Ranking · Maine
Richest and poorest places in Maine
Falmouth Foreside has the highest median household income of Maine's 349 ranked places ($177,411), within the margin of error of Cumberland; Machias has the lowest ($27,926). Ranked: places with 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and an estimate whose coefficient of variation is 40% or less.
Which are the richest places?
Richest places in Maine, first to fifth: Falmouth Foreside ($177,411), Cumberland ($173,894), Cumberland Center ($170,125), Castine CDP ($168,516) and Falmouth ($150,919).
| Rank | Place | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falmouth Foresideinside Falmouthwithin the margin | $177,411±$57,723 |
| 2 | Cumberlandwithin the margin | $173,894±$19,740 |
| 3 | Cumberland Centerinside Cumberlandwithin the margin | $170,125±$33,232 |
| 4 | Castine CDPinside Castinewithin the margin | $168,516±$32,585 |
| 5 | Falmouthwithin the margin | $150,919±$23,731 |
| 6 | Cape Elizabethwithin the margin | $145,821±$8,378 |
| 7 | Kittery Pointinside Kitterywithin the margin | $141,086±$15,336 |
| 8 | Scarboroughwithin the margin | $133,558±$20,837 |
| 9 | South Windhaminside Windhamwithin the margin | $133,223±$20,801 |
| 10 | North Yarmouthwithin the margin | $129,267±$12,669 |
| 11 | Gorham CDPinside Gorhamwithin the margin | $128,190±$15,397 |
| 12 | West Kennebunkinside Kennebunkwithin the margin | $124,167±$45,825 |
| 13 | Yorkwithin the margin | $121,250±$24,616 |
| 14 | Kennebunkport CDPinside Kennebunkportwithin the margin | $121,189±$23,609 |
| 15 | Ogunquitwithin the margin | $114,259±$56,066 |
| 16 | Castinewithin the margin | $113,750±$26,100 |
| 16 | Daytonwithin the margin | $113,750±$23,779 |
| 18 | Gorhamwithin the margin | $112,312±$6,322 |
| 19 | Hampden CDPinside Hampdenwithin the margin | $112,228±$21,738 |
| 20 | Hampdenwithin the margin | $111,959±$12,644 |
| 21 | Dedhamwithin the margin | $111,442±$17,770 |
| 22 | Yarmouthwithin the margin | $110,216±$14,094 |
| 23 | New Gloucesterwithin the margin | $108,797±$12,364 |
| 24 | Edgecombwithin the margin | $108,750±$17,927 |
| 25 | Bowdoinham | $108,479±$20,937 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
Which are the poorest places?
Poorest places in Maine, first to fifth: Machias CDP ($27,926), Rumford CDP ($29,230), Machias ($34,375), Cherryfield ($37,115) and Rumford ($38,403).
| Rank | Place | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| 349 | Machias CDPinside Machiaswithin the margin | $27,926±$6,134 |
| 348 | Rumford CDPinside Rumfordwithin the margin | $29,230±$4,756 |
| 347 | Machiaswithin the margin | $34,375±$15,670 |
| 346 | Cherryfieldwithin the margin | $37,115±$16,581 |
| 345 | Rumfordwithin the margin | $38,403±$6,302 |
| 344 | Van Buren CDPinside Van Burenwithin the margin | $38,851±$4,356 |
| 343 | Milo CDPinside Milowithin the margin | $39,904±$15,300 |
| 342 | Van Burenwithin the margin | $40,170±$4,227 |
| 341 | Farmington CDPinside Farmingtonwithin the margin | $41,033±$6,313 |
| 340 | East Millinocketwithin the margin | $42,011±$7,078 |
| 339 | Norway CDPinside Norwaywithin the margin | $43,432±$4,239 |
| 338 | Troywithin the margin | $44,583±$14,200 |
| 337 | Oakland CDPinside Oaklandwithin the margin | $44,848±$18,528 |
| 336 | Newport CDPinside Newportwithin the margin | $45,127±$7,762 |
| 335 | Livermore Falls CDPinside Livermore Fallswithin the margin | $45,326±$7,550 |
| 334 | Skowhegan CDPinside Skowheganwithin the margin | $45,388±$8,956 |
| 333 | Eastportwithin the margin | $45,573±$5,508 |
| 332 | Livermore Fallswithin the margin | $45,843±$5,908 |
| 331 | Hartlandwithin the margin | $46,141±$16,324 |
| 330 | Mechanic Falls CDPinside Mechanic Fallswithin the margin | $46,384±$19,122 |
| 329 | Ashlandwithin the margin | $46,838±$14,873 |
| 328 | Strongwithin the margin | $47,557±$10,333 |
| 327 | Augustawithin the margin | $47,979±$3,432 |
| 326 | Wilton CDPinside Wiltonwithin the margin | $48,177±$17,377 |
| 325 | Lincoln CDPinside Lincoln | $49,097±$24,220 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
Which places in Maine have the highest income per person?
The survey publishes income per person without a top code, so it gives a figure even for the richest places: Kennebunkport CDP has the highest estimate, $124,898 per resident (±$53,109), but it is within the margin of error of Ogunquit ($100,087): the survey cannot say which is higher.
| Rank | Place | Per capita income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kennebunkport CDPwithin the margin | $124,898±$53,109 |
| 2 | Ogunquitwithin the margin | $100,087±$33,785 |
| 3 | Kennebunkportwithin the margin | $90,224±$19,741 |
| 4 | Cumberlandwithin the margin | $89,176±$10,612 |
| 5 | Falmouthwithin the margin | $87,611±$9,289 |
| 6 | Falmouth Foresidewithin the margin | $86,788±$17,728 |
| 7 | Kittery Pointwithin the margin | $79,882±$27,233 |
| 8 | Cape Elizabethwithin the margin | $77,799±$8,848 |
| 9 | Falmouth CDPwithin the margin | $72,881±$11,380 |
| 10 | Cumberland Center | $70,769±$12,333 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
How is this ranking made?
Each place's median household income is read from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey. A place enters the ranking if it had 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and its estimate has a coefficient of variation of 40% or less. Ties in the published figure share a rank. This is a measurement of one figure, not a judgment of a place.
Towns and townships are ranked beside cities, villages and census-designated places, and a census-designated place can lie inside a township, so one area can appear twice, once as each.
Source: PlainCities ranking method applied to the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections