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State data • Updated March 2026

Maine rent: top & bottom cities

Median ZORI rent across Maine cities, statewide macro overlay, plus the most-expensive and most-affordable cities side by side. Live from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse.

Maine at a glance

$1,607Median city rent (ZORI)
3.2%Unemployment
274Permits / month
11Cities w/ rent data

Unemployment from FRED state series. Permits from Census BPS. Median = median across all Maine cities with current ZORI data. See methodology.

Most expensive & most affordable

Top 10 by rent

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
South Portland $2,412 +4.4%
Westbrook $2,317
Portland $2,299 +3.2%
Saco $2,210
Rockland $1,985
Biddeford $1,976 +0.2%
Auburn $1,607 -0.2%
Brewer $1,556
Augusta $1,556 +6.2%
Old Town $1,524

Top 10 most affordable (pop ≥ 50k)

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Portland $2,299 +3.2%

Top 5 cities — overlaid rent trajectory

ZORI rent index — top 5 Maine cities

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Compare cities in Maine

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