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Most affordable housing, Maine counties · 2010

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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Aroostook County, MEME66,6092.3+16%

02Washington County, MEME31,3342.9+15%

03Piscataquis County, MEME17,4093.0+33%

04Somerset County, MEME51,6203.0+37%

05Penobscot County, MEME157,9673.1+39%

06Kennebec County, MEME129,0673.2+40%

07Franklin County, MEME30,8243.2+33%

08Sagadahoc County, MEME37,9793.5+34%

09Androscoggin County, MEME116,4873.5+44%

10Waldo County, MEME40,6933.6+44%

11Oxford County, MEME60,3463.7+53%

12York County, MEME222,4344.2+55%

13Hancock County, MEME57,1714.2+46%

14Lincoln County, MEME36,5954.3+46%

15Cumberland County, MEME317,2224.5+51%

16Knox County, MEME41,1174.5+50%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES