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Cities in Maine by median gross rent (monthly), 2024

South Portland, ME had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 11 cities in 2024, at $1,812. Augusta, ME had the lowest, at $919. The median was $1,152 and the figure for Maine was $1,139. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,812South Portland, ME
Lowest919Augusta, ME
Median1,15211 cities
Maine1,139History

All cities, 2024

South Portland, ME: 1,812 USDSouth Portland, ME1,812Portland, ME: 1,577 USDPortland, ME1,577Westbrook, ME: 1,392 USDWestbrook, ME1,392Biddeford, ME: 1,292 USDBiddeford, ME1,292Saco, ME: 1,249 USDSaco, ME1,249Sanford, ME: 1,152 USDSanford, ME1,152Bangor, ME: 1,055 USDBangor, ME1,055Auburn, ME: 1,041 USDAuburn, ME1,041Lewiston, ME: 986 USDLewiston, ME986Waterville, ME: 978 USDWaterville, ME978Augusta, ME: 919 USDAugusta, ME919
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
USD		Change on 2023
1South Portland, ME1,812+10%
2Portland, ME1,577+6.1%
3Westbrook, ME1,392+1.4%
4Biddeford, ME1,292+8.8%
5Saco, ME1,249-1.5%
6Sanford, ME1,152-0.5%
7Bangor, ME1,055+3.5%
8Auburn, ME1,041+5.9%
9Lewiston, ME986+3.4%
10Waterville, ME978+2.2%
11Augusta, ME919+3.6%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period. Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Maine by median gross rent (monthly), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Maine by median gross rent (monthly), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/maine-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Maine by median gross rent (monthly), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/maine-cities.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Maine by median gross rent (monthly), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/maine-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

South Portland, ME, with $1,812 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Augusta, ME, with $919 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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