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Housing Cost Burden by Income Group

Renter households spending more than 30% of their income on housing costs and utilities are cost burdened; those spending more than half of their income are severely cost burdened.

Affordable and Available Homes per 100 Renter Households

All Gap Data for Maine

Maine
Extremely Low Income Households and Available Rentals
Extremely Low Income Renter Households 43,173
Affordable and Available Rental Homes 22,158
Surplus (Deficit) of Affordable and Available Rental Units
At or below EXTREMELY LOW INCOME -21,015
At or below 50% AMI -22,129
Affordable and Available Rental Units per 100 Households at or below Threshold
At or below Extremely Low Income 51
At or below 50% AMI 70
At or below 80% AMI 102
At or below 100% AMI 105
% of Renter Households with Cost Burden
At Extremely Low Income 74%
Extremely Low Income to 50% AMI 65%
51% to 80% AMI 36%
81 to 100% AMI 11%
% of Renter Households with Severe Cost Burden
At Extremely Low Income 59%
Extremely Low Income to 50% AMI 18%
51% to 80% AMI 3%
81 to 100% AMI 1%
AMI = Area Median Income.
Source: American Community Survey (ACS) and ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS). For more information on the estimates’ margin of error, please contact [email protected].