Housing · Chelsea
Chelsea, ME housing market
The typical Chelsea home is worth about $337,000, about the same as a year ago, 19% below the Maine typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Chelsea compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Chelsea at a glance
Typical home value
$337K
▲ 0.3% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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Show as a table
| January | Chelsea | Maine |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $154,000 | $207,000 |
| 2018 | $162,000 | $220,000 |
| 2019 | $173,000 | $234,000 |
| 2020 | $187,000 | $246,000 |
| 2021 | $221,000 | $287,000 |
| 2022 | $252,000 | $335,000 |
| 2023 | $282,000 | $367,000 |
| 2024 | $319,000 | $398,000 |
| 2025 | $333,000 | $411,000 |
| 2026 | $334,000 | $412,000 |
| August 2026 | $337,000 | $416,000 |
Next door
Chelsea and its neighbors
The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | Days on market | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | $337K | +0.3% | — | $85,471 |
| Hallowell | $383K | +1.5% | — | $68,398 |
| Farmingdale | $328K | −1.4% | — | $71,635 |
| Pittston | $334K | −0.7% | — | $86,614 |
| Randolph | $286K | +1.5% | — | $66,574 |
| Augusta | $282K | +0.4% | 34 | $47,979 |
| Whitefield | $337K | +6.5% | — | $73,875 |
Affordability
3.9 years of income
The typical Chelsea home costs about 3.9 years of the town's median household income, less than across Maine (5.6 years).
How Chelsea ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
88.6%
Maine: 74.3%
Median tax bill
$2,313
Maine: $3,036
Median rent
$1,373
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.