $1,061 (±$71 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 13 | Sagadahoc County | 23023 | $1,098 (±$82 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 14 | Knox County | 23013 | $1,165 (±$70 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 15 | York County | 23031 | $1,339 (±$51 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 16 | Cumberland County | 23005 | $1,589 (±$36 ACS 90% MOE) |
Method and provenance
ACS 2024 five-year survey estimates (2020–2024), not current prices. Direct estimates may have 90% margins of error shown where available. The home-value-to-income ratio and renter cost-burden rate are derived; no MOE is calculated for either. Missing or suppressed values are unavailable, not zero. County rankings are descriptive, not an affordability or suitability recommendation.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates. Validated Maine bundle provenance, source snapshot and checksums. Maine county map and full table.