Homes in Wellington
No new homes were permitted in 2025.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,290
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.
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in Wellington in 2025. The last year with any was 2024 (2 new homes).
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Wellington's population fell by 31 even though 2 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. 58% of Wellington'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) | 1 | 1 | 0 | $330,000 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $660,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $601,000 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $282,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $250,000 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $30,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $68,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $135,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $18,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $18,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $18,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $18,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $18,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $18,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $18,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Wellington vs. its neighbors
The towns that share a border with Wellington. Tap one to see its housing page.
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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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Wellington 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.