Rent-burdened renters: zip codes ranked in Maine

Share of renter households paying 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities, the standard affordability threshold. Lower is better. These lists rank zip codes in Maine with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Zip codes where rent takes the biggest bite

#	Zip	City	Rent burden	Population
1	04008	Bowdoinham	100%	3,142
2	04001	Acton	100%	2,721
3	04614	Blue Hill	93.6%	2,813
4	04022	Denmark	90.6%	1,054
5	04607	Gouldsboro	90.4%	1,142
6	04221	Canton	88.9%	1,191
7	04410	Bradford	87.5%	1,254
8	04971	Saint Albans	85.5%	1,831
9	04460	Medway	83.6%	1,111
10	04927	Clinton	79.3%	3,385
11	04538	Boothbay Harbor	79.3%	1,810
12	04069	Pownal	78.9%	1,696
13	04047	Parsonsfield	78.2%	1,715
14	04253	Livermore	75%	1,868
15	04430	East Millinocket	74.1%	1,495
16	04476	Penobscot	73.9%	1,154
17	04488	Stetson	73.7%	1,151
18	04742	Fort Fairfield	73.6%	3,309
19	04002	Alfred	72.1%	7,737
20	04548	Georgetown	71.6%	1,012
21	03909	York	70.4%	10,943
22	04085	Steep Falls	69.2%	2,762
23	04543	Damariscotta	68.2%	2,192
24	04493	West Enfield	68.2%	1,840
25	04110	Cumberland Foreside	67.5%	1,657
26	04434	Etna	66.7%	1,252
27	03906	North Berwick	66.2%	5,368
28	04684	Surry	65.8%	1,836
29	04354	Palermo	65.6%	1,473
30	04963	Oakland	65.2%	7,524
31	04579	Woolwich	64.3%	3,158
32	04858	South Thomaston	63.6%	1,378
33	04930	Dexter	62.9%	4,258
34	04257	Mexico	62.8%	2,782
35	04281	South Paris	62.3%	5,317
36	04032	Freeport	62%	8,802
37	04250	Lisbon	61.8%	4,782
38	04743	Fort Kent	61.8%	4,770
39	04010	Brownfield	61.8%	1,830
40	04274	Poland	61.6%	5,954
41	04289	West Paris	61.5%	1,808
42	04030	East Waterboro	61.3%	2,731
43	04955	New Sharon	61%	1,550
44	04660	Mount Desert	61%	1,072
45	04861	Thomaston	60.5%	2,769
46	04622	Cherryfield	60.5%	1,050
47	04421	Castine	60.3%	1,362
48	04654	Machias	60.2%	3,340
49	04756	Madawaska	60%	3,341
50	04623	Columbia Falls	60%	1,173
51	04606	Addison	60%	1,045
52	04055	Naples	59.9%	3,985
53	04694	Baileyville	59.6%	2,155
54	04666	Pembroke	59.6%	1,178
55	04276	Rumford	59.1%	5,942
56	04344	Farmingdale	58.6%	3,017
57	04473	Orono	58.1%	8,371
58	04841	Rockland	57.6%	7,035
59	04649	Jonesport	57.4%	1,166
60	04418	Greenbush	56.8%	1,649
61	04605	Ellsworth	56.6%	14,529
62	04011	Brunswick	56.4%	22,336
63	04976	Skowhegan	56.4%	10,072
64	04039	Gray	56.4%	8,102
65	04419	Carmel	56.4%	2,941
66	04041	Hiram	56.4%	1,748
67	04630	East Machias	56.4%	1,230
68	04457	Lincoln	56%	5,823
69	04412	Brewer	55.7%	9,652
70	04106	South Portland	55.6%	27,019
71	04461	Milford	55.6%	3,095
72	04969	Plymouth	55.6%	1,319
73	04574	Washington	55.3%	1,624
74	03903	Eliot	55.1%	7,146
75	04970	Rangeley	55%	1,105
76	04989	Vassalboro	54.8%	4,592
77	04236	Greene	54.8%	4,417
78	04270	Oxford	54.2%	6,284
79	04280	Sabattus	53.8%	7,040
80	04619	Calais	53.7%	3,097
81	04966	Phillips	53.6%	1,632
82	04863	Vinalhaven	53.6%	1,216
83	04103	Portland	53.5%	32,024
84	03908	South Berwick	53.5%	7,431
85	04210	Auburn	53.4%	24,602
86	04856	Rockport	53.4%	3,675
87	04029	Sebago	53.3%	2,086
88	04101	Portland	53%	18,431
89	04087	Waterboro	52.8%	2,250
90	04345	Gardiner	52.7%	12,579
91	04765	Patten	52.6%	1,434
92	04294	Wilton	52.5%	3,982
93	04730	Houlton	52.3%	10,106
94	04901	Waterville	52.2%	27,870
95	04864	Warren	52.1%	4,932
96	04074	Scarborough	51.9%	23,076
97	04037	Fryeburg	51.9%	4,024
98	04942	Harmony	51.9%	1,192
99	04240	Lewiston	51.7%	38,324
100	04555	Nobleboro	51.3%	1,906

Zip codes where rent takes the smallest bite

#	Zip	City	Rent burden	Population
1	04438	Frankfort	0%	1,098
2	03907	Ogunquit	0%	1,379
3	04537	Boothbay	0%	1,685
4	04958	North Anson	0%	2,002
5	04061	North Waterboro	0%	3,074
6	04287	Bowdoin	0%	3,188
7	04553	Newcastle	5.8%	1,913
8	04449	Hudson	10.3%	1,251
9	04358	South China	10.6%	4,526
10	03902	Cape Neddick	10.9%	2,665
11	04220	Buckfield	11.1%	3,717
12	04346	Randolph	11.3%	1,610
13	04474	Orrington	11.9%	3,853
14	04219	Bryant Pond	12.5%	1,399
15	04342	Dresden	13.2%	1,645
16	04941	Freedom	13.7%	1,577
17	04921	Brooks	14.9%	1,775
18	04441	Greenville	15.4%	1,839
19	04920	Bingham	16.9%	1,866
20	04917	Belgrade	17.2%	3,351
21	04747	Island Falls	17.3%	1,316
22	04757	Mapleton	18%	2,627
23	04627	Deer Isle	18.3%	2,137
24	04986	Thorndike	19.2%	2,228
25	04667	Perry	20%	1,296
26	04572	Waldoboro	20%	5,253
27	04021	Cumberland Center	20.3%	6,990
28	04539	Bristol	20.4%	1,456
29	04462	Millinocket	20.5%	4,464
30	04429	Holden	20.6%	5,008
31	04983	Strong	20.9%	2,005
32	04556	Edgecomb	21.1%	1,251
33	04290	Peru	21.7%	1,501
34	04427	Corinth	23.4%	2,990
35	04924	Canaan	24.3%	2,063
36	04578	Wiscasset	24.4%	4,709
37	04260	New Gloucester	24.7%	5,766
38	04284	Wayne	25%	1,101
39	04222	Durham	25%	4,262
40	04040	Harrison	25.6%	3,050
41	04732	Ashland	25.7%	1,427
42	04680	Steuben	26.3%	1,388
43	04444	Hampden	26.3%	9,371
44	04496	Winterport	26.8%	3,850
45	04352	Mount Vernon	26.9%	1,716
46	04093	Buxton	26.9%	8,512
47	04263	Leeds	27.1%	2,285
48	04450	Kenduskeag	27.2%	1,333
49	04239	Jay	27.2%	4,657
50	04076	Shapleigh	27.3%	2,976
51	04676	Sedgwick	27.8%	1,130
52	04252	Lisbon Falls	27.8%	4,968
53	04448	Howland	28.7%	1,540
54	04750	Limestone	29%	1,815
55	04217	Bethel	29.6%	3,387
56	04046	Kennebunkport	29.8%	8,102
57	04854	Owls Head	29.9%	1,482
58	04414	Brownville	29.9%	1,766
59	04107	Cape Elizabeth	30.2%	9,656
60	04981	Stockton Springs	30.4%	2,575
61	04758	Mars Hill	30.6%	1,405
62	04009	Bridgton	30.7%	5,478
63	04351	Manchester	30.9%	2,424
64	04950	Madison	30.9%	4,782
65	04911	Anson	31%	1,880
66	04411	Bradley	31.3%	1,645
67	04634	Franklin	31.3%	2,374
68	04355	Readfield	31.3%	2,651
69	04786	Washburn	31.6%	1,599
70	04350	Litchfield	32%	3,680
71	04079	Harpswell	32.3%	4,026
72	04062	Windham	32.7%	19,188
73	04435	Exeter	33.3%	1,093
74	04095	West Newfield	33.3%	1,480
75	04947	Kingfield	33.3%	1,596
76	04353	Whitefield	33.3%	2,115
77	04563	Cushing	33.7%	1,460
78	04945	Jackman	34.3%	1,325
79	04664	Sullivan	34.9%	1,246
80	04562	Phippsburg	35.5%	2,238
81	04258	Minot	35.7%	2,794
82	04027	Lebanon	35.7%	6,629
83	04088	Waterford	36.6%	1,269
84	04655	Machiasport	36.7%	1,016
85	04860	Tenants Harbor	37%	1,543
86	04347	Hallowell	37.1%	2,592
87	04043	Kennebunk	37.1%	11,820
88	04005	Biddeford	37.2%	24,772
89	04426	Dover Foxcroft	37.4%	4,999
90	04547	Friendship	37.5%	1,213
91	04847	Hope	37.8%	1,748
92	03904	Kittery	37.8%	8,389
93	04038	Gorham	37.9%	18,300
94	04348	Jefferson	38.3%	3,484
95	04071	Raymond	38.3%	4,971
96	04048	Limerick	38.8%	3,400
97	04097	North Yarmouth	38.8%	4,240
98	04862	Union	39.5%	4,023
99	04015	Casco	39.7%	3,696
100	04843	Camden	39.9%	5,242

Rent-burdened renters: zip codes ranked in Maine

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