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Cost-burdened renters

Share of Maine renters paying over 30% of income on housing, by group (Maine housing data portal).

Single parent leads, at 71.9% (2024).

Cost-burdened renters, Maine — recent figures from Maine housing data portal
Cost-burdened rentersValue
Single parent71.9%
Black62.1%
Seniors57.7%
Asian57.2%
All renters48.4%
Hispanic48.3%
Other48.2%
White48.2%
With children46.9%

Latest: . Source: Maine housing data portal. Figures update as the source refreshes.

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Maine housing data portal
Geography
Maine
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