The Maine Real Estate Market: 2025 Trends

🏠 Buying a house in Maine | 🏘️ Selling a house in Maine | 🚚 Moving to Maine

FAQ | 📊 Methodology

🏡 Home values in Maine have risen 13.29% over the past year, indicating a seller's market.

📈 Housing inventory (the total number of homes for sale) stands at 3,930. That's about 4.12 months of inventory, indicating a seller's market.

📊 The sale-to-list price ratio (the percentage of listing price sellers are actually getting) is 98.20%, indicating a seller's market.

How does Maine compare to the national average?

Data pointValueRankCompared to national avg
Typical home value $412,002[1]#18 of 50 states9.6% higher
Median listing price $467,000[2]#20 of 50 states5.4% higher
Median sale price $409,000[3]#25 of 50 states6.5% lower
30-year mortgage rate 7.04%[4]#41 of 50 states0.9% higher
Median days on market 61[5]#27 of 50 states3.7% longer
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Buying a house in the Maine real estate market

Maine has an affordability score of 5.5, meaning it takes 5.5 years of the median household income ($73,733) to afford Maine's median home sale price ($409,000). Because of this, we rank Maine as the 23rd least affordable state for buyers based strictly on prices compared to income.

Data PointValueRankCompared to national avg
Median sale price $409,000[6]#25 of 50 states6.5% lower
30-year mortgage rate 7.04%[7]#41 of 50 states0.9% higher
Median household income $73,733[8]#29 of 50 states4.2% lower
Affordability ratio 5.5#28 of 50 states0.5% lower
Buyers agent commission 2.69%[9]#10 of 50 states2.1% lower
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Who pays for realtor commission in Maine?

Real estate agents' commissions are technically the responsibility of their respective clients - buyers pay their agents, and sellers pay theirs. Each party signs a contract with their agent promising to pay. However, sellers usually offer to pay for the buyer's agent so they can more easily afford the home.

Who pays closing costs in Maine?

Sellers are usually responsible for most closing costs, but some closing expenses fall to the buyer. As a buyer, you'll be expected to pay for the mortgage loan origination fee and other lender-related fees, private mortgage insurance, the down payment, an appraisal fee, and a home inspection fee.

Learn more about who pays closing costs in Maine.

Resources for Maine home buyers

Selling a house in the Maine real estate market

According to our detailed survey of Maine real estate agents, listing agents (those representing the seller) charge an average commission in Maine of 2.93%, which is the 11th highest in the United States. Buyers' agents charge an average commission of 2.69%, which is the 10th lowest in the United States.

Data pointValueRankCompared to national avg
Median listing price $467,000[10]#20 of 50 states5.4% higher
Median sale price $409,000[11]#25 of 50 states6.5% lower
Median days on market 61[12]#27 of 50 states3.7% longer
Buyer's agent commission 2.69%[13]#10 of 50 states2.1% lower
Listing agent commission 2.93%[14]#40 of 50 states3.1% higher

Resources for Maine home sellers

Moving to Maine

According to our recent moving trends survey[15], 8% of Americans indicated that they would choose to move to Maine if money were no object.

Here's how Maine cities rank in a number of our research studies.

StudyBest Maine cityRank
Best Pizza Cities[16]No ranking Maine citiesNo ranking Maine cities
Best Coffee Cities[17]No ranking Maine citiesNo ranking Maine cities
Best LGBTQ Cities[18]No ranking Maine citiesNo ranking Maine cities
Best Bike Cities[19]No ranking Maine citiesNo ranking Maine cities
Best Commuter Cities[20]No ranking Maine citiesNo ranking Maine cities
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Where to shop for homes in Maine

Frequently asked questions

As of October 10, 2025, the median days on market (DOM) in Maine is 56. On average, it takes about 54 days to sell in Maine.

Home values have risen in Maine over the past year. The current median home value is $419,034 and it's projected to rise by 2.25% in the next year.

As of October 10, 2025, sellers in Maine are typically getting 100% of the list price for their homes.

Methodology

Information on market conditions is based on Zillow data as of August 2025, Realtor.com data as of September 2025, and HouseCanary data as of October 10, 2025, unless specified otherwise.

We gathered our commission rate data from a September 2025 survey of 828 of agents nationwide. The survey asked about standard local rates for both listing and buying agents. To ensure an adequate amount of agent data, these data points are averages based on responses we've received from 126 agents in the Northeast region.

Article Sources

[1] Zillow – "Zillow Home Value Index". Updated August 31, 2025.
[2] Realtor.com – "Realtor.com Data Library". Updated September 2025.
[3] Redfin – "Redfin Data Center". Updated August 2025.
[4] Bankrate – "Bankrate". Updated October 2025.
[5] Realtor.com – "Realtor.com Data Library". Updated September 2025.
[6] Redfin – "Redfin Data Center". Updated August 2025.
[7] Bankrate – "Bankrate". Updated October 2025.
[8] US Census – "US Census, 2020 American Community Survey". Updated 2020.
[9] Clever Real Estate – "Clever Real Estate survey of American real estate agents". Updated October 2025.
[10] Realtor.com – "Realtor.com Data Library". Updated September 2025.
[11] Redfin – "Redfin Data Center". Updated August 2025.
[12] Realtor.com – "Realtor.com Data Library". Updated September 2025.
[13] Clever Real Estate – "Clever Real Estate survey of American real estate agents". Updated October 2025.
[14] Clever Real Estate – "Clever Real Estate survey of American real estate agents". Updated October 2025.
[15] Home Bay – "Half of Americans Are Surprised by How Much It Costs to Move". Updated February 26, 2024.
[16] Clever Real Estate – "The 15+ Best Pizza Cities in America". Updated February 12, 2024.
[17] Clever Real Estate – "The Best (and Worst) Coffee Cities in America". Updated January 12, 2024.
[18] Clever Real Estate – "The Most (and Least) LGBTQ-Friendly Cities in America". Updated October 23, 2023.
[19] Clever Real Estate – "The Most Bike-Friendly Cities in the U.S.". Updated July 17, 2023.
[20] Clever Real Estate – "The Best (and Worst) Cities for Commuters". Updated September 21, 2023.

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