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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 16 SHOWN OF 16

Most affordable housing, Maine counties

Maine counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2023 ACS). This list covers the 16 counties in Maine that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000
01Aroostook County, MEME66,6092.6+30%
02Piscataquis County, MEME17,4092.8+25%
03Somerset County, MEME51,6202.9+32%
04Washington County, MEME31,3342.9+13%
05Penobscot County, MEME157,9673.2+43%
06Franklin County, MEME30,8243.3+37%
07Kennebec County, MEME129,0673.4+49%
08Waldo County, MEME40,6933.5+41%
09Oxford County, MEME60,3463.6+50%
10Androscoggin County, MEME116,4873.7+54%
11Sagadahoc County, MEME37,9793.8+46%
12Hancock County, MEME57,1714.3+47%
13Lincoln County, MEME36,5954.3+46%
14Knox County, MEME41,1174.4+46%
15York County, MEME222,4344.5+64%
16Cumberland County, MEME317,2224.7+60%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES