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Real estate businesses in Knox County, ME
How Knox 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,454 of 2,229 scored counties
#15 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 55
- 4 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 65
- +14.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $328M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,743 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 138
- 38% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.8
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,117
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 55 real estate businesses in Knox County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 7%, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 29.8 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $17,743 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Knox County spend about $328M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 38% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 65 businesses with payroll in Knox County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 14.0% from 2019. That is one for every 284 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 218 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $5.3M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Knox County.
Population estimates put the population change in Knox County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Knox County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,454 of 2,229 scored counties and #15 of 16 scored counties in Maine.
How Knox 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 | Knox County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.8 | 31.3 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 138 | 130 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 284 | 418 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.0% | +16.4% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,743 | $17,605 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $74,096 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 57 → 65+14.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 176
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 218Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 554 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 76The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $5.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,117+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,484
- Median age
- 49.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 365 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $74,096+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,101
- Median home value
- $324,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,342
- Daytime population
- 41,779Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maine for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Maine, with Knox County marked.
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 |
| 15Knox County, ME | 43 | 55 | 29.8 | 138 | +1.1% | #1,454 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Knox 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 Knox County, ME?
Knox County has 55 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 14.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 218 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Knox County, ME spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $328M a year, or $17,743 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 55 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 38% 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 18,484 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, ME compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Knox County has 29.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 138, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Knox County would have about 76, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 284 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 41,117 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,484 households. The median household income in Knox County is $74,096 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Knox County scores 43 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,454 of 2,229 scored counties.
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