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Cities in Maine by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

South Portland, ME had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 11 cities in 2024, at 55.6%. Biddeford, ME had the lowest, at 37.2%. The median was 50.5% and the figure for Maine was 48.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest55.6South Portland, ME
Lowest37.2Biddeford, ME
Median50.511 cities
Maine48.4History

All cities, 2024

South Portland, ME: 55.6 %South Portland, ME55.6Auburn, ME: 53.4 %Auburn, ME53.4Lewiston, ME: 51.7 %Lewiston, ME51.7Bangor, ME: 51.5 %Bangor, ME51.5Portland, ME: 51.3 %Portland, ME51.3Waterville, ME: 50.5 %Waterville, ME50.5Saco, ME: 50.3 %Saco, ME50.3Augusta, ME: 49.2 %Augusta, ME49.2Westbrook, ME: 46.1 %Westbrook, ME46.1Sanford, ME: 45.5 %Sanford, ME45.5Biddeford, ME: 37.2 %Biddeford, ME37.2South Portland, ME: 55.6 %South Portland, ME55.6Auburn, ME: 53.4 %Auburn, ME53.4Lewiston, ME: 51.7 %Lewiston, ME51.7Bangor, ME: 51.5 %Bangor, ME51.5Portland, ME: 51.3 %Portland, ME51.3Waterville, ME: 50.5 %Waterville, ME50.5Saco, ME: 50.3 %Saco, ME50.3Augusta, ME: 49.2 %Augusta, ME49.2Westbrook, ME: 46.1 %Westbrook, ME46.1Sanford, ME: 45.5 %Sanford, ME45.5Biddeford, ME: 37.2 %Biddeford, ME37.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1South Portland, ME55.6+2.6 pts
2Auburn, ME53.4+5.1 pts
3Lewiston, ME51.7+7.1 pts
4Bangor, ME51.5+5.5 pts
5Portland, ME51.3+3.7 pts
6Waterville, ME50.5-0.9 pts
7Saco, ME50.3+3.5 pts
8Augusta, ME49.2+4.4 pts
9Westbrook, ME46.1-1.6 pts
10Sanford, ME45.5-2.3 pts
11Biddeford, ME37.2+1.7 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, 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-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Maine by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Maine by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/maine-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Maine by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/maine-cities.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Maine by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/maine-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

South Portland, ME, with 55.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Biddeford, ME, with 37.2% 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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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