ME area data
Wiscasset, ME
Wiscasset, ME.
Population: 4,709 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $411,025
- 1-year appreciation
- +1.1%
- 3-year appreciation
- +10.2%
- 5-year appreciation
- +34.1%
- 10-year appreciation
- +120.4%
- All-time peak (2026-06)
- $411,253
- House Price Index
- 486.3 (+4.0% YoY)
Market activity
- New listings (monthly)
- 12
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
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- iceStorm, winterWeather, coastalFlooding, hurricane, lightning
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 51.8 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Frances Perkins National Monument (3 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Wiscasset Airport (ISS) (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Brunswick Executive Airport (NHZ) (18 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 16
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.8 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +211 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,983
- Median annual property tax
- $3,366
- Mean commute to work
- 21 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 83.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 9,783
- Average weekly wage
- $963
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 49
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