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Lowest median rent, Maine counties · 2000

Maine counties with the lowest median gross rent (2000 ACS). This list covers the 16 counties in Maine that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 16 is $468.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 1990

01Aroostook County, MEME66,609$364+10%

02Piscataquis County, MEME17,409$373+15%

03Washington County, MEME31,334$408+28%

04Oxford County, MEME60,346$418+26%

05Somerset County, MEME51,620$421+22%

06Franklin County, MEME30,824$432+26%

07Androscoggin County, MEME116,487$433+16%

08Kennebec County, MEME129,067$439+15%

09Penobscot County, MEME157,967$468+18%

10Waldo County, MEME40,693$494+40%

11Hancock County, MEME57,171$514+28%

12Knox County, MEME41,117$517+30%

13Lincoln County, MEME36,595$541+24%

14Sagadahoc County, MEME37,979$551+11%

15York County, MEME222,434$568+14%

16Cumberland County, MEME317,222$615+18%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS