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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 21 Fact Book / Doing Business in Maine Q UA L I T Y O F L I F E Units sold 2025 Units sold 2024 Percentage change 2024–25 2025 median sales price 2024 median sales price Percent change 2024–25 Androscoggin 945 1,019 −7.26% $349,999 $325,000 7.69% Aroostook 704 655 7.48% $168,000 $160,000 5.00% Cumberland 3,205 2,957 8.39% $590,000 $570,000 3.51% Franklin 398 406 −1.97% $300,000 $301,000 −0.33% Hancock 730 708 3.11% $430,000 $412,750 4.18% Kennebec 1,343 1,275 5.33% $325,000 $325,000 0.00% Knox 496 506 −1.98% $450,000 $455,000 −1.10% Lincoln 486 410 18.54% $475,000 $450,000 5.56% Oxford 702 692 1.45% $339,950 $315,000 7.92% Penobscot 1,574 1,524 3.28% $285,000 $275,000 3.64% Piscataquis 320 283 13.07% $230,000 $225,000 2.22% Sagadahoc 392 360 8.89% $433,500 $443,250 −2.20% Somerset 545 526 3.61% $240,000 $228,800 4.90% Waldo 477 409 16.63% $355,000 $350,000 1.43% Washington 387 358 8.10% $240,000 $225,500 6.43% York 2,429 2,355 3.14% $538,000 $518,000 3.86% STATE TOTAL 15,133 14,443 4.78% $405,000 $390,000 3.85% Studio One bedroom Two bedroom Three bedroom Four bedroom Androscoggin (Lewiston-Auburn MSA) 2 $1,140 $1,218 $1,586 $2,050 $2,305 Aroostook $942 $949 $1,224 $1,672 $1,739 Cumberland $1,264 $1,397 $1,833 $2,380 $3,038 Franklin $911 $1,008 $1,322 $1,750 $1,757 Hancock $1,227 $1,234 $1,501 $2,047 $2,055 Kennebec $1,082 $1,090 $1,416 $1,819 $2,158 Knox $1,223 $1,270 $1,526 $1,928 $2,085 Lincoln $1,222 $1,280 $1,403 $1,936 $1,943 Oxford $893 $989 $1,295 $1,801 $2,172 Penobscot $982 $1,061 $1,392 $1,799 $2,010 Piscataquis $978 $1,081 $1,419 $1,701 $1,879 Sagadahoc $1,105 $1,264 $1,577 $2,193 $2,645 Somerset $1,015 $1,083 $1,266 $1,689 $1,812 Waldo $1,156 $1,163 $1,438 $1,865 $2,025 Washington $863 $954 $1,252 $1,739 $1,943 York $1,281 $1,412 $1,716 $2,298 $2,561 1 Based on real estate brooker transactions. S O U R C E : Maine Real Estate Information System Inc. 1 Amounts include the cost of utilities. 2 Effective November 1, 2025 S O U R C E : MaineHousing Annual Maine home sales, 1 by county Fair market rent 1 for existing housing in Maine, by county Rates effective Oct. 1, 2025 Studio One bedroom Two bedroom Three bedroom Four bedroom Five bedroom Six bedroom Bangor $1,244 $1,313 $1,659 $2,133 $2,242 $2,578 $2,914 Lewiston/Auburn 2 $1,140 $1,218 $1,586 $2,050 $2,305 $2,650 $2,996 Portland $1,469 $1,658 $2,130 $2,591 $2,820 $3,243 $3,666 York/Kittery/South Berwick $1,518 $1,678 $2,202 $2,640 $3,694 $4,248 $4,802 Fair market rents 1 for existing housing in Maine, by MSA Rates effective Oct. 1, 2025 1 Amounts include the cost of utilities. 2 Effective November 1, 2025 S O U R C E : MaineHousing