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RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 16 SHOWN OF 16

Most affordable housing, Maine counties · 1990

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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YEAR19902000201020202024
Most affordable housing by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000
01Aroostook County, MEME66,6092.1+2%
02Piscataquis County, MEME17,4092.1−6%
03Somerset County, MEME51,6202.5+14%
04Penobscot County, MEME157,9672.6+15%
05Washington County, MEME31,3342.7+4%
06Franklin County, MEME30,8242.7+12%
07Kennebec County, MEME129,0672.8+20%
08Oxford County, MEME60,3462.9+19%
09Sagadahoc County, MEME37,9793.0+15%
10Waldo County, MEME40,6933.1+23%
11Androscoggin County, MEME116,4873.2+32%
12Hancock County, MEME57,1713.4+18%
13York County, MEME222,4343.5+29%
14Lincoln County, MEME36,5953.6+21%
15Knox County, MEME41,1173.6+21%
16Cumberland County, MEME317,2223.6+24%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES