Market rankings · Maine
Real estate agents and brokers in Maine
Markets across Maine ranked by the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,389
- 83 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 814
- +26.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $10.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.3
- 24% below the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 139
- 39% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #8 of 51
- Market score 67 · Upper middle
A site report maps the real estate agents and brokers on map listings around any address in Maine by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,389 real estate agents and brokers in Maine. 83 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 23.3 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $17,605 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Maine spend about $10.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 39% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in.
Official counts show 814 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Maine in 2023, up 26.2% from 2019. That is one for every 734 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 20.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Maine.
Among the 50 states and DC, Maine ranks #8 for real estate agents and brokers, with a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Maine, the Lewiston-Auburn metro area scores highest (69). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Maine, the Augusta-Waterville area, scores 69.
Every market in Maine for real estate agents and brokers
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Maine, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 69 | 89 | 19.0 | 162 | +4.8% | #44 of 387 |
| 2Bangor, ME | 67 | 125 | 19.2 | 161 | +3.8% | #49 of 387 |
| 3Portland-South Portland, ME | 49 | 815 | 34.0 | 103 | +4.5% | #189 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Augusta-Waterville, ME | 69 | 82 | 15.1 | 205 | +3.5% | #55 of 533 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Somerset County, ME | 80 | 14 | 6.0 | 478 | +2.3% | #20 of 2,176 |
| 2Washington County, ME | 76 | 13 | 9.2 | 313 | +0.8% | #68 of 2,176 |
| 3Oxford County, ME | 74 | 32 | 13.3 | 224 | +4.2% | #110 of 2,176 |
| 4Sagadahoc County, ME | 73 | 14 | 8.5 | 392 | +3.4% | #118 of 2,176 |
| 5Aroostook County, ME | 69 | 36 | 12.0 | 240 | −0.7% | #242 of 2,176 |
| 6Kennebec County, ME | 68 | 82 | 15.1 | 205 | +3.5% | #277 of 2,176 |
| 7Waldo County, ME | 67 | 23 | 13.2 | 236 | +2.6% | #297 of 2,176 |
| 8Franklin County, ME | 65 | 20 | 15.8 | 186 | +4.6% | #361 of 2,176 |
| 9Lincoln County, ME | 62 | 25 | 15.1 | 214 | +3.8% | #462 of 2,176 |
| 10Androscoggin County, ME | 60 | 89 | 19.0 | 162 | +4.8% | #561 of 2,176 |
| 11York County, ME | 59 | 197 | 21.6 | 158 | +4.8% | #604 of 2,176 |
| 12Piscataquis County, ME | 59 | 17 | 20.3 | 145 | +3.5% | #609 of 2,176 |
| 13Penobscot County, ME | 58 | 125 | 19.2 | 161 | +3.8% | #651 of 2,176 |
| 14Hancock County, ME | 54 | 55 | 21.5 | 147 | +3.0% | #832 of 2,176 |
| 15Knox County, ME | 45 | 43 | 23.3 | 140 | +1.1% | #1,318 of 2,176 |
| 16Cumberland County, ME | 39 | 604 | 45.7 | 78 | +4.5% | #1,664 of 2,176 |
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Maine?
There are 1,389 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Maine as of September 2026. 83 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 814 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 26.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Maine spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $10.5B a year, or $17,605 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 1,389 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 39% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 597,159 households in Maine and national spending patterns by income.
How does Maine compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Maine has 23.3 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 139, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Maine would have about 1,928, against 1,389 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 734 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Maine has the highest market score for real estate agents and brokers?
Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Maine, the Lewiston-Auburn metro area scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Maine is the Augusta-Waterville area, at 69 (upper middle). Among 16 scored counties in Maine, Somerset County scores highest, at 80 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Maine scores 67 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #8 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Maine. It maps the real estate agents and brokers on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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