A typical Chester home is worth roughly $173,000
Home prices around Chester have risen about 112% over the past 5 years.
What kind of housing town is Chester?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
Home prices up 112% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Chester rose 112% over the past 5 years, faster than across Maine (68%). Last year prices rose 13%.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Chester, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A typical home costs 2.7 years of income
Less than across Maine (5.6 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Chester home, with $84K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,290 a month here, $270 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Chester’s typical property tax (0.80% 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 $1,290
Renters already here pay a median of $833, 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 (Bangor, ME HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
77% of Chester households own their home
Half of Chester’s homes were built before 1981.
Maine: 74% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
Chester vs. its neighbors
The towns that share a border with Chester. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester | $173K* | +13.2%† | $1,290 | — | $64,500 |
| Woodville | — | +13.2%† | $1,290 | 0 | $49,722 |
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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Chester buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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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. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. 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.