Orient, ME housing market
The typical Orient home is worth about $194,000, up 6.9% in a year, 53% below the Maine typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Orient compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Orient at a glance
Typical home value, 2020–2026
Show as a table
| January | Orient | Maine |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $167,000 | $287,000 |
| 2022 | $159,000 | $335,000 |
| 2023 | $192,000 | $367,000 |
| 2024 | $189,000 | $398,000 |
| 2025 | $187,000 | $411,000 |
| 2026 | $176,000 | $412,000 |
| August 2026 | $194,000 | $416,000 |
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in Orient in 2025. The last year with any was 2017 (3 new homes).
Show 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $345,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $230,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $230,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $345,000 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $345,000 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Orient and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orient | $194K | +6.9% | $1,160 | 0 | — |
| Haynesville | — | — | $1,230 | 2 | — |
| Weston | $194K | +5.4% | $970 | 4 | $58,942 |
| Amity | — | — | $1,160 | — | $65,000 |
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,160
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Orient is $1,160 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $870 · 4 bedrooms $1,670
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (04471; Aroostook County, ME), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
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. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.