Maine rental market analysis
Investment scores, home values, rents and gross rent-to-price comparisons for the counties in Maine we track. Click any county for the full deep-dive.
Counties tracked
16
Median home price
$329K
Median rent
$1,801
Top-scored
Aroostook
71/100
Apartment pricing evidence and buyer underwriting
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All counties in Maine
| County | Score | Home-value reference | Rent reference | Annual rent/price | YoY price | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aroostook County | 71 | $168,572 | $969 | 6.90% | +2.6% | 67,237 |
| Piscataquis County | 66 | $235,784 | – | – | +1.8% | 16,936 |
| Somerset County | 66 | $228,626 | $1,265 | 6.64% | +1.9% | 50,656 |
| Penobscot County | 64 | $277,437 | $1,512 | 6.54% | +2.0% | 152,640 |
| Waldo County | 63 | $344,137 | $1,801 | 6.28% | +3.7% | 39,772 |
| Washington County | 63 | $200,966 | – | – | +0.4% | 31,096 |
| Franklin County | 57 | $298,531 | – | – | +0.6% | 29,839 |
| Androscoggin County | 57 | $328,518 | $1,589 | 5.80% | +1.0% | 111,532 |
| Kennebec County | 56 | $315,675 | $1,497 | 5.69% | +0.6% | 124,003 |
| Hancock County | 55 | $419,630 | $1,836 | 5.25% | +2.9% | 55,851 |
| Oxford County | 53 | $316,256 | $1,400 | 5.31% | +0.1% | 58,276 |
| Sagadahoc County | 53 | $432,225 | $1,993 | 5.53% | +1.7% | 36,868 |
| Cumberland County | 49 | $558,564 | $2,397 | 5.15% | +2.3% | 303,357 |
| York County | 48 | $525,406 | $2,152 | 4.92% | +1.8% | 212,691 |
| Lincoln County | 48 | $443,362 | $1,811 | 4.90% | +1.1% | 35,466 |
| Knox County | 47 | $436,709 | $1,943 | 5.34% | -0.6% | 40,729 |
Latest stored snapshot loaded October 19, 2026. Sorted by overall investment score. The snapshot date is not the underlying Zillow observation period.
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