Housing in Carthage

A typical Carthage home is worth roughly $144,000

Typical home value

$144K

ME $416K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,030

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,239

ME $3,036

What kind of housing town is Carthage?

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

Your money goes further65% below the Maine typical home.A town of owners88% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 1.8 years of income

Less than across Maine (5.6 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$309,000

Typical Carthage home $144K

That covers a typical Carthage home, with $165K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$860

Loan $710Tax $100Insurance $40

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,030 a month here, $170 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Dixfield$191K Mexico$183K Weld$266K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Carthage’s typical property tax (0.86% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

88% of Carthage households own their home

Half of Carthage’s homes were built before 1992.

Owners and renters

Own 88%Rent 12%

Maine: 74% own.

1992

typical home built · ME 1977

$1,239

median property tax bill · ME $3,036

0.86%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · ME 1.02%

18%

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 $1,030

Renters already here pay a median of $811, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$750

1 bedroom$790

2 bedrooms$1,030

3 bedrooms$1,420

4 bedrooms$1,660

12%

of households rent · ME 26%

renter households

$811

median rent paid today · Census

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

Next door

Carthage vs. its neighbors

Carthage is the least expensive of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Weld$266K Dixfield$191K Mexico$183K Carthage$144K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Carthage	$144K*	—	$1,030	—	$79,107
Dixfield	$191K	−1.4%	$1,030	58	$70,613
Mexico	$183K	−2.2%	$1,280	8	$55,727
Weld	$266K	−8.7%	$1,150	7	$62,083

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. 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.