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Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Bangor, ME metro area
How the Bangor, ME metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #147 of 373 scored metro areas
#2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Maine
- Listings
- 28
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,811 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 100
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,967
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $16,811 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Bangor metro area spend about $1.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is in line with 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.
There are 28 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in the Bangor metro area as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in the Bangor metro area classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders. That is one for every 7,247 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Bangor metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in the Bangor metro area is 55 (upper middle), #147 of 373 scored metro areas and #2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Maine.
How the Bangor metro 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 | Bangor metro area | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 100 | 130 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 7,247 | 8,913 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −26.4% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,811 | $17,605 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $66,356 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 281 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Bangor metro 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 Bangor metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,967+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 65,221
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,397 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $66,356+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,290
- Median home value
- $214,100
- Jobs located here
- 73,466
- Daytime population
- 158,403Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 72 | 13 | 2.8 | 155 | +4.8% | #25 of 373 |
| 2Bangor, ME | 55 | 28 | 4.3 | 100 | +3.8% | #147 of 373 |
| 3Portland-South Portland, ME | 50 | 148 | 6.2 | 79 | +4.5% | #189 of 373 |
Other business types in the Bangor metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate62
- Real estate agents and brokers67
- Property management38
- Mortgage brokers and lenders55
- Home inspectors44
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the Bangor, ME metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Bangor metro area. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.
How much do households in the Bangor, ME metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.1B a year, or $16,811 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 28 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is in line with 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 65,221 households in the Bangor metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bangor, ME metro area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
The Bangor metro area has 4.3 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 100, where 100 is the U.S. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,247 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is the Bangor, ME metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Bangor metro area at 157,967 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,221 households. Median household income in the Bangor metro area is $66,356, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.6%, 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. 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 Bangor metro area scores 55 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #147 of 373 scored metro areas.
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