A typical Ripley home is worth roughly $144,000
No new homes were permitted in 2025.
What kind of housing town is Ripley?
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What it takes to buy in Ripley
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That covers a typical Ripley home, with $143K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,420 a month here, $540 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the Maine typical property tax (1.02% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
81% of Ripley households own their home
Half of Ripley’s homes were built before 1978.
Maine: 74% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,420
Renters already here pay a median of $1,091, 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 (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.
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in Ripley in 2025. The last year with any was 2024 (2 new homes).
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Ripley's population fell by 4 even though 12 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. 29% of Ripley's homes are seasonal or vacation homes, which adds housing without adding residents. 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $601,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $601,000 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $400,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $100,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $100,000 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $250,000 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $165,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $165,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $365,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $544,000 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $272,000 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $329,000 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $395,000 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $609,000 |
| 2002 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $385,000 |
| 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.
Ripley vs. its neighbors
Ripley is the least expensive of 4 neighboring towns. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley | $144K* | — | $1,420 | 0 | $64,821 |
| Cambridge | $215K* | — | $1,270 | 0 | $63,194 |
| St. Albans | $235K | +0.1% | $1,280 | 16 | $65,600 |
| Dexter | $210K | +3.5% | $1,420 | 8 | $51,845 |
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. 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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.