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Most affordable housing, Maine counties · 2020

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, MEME31,3342.6+0%

03Piscataquis County, MEME17,4092.6+18%

04Somerset County, MEME51,6202.7+24%

05Penobscot County, MEME157,9672.8+26%

06Franklin County, MEME30,8242.8+17%

07Waldo County, MEME40,6932.9+16%

08Kennebec County, MEME129,0673.0+28%

09Oxford County, MEME60,3463.0+26%

10Androscoggin County, MEME116,4873.0+25%

11Sagadahoc County, MEME37,9793.3+26%

12Knox County, MEME41,1173.6+21%

13Hancock County, MEME57,1713.7+29%

14York County, MEME222,4343.8+38%

15Lincoln County, MEME36,5953.8+28%

16Cumberland County, MEME317,2223.8+29%

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