Homes in Shirley
Builders were permitted 3 new homes in 2025.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,390
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Piscataquis County, ME): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
3 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 3 new homes in Shirley in 2025, all single-family houses. Over the past 10 years, Shirley has permitted 27 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Shirley gained 18 residents while 9 new homes were permitted: about 2 new residents per new home. Building and growth moved roughly in step. 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) | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $932,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $660,000 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $2.2 million |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $259,000 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $745,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $282,000 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $999,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $248,000 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $211,000 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $38,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $43,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $50,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $150,000 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $350,000 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $215,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $266,000 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $250,000 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $850,000 |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $25,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Shirley vs. its neighbors
The towns that share a border with Shirley. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley | — | — | $1,390 | 3 | $61,875 |
| Monson | $223K | +1.7% | $1,150 | 10 | $56,017 |
| Greenville | $340K | +1.6% | $1,020 | 89 | $63,486 |
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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What Shirley 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. 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.