A typical Baldwin home is worth roughly $263,000
Builders were permitted 13 new homes in 2025.
What kind of housing town is Baldwin?
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A typical home costs 3.9 years of income
Less than across Maine (5.6 years). Try your own numbers below.
That’s $1K short of a typical Baldwin home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,740 a month here, $150 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Baldwin’s typical property tax (0.97% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
13 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 13 new homes in Baldwin in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $3.4 million to build. That's 11 per 1,000 residents, faster than across Maine (5.5). Over the past 10 years, Baldwin has permitted 128 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Baldwin's population fell by 5 even though 71 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. 15% of Baldwin's homes are seasonal or vacation homes, which adds housing without adding residents. Across Maine: 0.9 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 9 | 9 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 0 | $3.4 million |
| 2024 | 15 | 13 | 2 | $3.6 million |
| 2023 | 19 | 17 | 2 | $4.7 million |
| 2022 | 17 | 15 | 2 | $3.2 million |
| 2021 | 15 | 13 | 2 | $2.3 million |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $862,000 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $885,000 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $965,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $508,000 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1 million |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $676,000 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $495,000 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $800,000 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $555,000 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $640,000 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $800,000 |
| 2005 | 22 | 22 | 0 | $900,000 |
| 2004 | 20 | 20 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| 2003 | 13 | 13 | 0 | $790,000 |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | 0 | $900,000 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $661,000 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $572,000 |
Baldwin's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
1 of Baldwin’s houses are on the National Register
Half of Baldwin’s homes were built before 1979.
Maine: 74% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,740
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Cumberland County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Baldwin vs. its neighbors
Baldwin is the 2nd least expensive of 7 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.