Housing · Peru
Peru, ME housing market
The typical Peru home is worth about $239,000, down 1.6% in a year, 43% below the Maine typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Peru compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Peru at a glance
Typical home value
$239K
▼ 1.6% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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Show as a table
| January | Peru | Maine |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $124,000 | $207,000 |
| 2018 | $133,000 | $220,000 |
| 2019 | $146,000 | $234,000 |
| 2020 | $152,000 | $246,000 |
| 2021 | $189,000 | $287,000 |
| 2022 | $220,000 | $335,000 |
| 2023 | $231,000 | $367,000 |
| 2024 | $239,000 | $398,000 |
| 2025 | $245,000 | $411,000 |
| 2026 | $236,000 | $412,000 |
| August 2026 | $239,000 | $416,000 |
Next door
Peru and its neighbors
The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
Affordability
3.6 years of income
The typical Peru home costs about 3.6 years of the town's median household income, less than across Maine (5.6 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
90.2%
Maine: 74.3%
Median tax bill
$1,799
Maine: $3,036
Median rent
$723
Maine: $1,139
Typical home built
1974
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.