Maine · Census place 65725
Sanford city, ME
Quick answer
Sanford city has 22,095 residents, ranking #7 of 155 places in Maine. Median household income is $70,570, the median home is worth $257,200 and median gross rent runs $1,158 a month.
- Population
- 22,095Sanford city residents
- Median household income
- $70,570Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $257,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,158Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sanford city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sanford city median would spend about 19.7% 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 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.6% of residents and 69.5% 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
Places of similar size in Maine.
- South Portland city 26,780
- Auburn city 24,294
- Biddeford city 22,463
- Saco city 20,636
- Westbrook city 20,484
- Augusta city 18,999
- Brunswick CDP 16,928
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