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Real estate businesses in Oxford County, ME

The real estate businesses in Oxford County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #276 of 2,229 scored counties
#4 of 16 scored counties in Maine

Listings
42
2 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
29
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$391.6M
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,220 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
215
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.4
55% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
60,346
+4.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 42 real estate businesses in Oxford County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 17.4 for every 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Oxford County comes to about $391.6M a year: $16,220 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.2 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 29 businesses with payroll in Oxford County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 832 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 254 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Oxford County.

Population estimates show Oxford County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Oxford County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #276 of 2,229 scored counties and #4 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Oxford 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.

Real estate in Oxford County, ME compared with Maine and the U.S.
MeasureOxford CountyMaineU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.431.338.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)215130100
Households per official establishment832418414
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+16.4%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+3.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,220$17,605$16,661
Median household income$60,173$74,733$80,734
Groundwork market score6866

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
29 → 290.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
101
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
254Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
422 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
90The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$25K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Oxford 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 Oxford County

Population, 2025 estimate
60,346+4.2% since 2020
Households
24,140
Median age
46.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,077 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$60,173+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,916
Median home value
$217,300
Jobs located here
17,529
Daytime population
49,370Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Maine

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The highest-scoring counties in Maine for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Maine, with Oxford County marked.

Top counties in Maine

Counties in Maine ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Somerset County, ME76177.3495+2.3%#76 of 2,229
2Washington County, ME751712.0302+0.8%#102 of 2,229
3Sagadahoc County, ME741911.6364+3.4%#120 of 2,229
4Oxford County, ME684217.4215+4.2%#276 of 2,229
5Waldo County, ME673218.3214+2.6%#306 of 2,229
6Aroostook County, ME654515.0242−0.7%#372 of 2,229
7Lincoln County, ME642716.3249+3.8%#401 of 2,229
8Piscataquis County, ME631720.3182+3.5%#464 of 2,229
9Franklin County, ME602620.5180+4.6%#571 of 2,229
10Kennebec County, ME6012122.3175+3.5%#573 of 2,229

Other business types in Oxford County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Oxford County, ME?

Oxford County has 42 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 254 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Oxford County, ME spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $391.6M a year, or $16,220 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 42 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.2 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,140 households in Oxford County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Oxford County, ME compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Oxford County has 17.4 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 215, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Oxford County would have about 90, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 832 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Oxford County, ME growing?

Population estimates put Oxford County at 60,346 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,140 households. The median household income in Oxford County is $60,173 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.3% 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. Oxford County scores 68 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #276 of 2,229 scored counties.

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