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Charleston, ME housing market

The typical Charleston home is worth about $229,000, up 3% in a year, 45% below the Maine typical home.

Home values, sales, trends and how Charleston compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.

The market right now

Charleston at a glance

Typical home value
$229K
▲ 3% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend

Typical home value, 2019–2026

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$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K$350K$400K$450K 2020202220242026 Charleston $229K Maine $416K
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JanuaryCharlestonMaine
2020$138,000$246,000
2021$158,000$287,000
2022$181,000$335,000
2023$198,000$367,000
2024$210,000$398,000
2025$224,000$411,000
2026$224,000$412,000
August 2026$229,000$416,000
Next door

Charleston and its neighbors

The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
TownTypical value1-yr changeDays on marketMedian income
Charleston $229K +3% — $75,250
Corinth $263K +1.7% — $64,229
Affordability

3 years of income

The typical Charleston home costs about 3 years of the town's median household income, less than across Maine (5.6 years).

Home value ÷ ACS median household income.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
92.1%
Maine: 74.3%
Median tax bill
$1,811
Maine: $3,036
Median rent
$988
Maine: $1,139
Typical home built
1982
Maine: 1977

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.

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