ME area data
Fort Kent, ME
Fort Kent, ME.
Population: 4,770 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $198,931
- 1-year appreciation
- +3.6%
- 3-year appreciation
- +5.8%
- 5-year appreciation
- +27.9%
- 10-year appreciation
- +74.2%
- All-time peak (2026-07)
- $198,931
- House Price Index
- 486.3 (+4.0% YoY)
Market activity
- New listings (monthly)
- 5
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 97.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 27.8¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $19.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- winterWeather, coldWave, hurricane, iceStorm, inlandFlooding
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 41.0°F
- Average high
- 51.0°F
- Average low
- 32.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 43.3 in
- Annual snowfall
- 123.0 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 37
- Days with Good air quality
- 277
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Maine Acadian Culture (21 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Sunrise Farms Airport (10 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Caribou Municipal Airport (CAR) (17 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Poor (3.4 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +138 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,979
- Median annual property tax
- $2,203
- Households with broadband internet
- 67.6%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 19,865
- Average weekly wage
- $925
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Agriculture
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 50
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