Housing · Wells
Wells, ME housing market
The typical Wells home is worth about $593,000, up 2.7% in a year, 43% above the Maine typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Wells compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Wells at a glance
Typical home value
$593K
▲ 2.7% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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Show as a table
| January | Wells | Maine |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $286,000 | $207,000 |
| 2018 | $306,000 | $220,000 |
| 2019 | $321,000 | $234,000 |
| 2020 | $335,000 | $246,000 |
| 2021 | $385,000 | $287,000 |
| 2022 | $448,000 | $335,000 |
| 2023 | $505,000 | $367,000 |
| 2024 | $544,000 | $398,000 |
| 2025 | $562,000 | $411,000 |
| 2026 | $586,000 | $412,000 |
| August 2026 | $593,000 | $416,000 |
Next door
Wells and its neighbors
The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | Days on market | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells | $593K | +2.7% | — | $88,024 |
| Kennebunk | $621K | +1.8% | 29 | $107,804 |
| Ogunquit | $929K | +3.5% | — | $114,259 |
| North Berwick | $494K | +2.7% | — | $101,875 |
| South Berwick | $528K | +2.7% | — | $99,572 |
Affordability
6.7 years of income
The typical Wells home costs about 6.7 years of the town's median household income, more than across Maine (5.6 years).
How Wells ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
90.1%
Maine: 74.3%
Median tax bill
$3,215
Maine: $3,036
Median rent
$1,350
Maine: $1,139
Typical home built
1989
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.