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Real estate businesses in Aroostook County, ME
The real estate businesses in Aroostook County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #372 of 2,229 scored counties
#6 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 45
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- −4.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $471.3M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,744 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 242
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.0
- 61% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,609
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $15,744 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Aroostook County spend about $471.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 2.4 times 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.
There are 45 real estate businesses on map listings in Aroostook County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.0, 61% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Aroostook County in 2023, down 4.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,247 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 142 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Aroostook County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate businesses, Aroostook County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #372 of 2,229 scored counties and #6 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Aroostook County 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 | Aroostook County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.0 | 31.3 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 242 | 130 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,247 | 418 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.0% | +16.4% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,744 | $17,605 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $56,700 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 24−4.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 81
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 142Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 450 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 109The 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 real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Aroostook County, 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 Aroostook County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,609−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 29,932
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 6,671 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $56,700+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,175
- Median home value
- $149,700
- Jobs located here
- 24,240
- Daytime population
- 64,574Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| 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 |
Other business types in Aroostook County
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
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Aroostook County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 45 real estate businesses in Aroostook County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, down 4.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 142 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Aroostook County, ME spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $471.3M a year, or $15,744 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 45 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.4 times 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,932 households in Aroostook County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Aroostook County, ME compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Aroostook County has 15.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 242, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Aroostook County would have about 109, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,247 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Aroostook County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Aroostook County at 66,609 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 29,932 households. Median household income in Aroostook County is $56,700, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.9%, 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. Aroostook County scores 65 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #372 of 2,229 scored counties.
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