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Ranked · Renting · Maine

Best cities for renters in Maine

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Renting” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Waterville, ME17k residents

    62/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,044/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $832/mo · walkability: 30/100

  2. 2.Sanford, ME22k residents

    58/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,265/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $958/mo · walkability: 30/100

  3. 3.Lewiston, ME38k residents

    57/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,106/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $763/mo · walkability: 30/100

  4. 4.Bangor, ME32k residents

    55/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,138/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $930/mo · walkability: 30/100

  5. 5.Augusta, ME19k residents

    55/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,089/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $725/mo · walkability: 30/100

  6. 6.Auburn, ME25k residents

    54/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,173/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $865/mo · walkability: 30/100

  7. 7.Biddeford, ME22k residents

    54/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,333/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,104/mo · walkability: 30/100

  8. 8.Brunswick, ME18k residents

    50/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,509/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,254/mo · walkability: 30/100

  9. 9.Saco, ME21k residents

    47/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,606/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $964/mo · walkability: 30/100

  10. 10.Westbrook, ME21k residents

    47/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,698/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $970/mo · walkability: 30/100

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is best for renters in Maine?
Waterville, ME ranks first with a fit score of 62/100, followed by Sanford (58) and Lewiston (57), using the "Renting" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.