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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 $162,590, followed by Washington and Piscataquis (data vintage Zillow 2026-04). The full ranking of the top 16 counties is below.

Data updated April 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 2026-04), lowest first.

Cheapest counties for home prices in Maine
RankCountyValue
1Aroostook$162,590
2Washington$194,763
3Piscataquis$227,659
4Somerset$230,598
5Penobscot$276,908
6Franklin$288,378
7Kennebec$316,431
8Oxford$323,058
9Androscoggin$328,085
10Waldo$337,858
11Hancock$412,708
12Sagadahoc$431,281
13Knox$436,398
14Lincoln$438,672
15York$526,753
16Cumberland$559,861

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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