The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
Name | County | Housing Affordability Index | |
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1. | Casco | Cumberland | 43 |
2. | Alfred Census Designated Place | York | 55 |
3. | Southwest Harbor | Hancock | 56 |
4. | Unity Census Designated Place | Waldo | 58 |
5. | City of Portland | Cumberland | 62 |
6. | Kittery Census Designated Place | York | 63 |
7. | York Harbor Census Designated Place | York | 63 |
8. | Naples | Cumberland | 65 |
9. | Boothbay Harbor Census Designated Place | Lincoln | 65 |
10. | Yarmouth Census Designated Place | Cumberland | 66 |
11. | Bethel Census Designated Place | Oxford | 67 |
12. | Damariscotta | Lincoln | 67 |
13. | City of Biddeford | York | 68 |
14. | Orono Census Designated Place | Penobscot | 68 |
15. | Kittery Point Census Designated Place | York | 69 |
16. | Newport Census Designated Place | Penobscot | 71 |
17. | Oak Hill Census Designated Place | Cumberland | 71 |
18. | Livermore Falls Census Designated Place | Androscoggin | 72 |
19. | Searsport Census Designated Place | Waldo | 72 |
20. | Old Orchard Beach Census Designated Place | York | 73 |