#1Millinocket
Penobscot County · 4,095 peopleCost of living grade, homes cost 2.4 years of area income·Overall C− · #108 of 142 in ME
Millinocket, #1 on this list · Photo: Unknown photographer · Public domainMaine rankings · Cost of living
Most affordable towns in Maine
Millinocket ranks first on cost of living among Maine’s 143 towns of 2,500+; 4 of the 143 grade A− or better on cost of living nationally.
The Cost of living grade: home values, rent and property-tax bills against the income of the town’s metro area or county, and the share of households paying 30%+ of income for housing (Census ACS). How grades work
#1A
#2Corinth
Penobscot County · 3,139 peopleCost of living grade, homes cost 3.9 years of area income·Overall C · #90 of 142 in ME
#3Caribou
Aroostook County · 7,321 peopleCost of living grade, homes cost 3.0 years of area income·Overall C+ · #83 of 142 in ME
All 143 towns
Cost of living grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 28 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
143 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
#TownGradeHome price · overall
13Livermore FallsAndroscoggin County · 3,229 peopleB+3.2 years of area income·Overall D− · #141 of 142
T100Mechanic FallsAndroscoggin County · 3,286 peopleC4.4 years of area income·Overall C · #100 of 142
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Questions people ask
What is the most affordable town in Maine?
Millinocket (Penobscot County) ranks first on cost of living among 143 towns, with an A; Corinth and Caribou follow.
How are these towns ranked?
The Cost of living grade: home values, rent and property-tax bills against the income of the town’s metro area or county, and the share of households paying 30%+ of income for housing (Census ACS). Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a cost of living grade (143 in Maine). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Maine page.
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