county benchmark · Maine
Rent as share of income, 2019-2023
Across 16 counties in Maine. Every rank carries its margin of error.
Distribution
| Percentile | Value |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 26.3 % |
| 25th | 28.1 % |
| Median | 28.9 % |
| 75th | 30.2 % |
| 90th percentile | 30.8 % |
Highest counties
Oxford County leads reliably only from rank 13 downwards. Its estimate range overlaps those of the ranks above 13, which therefore cannot be separated from it at 90 % confidence.
| Rank | County | Estimate | Range (90 %) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oxford County | 31.4 % | 29.9 % – 32.9 % | evidence → |
| 2 | Washington County | 31.1 % | 29.2 % – 33.0 % | evidence → |
| 3 | Knox County | 30.5 % | 27.8 % – 33.2 % | evidence → |
| 4 | Sagadahoc County | 30.4 % | 27.3 % – 33.5 % | evidence → |
| 5 | Hancock County | 30.2 % | 27.7 % – 32.7 % | evidence → |
| 6 | Cumberland County | 29.2 % | 28.4 % – 30.0 % | evidence → |
| 7 | Penobscot County | 29.2 % | 28.3 % – 30.1 % | evidence → |
| 8 | Kennebec County | 29.0 % | 28.1 % – 29.9 % | evidence → |
| 9 | Aroostook County | 28.9 % | 27.4 % – 30.4 % | evidence → |
| 10 | Androscoggin County | 28.7 % | 27.5 % – 29.9 % | evidence → |
| 11 | Waldo County | 28.6 % | 26.6 % – 30.6 % | evidence → |
| 12 | Franklin County | 28.1 % | 24.7 % – 31.5 % | evidence → |
| 13 | York County | 28.1 % | 26.9 % – 29.3 % | evidence → |
| 14 | Somerset County | 26.5 % | 24.9 % – 28.1 % | evidence → |
| 15 | Lincoln County | 26.1 % | 24.1 % – 28.1 % | evidence → |
| 16 | Piscataquis County | 26.0 % | 23.3 % – 28.7 % | evidence → |
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