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Least affordable housing, Maine counties · 2020

Maine counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2020 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 16 counties in Maine that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2010

01Cumberland County, MEME317,2223.8−15%

02Lincoln County, MEME36,5953.8−12%

03York County, MEME222,4343.8−11%

04Hancock County, MEME57,1713.7−12%

05Knox County, MEME41,1173.6−19%

06Sagadahoc County, MEME37,9793.3−6%

07Androscoggin County, MEME116,4873.0−13%

08Oxford County, MEME60,3463.0−18%

09Kennebec County, MEME129,0673.0−8%

10Waldo County, MEME40,6932.9−20%

11Franklin County, MEME30,8242.8−12%

12Penobscot County, MEME157,9672.8−9%

13Somerset County, MEME51,6202.7−10%

14Piscataquis County, MEME17,4092.6−12%

15Washington County, MEME31,3342.6−12%

16Aroostook County, MEME66,6092.3−0%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS