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Cheapest Counties to Buy a House in Maine (2026)

Aroostook has the lowest home prices of any county in Maine, at $173,857, followed by Washington and Piscataquis. Source: Zillow Research, Zillow 2026-06. The full ranking of the top 16 counties is below.

Data updated June 2026 - Source: Zillow Research

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Cheapest counties for home prices in Maine

Top 16 of 16 counties with data.

Ranked by typical home value (Zillow Research, Zillow 2026-06), lowest first.

Cheapest counties for home prices in Maine
RankCountyValue
1Aroostook$173,857
2Washington$209,160
3Piscataquis$235,784
4Somerset$238,735
5Penobscot$289,981
6Franklin$298,531
7Kennebec$325,424
8Oxford$327,988
9Androscoggin$338,209
10Waldo$352,235
11Hancock$434,167
12Sagadahoc$443,090
13Knox$449,601
14Lincoln$454,115
15York$537,224
16Cumberland$573,656

How this ranking works

This page ranks Maine counties by typical home value, sorted so the cheapest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For home prices, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh home prices against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of typical home value.

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