Metro area · CBSA 12620
Bangor
The Bangor, ME metro area has 154,710 people. Median rent is $1,041, 18.8% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Penobscot County at $1,496. Of the 16 places we track here, Patten has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$66,356
Median home value
$214,100
Unemployment
3.6%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,496
HUD, Penobscot County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor | 31,938 | $1,055 | 21.1% |
| Orono | 11,151 | $1,280 | 25.7% |
| Brewer | 9,652 | $1,086 | 19.6% |
| Old Town | 7,470 | $989 | 23.0% |
| Hampden | 5,161 | $1,133 | 12.1% |
| Millinocket | 3,779 | $451 | 10.7% |
| Lincoln | 2,954 | $658 | 16.1% |
| Milford | 2,269 | $953 | 13.4% |
| Dexter | 1,852 | $827 | 18.5% |
| Veazie | 1,847 | $1,095 | 16.8% |
| Newport | 1,730 | $887 | 23.6% |
| East Millinocket | 1,495 | $449 | 12.8% |
| Howland | 1,235 | $916 | 20.6% |
| Bradley | 845 | $1,034 | 19.8% |
| Corinna | 711 | $1,043 | 24.5% |
| Patten | 607 | $389 | 10.2% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.