Maine housing market
Typical home value
$412K
▲ 1.6% 1 yr
5-year change
+27%
U.S. +20%
Median city rent
$2,162/mo
8 cities
Unemployment rate
3.3%
Median household income
$95K
2025
Key takeaways
- 1The typical home in Maine is worth $412,002, up 1.6% in a year and up 27% over five years. That's the #20 most expensive of 51.
- 2Across 8 cities with rent data, median typical rent is $2,162/mo, roughly a 6.3% gross yield on the typical home.
- 3Median household income was $95,150 in 2025, so the typical home costs 4.3× income.
- 4Unemployment is 3.3% (+0.0 pts in a year).
Home values
Source: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI and market activity data).
Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Quarterly, all-transactions index.
Maine metro areas
Portland, ME
$537K home$2,296 rent5.1% yield
▲ 2.1% 1 yr
Bangor, ME
$277K home$1,512 rent6.5% yield
▲ 2.0% 1 yr
Augusta, ME
$316K home$1,497 rent5.7% yield
▲ 0.6% 1 yr
Lewiston, ME
$329K home$1,589 rent5.8% yield
▲ 1.0% 1 yr
Maine cities
8 cities, largest first. Click a column to sort.
8 cities
| Portland | $554K | ▲ 0.3% | $2,399 | ▲ 1.7% | 5.2% |
| Lewiston | $296K | ▲ 0.6% | $1,518 | ▲ 2.8% | 6.2% |
| Bangor | $283K | ▲ 0.6% | $1,509 | ▲ 3.6% | 6.4% |
| South Portland | $519K | ▲ 3.4% | $2,413 | ▲ 2.4% | 5.6% |
| Biddeford | $506K | ▲ 0.5% | $1,924 | ▲ 1.3% | 4.6% |
| Scarborough | $689K | ▼ 0.6% | $2,714 | ▲ 6.2% | 4.7% |
| Augusta | $276K | ▲ 0.4% | $1,549 | ▲ 4.2% | 6.7% |
| Kittery | $684K | ▲ 4.1% | $2,411 | ▼ 4.0% | 4.2% |
Data refreshed Oct 26, 2026.