It's no surprise that parts of Maine have always been more expensive to live in than others. For example, a 3 bedroom/2 bathroom ranch is going to cost you a whole lot more in South Portland than it will in Millinocket, but what about an entire Maine county (we only have 16!) becoming entirely too expensive for the majority of the Mainer population to afford to live in at all? Well, according to a new study, it's happened.
WGME 13 reports that a new study has found that Maine's York County is no longer affordable for the average working-class Mainer. The study finds many reasons for this including that the average price for a home in Maine's southern-most county has increased by nearly 35% in the last five years alone. With that being said, the average median income is only up by 13.5% in the same timeframe.