Lowest homeownership rate in Maine

Maine counties and cities ranked by homeownership rate.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Maine by homeownership rate — which have the lowest homeownership rate (most renters), according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Androscoggin County leads at 67.4%.

Among cities & places, Southwest Harbor leads at 26.1%.

Counties

#	Name	Homeownership rate
1	Androscoggin County	67.4%
2	Penobscot County	70.3%
3	Cumberland County	70.4%
4	Kennebec County	72.8%
5	Aroostook County	74.4%
6	York County	76.1%
7	Piscataquis County	76.9%
8	Franklin County	77.0%
9	Somerset County	77.3%
10	Sagadahoc County	77.8%
11	Washington County	78.1%
12	Knox County	78.5%
13	Hancock County	78.8%
14	Oxford County	80.8%
15	Waldo County	80.9%
16	Lincoln County	83.8%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Homeownership rate
1	Southwest Harbor	26.1%
2	Madison	36.2%
3	Farmington	37.8%
4	Freeport	38.9%
5	Machias	39.9%
6	Orono	43.9%
7	Waterville	45.8%
8	Unity	46.2%
9	Portland	46.7%
10	Bangor	46.9%
11	Gray	47.5%
12	Livermore Falls	48.3%
13	Biddeford	48.8%
14	Searsport	49.0%
15	Alfred	49.5%
16	Bar Harbor	50.2%
17	Lewiston	50.3%
18	Bethel	51.7%
19	Rangeley	52.8%
20	Dexter	53.2%
21	Jonesport	53.5%
22	Blue Hill	54.4%
23	Dover-Foxcroft	55.1%
24	Anson	55.1%
25	Mars Hill	55.5%
26	Augusta	55.6%
27	Ashland	55.7%
28	Kittery	55.9%
29	Brewer	56.0%
30	Fairfield	56.2%
31	South Paris	56.3%
32	Waldoboro	56.5%
33	Milbridge	56.9%
34	Rumford	57.2%
35	Hallowell	57.3%
36	Presque Isle	57.3%
37	Richmond	58.1%
38	Old Town	58.5%
39	Hartland	59.1%
40	Auburn	59.1%
41	Mechanic Falls	59.1%
42	Chisholm	59.6%
43	Wilton	60.1%
44	South Portland	60.3%
45	Norway	60.3%
46	Naples	60.4%
47	Newport	60.5%
48	Oakfield	61.5%
49	Houlton	61.5%
50	Skowhegan	62.0%
51	Farmingdale	62.2%
52	Limestone	62.3%
53	Lincoln	62.3%
54	Madawaska	62.9%
55	Camden	62.9%
56	Rockland	63.1%
57	Damariscotta	63.4%
58	Van Buren	64.2%
59	Westbrook	64.3%
60	Fort Kent	64.4%
61	Winslow	64.5%
62	Bath	64.6%
63	Pittsfield	65.0%
64	Guilford	65.0%
65	Dunstan	65.1%
66	North Berwick	65.3%
67	Eagle Lake	66.1%
68	Bucksport	66.3%
69	Thomaston	67.0%
70	Belfast	67.3%
71	Wiscasset	67.4%
72	Gardiner	67.6%
73	Calais	67.8%
74	Falmouth	67.8%
75	Old Orchard Beach	68.0%
76	York Harbor	68.2%
77	Brunswick	68.6%
78	Ellsworth	68.6%
79	South Berwick	68.7%
80	Berwick	69.1%
81	Fryeburg	69.3%
82	Little Falls	69.5%
83	Sanford	69.5%
84	Yarmouth	69.7%
85	Saco	69.9%
86	Veazie	70.0%
87	West Kennebunk	70.2%
88	Oakland	70.4%
89	Kennebunk	70.6%
90	Bowdoinham	70.7%
91	Milo	71.1%
92	Mexico	71.5%
93	Northeast Harbor	71.6%
94	Patten	71.8%
95	Washburn	71.8%
96	Greenville	72.4%
97	Randolph	72.6%
98	Woodland	72.6%
99	Eastport	73.0%
100	Oak Hill	73.3%

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