Cost of living in Aroostook County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,175 a month.
That HUD number covers Aroostook County, Maine, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $892
- 1 bed
- $898
- 2 bed
- $1,175
- 3 bed
- $1,581
- 4 bed
- $1,642
This county is outside a metro area with its own price index. The Maine state index is 97.0 (U.S. = 100, BEA 2024).
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Towns in this county
- Presque Isle · 8,736 people
- Caribou · 7,382 people
- Houlton · 5,082 people
- Madawaska · 3,022 people
- Fort Kent · 2,398 people
- Van Buren · 1,634 people
- Fort Fairfield · 1,533 people