Market rankings · Maine
Real estate businesses in Maine
Markets across Maine ranked by the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,870
- 119 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 1,427
- +16.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $10.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.3
- 19% below the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 130
- 30% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #7 of 51
- Market score 66 · Upper middle
A site report maps the real estate businesses on map listings around any address in Maine by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,870 real estate businesses in Maine. 119 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 31.3 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Maine comes to about $10.5B a year: $17,605 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 30% 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 businesses take in.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Maine was 1,427 in 2023, up 16.4% from 2019. That is one for every 418 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 15.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $9.3M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Maine.
Among the 50 states and DC, Maine ranks #7 for real estate businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Maine, the Lewiston-Auburn metro area scores highest (68). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Maine, the Augusta-Waterville area, scores 61.
Every market in Maine for real estate businesses
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 | 68 | 122 | 26.0 | 148 | +4.8% | #47 of 387 |
| 2Bangor, ME | 62 | 189 | 29.0 | 134 | +3.8% | #81 of 387 |
| 3Portland-South Portland, ME | 48 | 1,093 | 45.5 | 97 | +4.5% | #204 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 | 61 | 121 | 22.3 | 175 | +3.5% | #122 of 536 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Somerset County, ME | 76 | 17 | 7.3 | 495 | +2.3% | #76 of 2,229 |
| 2Washington County, ME | 75 | 17 | 12.0 | 302 | +0.8% | #102 of 2,229 |
| 3Sagadahoc County, ME | 74 | 19 | 11.6 | 364 | +3.4% | #120 of 2,229 |
| 4Oxford County, ME | 68 | 42 | 17.4 | 215 | +4.2% | #276 of 2,229 |
| 5Waldo County, ME | 67 | 32 | 18.3 | 214 | +2.6% | #306 of 2,229 |
| 6Aroostook County, ME | 65 | 45 | 15.0 | 242 | −0.7% | #372 of 2,229 |
| 7Lincoln County, ME | 64 | 27 | 16.3 | 249 | +3.8% | #401 of 2,229 |
| 8Piscataquis County, ME | 63 | 17 | 20.3 | 182 | +3.5% | #464 of 2,229 |
| 9Franklin County, ME | 60 | 26 | 20.5 | 180 | +4.6% | #571 of 2,229 |
| 10Kennebec County, ME | 60 | 121 | 22.3 | 175 | +3.5% | #573 of 2,229 |
| 11York County, ME | 57 | 264 | 28.9 | 148 | +4.8% | #733 of 2,229 |
| 12Androscoggin County, ME | 55 | 122 | 26.0 | 148 | +4.8% | #833 of 2,229 |
| 13Hancock County, ME | 53 | 67 | 26.2 | 152 | +3.0% | #926 of 2,229 |
| 14Penobscot County, ME | 50 | 189 | 29.0 | 134 | +3.8% | #1,086 of 2,229 |
| 15Knox County, ME | 43 | 55 | 29.8 | 138 | +1.1% | #1,454 of 2,229 |
| 16Cumberland County, ME | 38 | 810 | 61.3 | 73 | +4.5% | #1,750 of 2,229 |
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Maine?
Maine has 1,870 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 119 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 1,427 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 16.4% from 2019. Official counts list 6,690 one-person businesses without payroll.
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 1,870 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 30% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses 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 businesses?
Maine has 31.3 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 130, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Maine would have about 2,427, against 1,870 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 418 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
Which market in Maine has the highest market score for real estate businesses?
Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Maine, the Lewiston-Auburn metro area scores highest, at 68 (upper middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Maine is the Augusta-Waterville area, at 61 (upper middle). Among 16 scored counties in Maine, Somerset County scores highest, at 76 (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 66 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #7 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 businesses 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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Related business types in Maine
- Real estate agents and brokers1,389 listings
- Property management221 listings
- Mortgage brokers and lenders208 listings
- Home inspectors52 listings
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