Homes in Gilead
Home prices around Gilead have risen about 92% over the past 5 years. No new homes were permitted in 2025.
Home prices up 92% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Gilead rose 92% over the past 5 years, faster than across Maine (68%). Last year prices fell 0.6%.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Gilead, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,270
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Oxford County, ME): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in Gilead in 2025. The last year with any was 2023 (1 new home).
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Gilead's population fell by 14 and no new homes were permitted. 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $75,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $75,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $75,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $75,000 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $88,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $177,000 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $265,000 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $265,000 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $353,000 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $265,000 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $265,000 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $265,000 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $265,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
1 of Gilead’s houses are on the National Register
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.
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What Gilead 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. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. 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.