9 counties · ranked by income-to-home ratio

Most Affordable Counties in Maine

Counties in Maine where housing is most affordable relative to local incomes. Higher income-to-home ratios mean residents spend less of their earnings on housing.

# County BTI Score Afford. Ratio Home Value Med. Income Med. Rent Tax Rate
01 Aroostook County ME 40 0.41 $125,400 $50,843 $681 1.2%
02 Somerset County ME 81 0.36 $150,500 $53,527 $849 1.2%
03 Penobscot County ME 60 0.34 $176,700 $59,438 $932 1.3%
04 Kennebec County ME 49 0.31 $198,300 $62,118 $900 1.2%
05 Oxford County ME 66 0.31 $176,800 $54,780 $781 1.2%
06 Androscoggin County ME 32 0.30 $211,800 $64,500 $916 1.4%
07 Hancock County ME 31 0.26 $250,900 $64,149 $949 0.9%
08 York County ME 50 0.25 $323,500 $79,743 $1,166 1.1%
09 Cumberland County ME 31 0.24 $372,900 $87,710 $1,389 1.2%