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Highest median rent, Maine counties

Maine counties ranked by median gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 16 counties in Maine that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 16 is $1,021.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Cumberland County, MEME317,222$1,589+158%

02York County, MEME222,434$1,339+136%

03▲1Knox County, MEME41,117$1,165+125%

04▼1Sagadahoc County, MEME37,979$1,098+99%

05Hancock County, MEME57,171$1,061+106%

06▲1Lincoln County, MEME36,595$1,055+95%

07▼1Penobscot County, MEME157,967$1,041+122%

08Waldo County, MEME40,693$1,021+107%

09▲1Androscoggin County, MEME116,487$1,010+133%

10▼1Kennebec County, MEME129,067$992+126%

11Somerset County, MEME51,620$910+116%

12▲2Piscataquis County, MEME17,409$837+124%

13Oxford County, MEME60,346$836+100%

14▼2Franklin County, MEME30,824$802+86%

15Aroostook County, MEME66,609$784+115%

16Washington County, MEME31,334$783+92%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES