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Housing in Blaine

Homes in Blaine

No new homes were permitted in 2025.

2-bedroom rent
$1,150
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,804
ME $3,036

What kind of housing town is Blaine?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · The homes

91% of Blaine households own their home

Half of Blaine’s homes were built before 1974.

Owners and renters
Own 91%Rent 9%

Maine: 74% own.

1974
typical home built · ME 1977
$1,804
median property tax bill · ME $3,036
4%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,150

Renters already here pay a median of $691, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$890
1 bedroom$890
2 bedrooms$1,150
3 bedrooms$1,570
4 bedrooms$1,630
9%
of households rent · ME 26%
10
renter households
$691
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Aroostook County, ME): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

New construction

No new homes permitted in 2025

No permits for new homes were issued in Blaine in 2025. The last year with any was 2022 (1 new home).

Single-family
01234 200220052010201520202025
0
new homes permitted in 2025
0
2026 so far (Jan–Aug)
4
homes in the past 10 years
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Residents−59
New homes+3

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Blaine's population fell by 59 even though 3 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across Maine: 0.9 new residents per new home.

Every year as a table
YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)000—
2025000—
2024000—
2023000—
2022110$250,000
2021110$250,000
2020110$250,000
2019110$250,000
2018000—
2017000—
2016000—
2015000—
2014000—
2013000—
2012000—
2011110$35,000
2010110$35,000
2009440$230,000
2008000—
2007440$425,000
2006440$120,000
2005330$260,000
2004330$260,000
2003220$196,000
2002330$210,000

Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.

Next door

Blaine vs. its neighbors

The towns that share a border with Blaine. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Blaine——$1,1500$80,707
Mars Hill$164K*—$1,1300$65,273

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. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.

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