Housing in Jackson

A typical Jackson home is worth roughly $232,000

Typical home value

$232K

ME $416K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,410

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$2,651

ME $3,036

What kind of housing town is Jackson?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Your money goes further44% below the Maine typical home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 3.1 years of income

Less than across Maine (5.6 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$282,000

Typical Jackson home $232K

That covers a typical Jackson home, with $51K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,430

Loan $1,150Tax $220Insurance $70

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,410 a month here, $20 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Monroe$291K Brooks$285K Thorndike$244K Dixmont$254K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Jackson’s typical property tax (1.15% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,410

Renters already here pay a median of $629, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,130

1 bedroom$1,140

2 bedrooms$1,410

3 bedrooms$1,830

4 bedrooms$1,990

21%

of households rent · ME 26%

renter households

$629

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Penobscot County, ME (part) 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.

The homes

79% of Jackson households own their home

Half of Jackson’s homes were built before 1993.

Owners and renters

Own 79%Rent 21%

Maine: 74% own.

1993

typical home built · ME 1977

$2,651

median property tax bill · ME $3,036

1.15%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · ME 1.02%

11%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Next door

Jackson vs. its neighbors

Jackson is the least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Monroe$291K Brooks$285K Dixmont$254K Thorndike$244K Jackson$232K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Jackson	$232K*	—	$1,410	—	$75,167
Monroe	$291K	−0.8%	$1,680	—	$81,300
Brooks	$285K	+4.3%	$1,410	—	$59,130
Thorndike	$244K	+2.5%	$1,420	1	$78,438
Dixmont	$254K	+4.6%	$1,930	0	$75,952

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.

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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. 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.