Maine cities — momentum scores, home values & rankings

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29 Maine cities tracked. Sorted by composite momentum score (home prices, rent, population).

Long thesis

The state's pop-weighted momentum is 69/100, and only 0 of 20 tracked cities are in the 'Declining' tier. That's a healthier distribution than most states. Bull case: the average is good, and the bottom of the distribution isn't ugly.

Short thesis

The bear case is the boring one: the median market is fine but the cycle is real. Watch the cities at the bottom of this state's distribution as the early-warning signal.

29
Cities tracked
$355,243
Median home (state)
27
Rising / Hot
0
Cooling / Declining

Skowhegan

pop 6,404
79
Hot$223,851 · +1.8%

Winslow

pop 5,318
78
Hot$292,871 · +1.1%

Waterville

pop 17,336
77
Rising$247,046 · +0.7%

Lewiston

pop 38,772
76
Rising$296,546 · +2.1%

Old Orchard Beach

pop 8,960
75
Rising$507,308 · +2.1%

Ellsworth

pop 8,822
73
Rising$355,243 · +1.0%

Yarmouth

pop 6,125
73
Rising$758,673 · +1.3%

Kennebunk

pop 5,776
73
Rising$622,913 · +1.4%

Bangor

pop 32,446
72
Rising$284,092 · +0.9%

South Portland

pop 26,994
72
Rising$523,732 · +2.2%

Topsham

pop 6,623
72
Rising$468,408 · +0.2%

Auburn

pop 25,200
71
Rising$323,509 · +1.2%

Saco

pop 21,064
71
Rising$525,605 · +1.5%

Belfast

pop 6,993
71
Rising$384,945 · +2.4%

Sanford

pop 22,497
70
Rising$372,365 · +0.7%

Presque Isle

pop 8,728
70
Rising$176,365 · +2.9%

Orono

pop 10,185
70
Rising$308,014 · -0.3%

Brewer

pop 9,629
69
Rising$300,823 · +1.5%

Gorham

pop 7,469
69
Rising$543,962 · -0.1%

Westbrook

pop 21,386
68
Rising$456,225 · -0.5%

Augusta

pop 19,168
68
Rising$277,344 · -1.0%

Old Town

pop 7,511
68
Rising$249,013 · -0.7%

Portland

pop 69,568
66
Rising$561,069 · -0.8%

Biddeford

pop 22,370
66
Rising$512,324 · +1.2%

Bath

pop 8,817
65
Rising$371,163 · -1.2%

Gardiner

pop 6,160
65
Rising$288,718 · -2.1%

Brunswick

pop 17,033
64
Rising$490,915 · +0.3%

Caribou

pop 7,328
58
Stable$159,982 · -1.1%

Rockland

pop 7,060
53
Stable$343,174 · -5.8%

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Tools for Maine

Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Cost of living & climate

Cost-of-living index
113.1 (US=100)
Above Us Avg. Source: MERIC Q4 2024 composite (housing, groceries, utilities, transport, healthcare, misc).
Climate

Humid continental and oceanic. Cold snowy winters (heavy lake-effect snow inland), cool summers. Mud season in spring.

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