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Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Augusta-Waterville, ME area
How the Augusta-Waterville, ME area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 85 out of 100: High
Ranked #5 of 177 scored small-town markets
The only scored small-town market based in Maine
- Listings
- 12
- 2 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $916.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,882 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 196
- 96% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,067
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in the Augusta-Waterville area is 85 (high), #5 of 177 scored small-town markets and the only scored small-town market based in Maine. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for mortgage brokers and lenders.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Augusta-Waterville area. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 17%, against 21% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
At $16,882 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Augusta-Waterville area spend about $916.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 96% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Augusta-Waterville area in 2023. That is one for every 18,104 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Augusta-Waterville area grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Augusta-Waterville area compares
The same measures for Maine and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Augusta-Waterville area | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 196 | 130 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 18,104 | 8,913 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −26.4% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,882 | $17,605 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $69,077 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 85 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $444K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Augusta-Waterville area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Augusta-Waterville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,067+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 54,312
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 868 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 146
- Median household income
- $69,077+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,742
- Median home value
- $238,200
- Jobs located here
- 65,677
- Daytime population
- 134,017Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the Augusta-Waterville, ME area?
The Augusta-Waterville area has 12 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.
How much do households in the Augusta-Waterville, ME area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $916.9M a year, or $16,882 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 12 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 96% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,312 households in the Augusta-Waterville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Augusta-Waterville, ME area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
The Augusta-Waterville area has 2.2 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 196, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the Augusta-Waterville area would have about 24, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,104 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is the Augusta-Waterville, ME area growing?
Population estimates put the Augusta-Waterville area at 129,067 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,312 households. The median household income in the Augusta-Waterville area is $69,077 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Augusta-Waterville area scores 85 for mortgage brokers and lenders (high), #5 of 177 scored small-town markets.
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