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Real estate businesses in Franklin County, ME
How Franklin County, ME compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #571 of 2,229 scored counties
#9 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 26
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $203.1M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,026 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 180
- 80% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.5
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,824
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $16,026 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $203.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 80% 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.
There are 26 real estate businesses on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.5, 47% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Franklin County in 2023. That is one for every 576 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 130 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Franklin County grew 4.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #571 of 2,229 scored counties and #9 of 16 scored counties in Maine.
How Franklin 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 | Franklin County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.5 | 31.3 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 180 | 130 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 576 | 418 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.4% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,026 | $17,605 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $58,675 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 22
- Employees, 2023
- 106
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 130Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 261 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,824+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 12,675
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,697 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 18
- Median household income
- $58,675+14.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,999
- Median home value
- $194,700
- Jobs located here
- 10,591
- Daytime population
- 27,726Residents 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 real estate businesses in Franklin County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Another 130 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Franklin County, ME spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $203.1M a year, or $16,026 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 26 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 80% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,675 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, ME compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Franklin County has 20.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 180, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Franklin County would have about 47, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 576 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 30,824 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,675 households. Median household income in Franklin County is $58,675, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.1%, 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. Franklin County scores 60 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #571 of 2,229 scored counties.
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