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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 40 largest places in Maine, Millinocket has the lowest share of income going to rent (10.7%), followed by Hampden and Gorham. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 40 places in Maine that we cover, the median is 20.9% and the average 20.3%; the figure runs from 10.7% (Millinocket) to 32.2% (Rumford). That is a spread of 3.0 times between the two ends.
The first five are Millinocket, Hampden, Gorham, York Harbor, Ellsworth. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Yearly rent as share of income ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millinocket (unincorporated) | Penobscot County | 10.7% | 3,779 | $50,445 | $451 |
| 2 | Hampden (unincorporated) | Penobscot County | 12.1% | 5,161 | $112,228 | $1,133 |
| 3 | Gorham (unincorporated) | Cumberland County | 14.7% | 7,593 | $128,190 | $1,573 |
| 4 | York Harbor (unincorporated) | York County | 15.8% | 4,240 | $100,625 | $1,322 |
| 5 | Ellsworth | Hancock County | 15.8% | 8,657 | $77,375 | $1,017 |
| 6 | Lisbon Falls (unincorporated) | Androscoggin County | 16.1% | 4,267 | $72,344 | $971 |
| 7 | Saco | York County | 16.2% | 20,819 | $92,241 | $1,249 |
| 8 | Houlton (unincorporated) | Aroostook County | 16.5% | 5,082 | $59,236 | $814 |
| 9 | Caribou | Aroostook County | 16.9% | 7,382 | $53,709 | $757 |
| 10 | North Windham (unincorporated) | Cumberland County | 16.9% | 5,417 | $88,522 | $1,248 |
| 11 | Belfast | Waldo County | 17.1% | 6,986 | $67,679 | $962 |
| 12 | Topsham (unincorporated) | Sagadahoc County | 17.9% | 7,271 | $100,024 | $1,491 |
| 13 | Bath | Sagadahoc County | 18.1% | 8,815 | $69,390 | $1,044 |
| 14 | Kennebunk (unincorporated) | York County | 18.5% | 6,221 | $95,169 | $1,466 |
| 15 | Gardiner | Kennebec County | 18.6% | 6,088 | $71,782 | $1,113 |
| 16 | Auburn | Androscoggin County | 18.7% | 24,602 | $66,647 | $1,041 |
| 17 | Sanford | York County | 19.1% | 22,247 | $72,524 | $1,152 |
| 18 | Presque Isle | Aroostook County | 19.5% | 8,736 | $55,768 | $904 |
| 19 | Brewer | Penobscot County | 19.6% | 9,652 | $66,613 | $1,086 |
| 20 | Westbrook | Cumberland County | 19.6% | 20,775 | $85,038 | $1,392 |
| 21 | Winslow (unincorporated) | Kennebec County | 20.9% | 5,873 | $59,547 | $1,036 |
| 22 | Bangor | Penobscot County | 21.1% | 31,938 | $59,942 | $1,055 |
| 23 | Yarmouth (unincorporated) | Cumberland County | 21.3% | 6,289 | $93,575 | $1,663 |
| 24 | Lewiston | Androscoggin County | 21.4% | 38,324 | $55,393 | $986 |
| 25 | Oak Hill (unincorporated) | Cumberland County | 21.4% | 5,631 | $97,610 | $1,743 |
| 26 | Biddeford | York County | 21.4% | 22,498 | $72,333 | $1,292 |
| 27 | Waterville | Kennebec County | 21.9% | 17,077 | $53,580 | $978 |
| 28 | Augusta | Kennebec County | 23.0% | 19,077 | $47,979 | $919 |
| 29 | Old Town | Penobscot County | 23.0% | 7,470 | $51,585 | $989 |
| 30 | Rockland | Knox County | 23.2% | 7,035 | $56,533 | $1,092 |
| 31 | Skowhegan (unincorporated) | Somerset County | 23.3% | 6,662 | $45,388 | $880 |
| 32 | Portland | Cumberland County | 23.8% | 68,854 | $79,540 | $1,577 |
| 33 | Kittery (unincorporated) | York County | 24.0% | 5,110 | $84,730 | $1,697 |
| 34 | Brunswick (unincorporated) | Cumberland County | 24.9% | 17,652 | $70,722 | $1,465 |
| 35 | Old Orchard Beach (unincorporated) | York County | 24.9% | 9,244 | $60,050 | $1,246 |
| 36 | South Portland | Cumberland County | 25.0% | 26,930 | $86,838 | $1,812 |
| 37 | Farmington (unincorporated) | Franklin County | 25.5% | 4,705 | $41,033 | $871 |
| 38 | Orono (unincorporated) | Penobscot County | 25.7% | 11,151 | $59,784 | $1,280 |
| 39 | South Eliot (unincorporated) | York County | 26.0% | 4,203 | $99,299 | $2,155 |
| 40 | Rumford (unincorporated) | Oxford County | 32.2% | 4,067 | $29,230 | $785 |
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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. Figures describe the city itself.
Millinocket, with 10.7% (among the 40 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 40 largest places in Maine by population.