A typical Castine home is worth roughly $604,000
Builders were permitted 1 new home in 2025.
What kind of housing town is Castine?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
2 of Castine’s houses are on the National Register
Half of Castine’s homes were built before 1974.
Maine: 74% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.
A typical home costs 5.3 years of income
About the same as across Maine. Try your own numbers below.
That’s $147K short of a typical Castine home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,580 a month here, $1,940 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Castine’s typical property tax (0.70% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,580
Renters already here pay a median of $1,105, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Hancock County, ME): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in Castine in 2025. That's 0.7 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Maine (5.5). Over the past 10 years, Castine has permitted 27 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Castine's population fell by 46 even though 25 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. 44% of Castine'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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $420,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $681,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $2 million |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2021 | 7 | 5 | 2 | $3.4 million |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $299,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $641,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $410,000 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 16 | 0 | 16 | $3.2 million |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $220,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $246,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $340,000 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $939,000 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2007 | 8 | 6 | 2 | $2.9 million |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $2.6 million |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $4.5 million |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | 0 | $3.4 million |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.6 million |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Castine vs. its neighbors
Castine is the priciest of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
Compare more
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castine | $604K* | — | $1,580 | 1 | $113,750 |
| Brooksville | $538K | +6.9% | $1,580 | — | $56,316 |
| Penobscot | $343K | −0.8% | $1,520 | 9 | $63,194 |
| Islesboro | $442K | −0.9% | $1,360 | 0 | $88,438 |
| Stockton Springs | $378K | +6.1% | $1,660 | 11 | $74,886 |
| Searsport | $322K | +2.1% | $1,290 | 14 | $64,303 |
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.
On the market in Castine
Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.
Neighbors talk housing
What Castine buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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.