Maine · Census place 09585
Calais city, ME
Quick answer
Calais city has 3,087 residents, ranking #47 of 155 places in Maine. Median household income is $48,654, the median home is worth $111,800 and median gross rent runs $815 a month.
- Population
- 3,087Calais city residents
- Median household income
- $48,654Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $111,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $815Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Calais city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Calais city median would spend about 20.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22.2% of residents and 67.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Lake Arrowhead CDP 3,273
- Norway CDP 3,145
- Bucksport CDP 3,140
- Pittsfield CDP 3,078
- Madawaska CDP 2,960
- Cumberland Center CDP 2,811
- Dover-Foxcroft CDP 2,758
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