county benchmark · Maine
Rent as share of income, 2017-2021
Across 16 counties in Maine. Every rank carries its margin of error.
Distribution
| Percentile | Value |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 26.8 % |
| 25th | 27.4 % |
| Median | 28.6 % |
| 75th | 29.0 % |
| 90th percentile | 29.9 % |
Highest counties
Oxford County leads reliably only from rank 4 downwards. Its estimate range overlaps those of the ranks above 4, which therefore cannot be separated from it at 90 % confidence.
| Rank | County | Estimate | Range (90 %) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oxford County | 32.2 % | 30.8 % – 33.6 % | evidence → |
| 2 | Sagadahoc County | 30.0 % | 27.2 % – 32.8 % | evidence → |
| 3 | Washington County | 29.7 % | 28.2 % – 31.2 % | evidence → |
| 4 | Kennebec County | 29.1 % | 28.0 % – 30.2 % | evidence → |
| 5 | Cumberland County | 29.0 % | 28.4 % – 29.6 % | evidence → |
| 6 | Penobscot County | 29.0 % | 28.0 % – 30.0 % | evidence → |
| 7 | Hancock County | 28.9 % | 27.0 % – 30.8 % | evidence → |
| 8 | Knox County | 28.7 % | 26.1 % – 31.3 % | evidence → |
| 9 | York County | 28.6 % | 27.5 % – 29.7 % | evidence → |
| 10 | Androscoggin County | 28.0 % | 27.1 % – 28.9 % | evidence → |
| 11 | Aroostook County | 28.0 % | 26.8 % – 29.2 % | evidence → |
| 12 | Somerset County | 27.5 % | 25.5 % – 29.5 % | evidence → |
| 13 | Franklin County | 27.1 % | 23.9 % – 30.3 % | evidence → |
| 14 | Waldo County | 26.8 % | 24.6 % – 29.0 % | evidence → |
| 15 | Lincoln County | 26.7 % | 25.0 % – 28.4 % | evidence → |
| 16 | Piscataquis County | 25.6 % | 22.0 % – 29.2 % | evidence → |
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