How much do homeowners pay a month in Deer Isle, ME?

Name: Homeowner costs in Deer Isle, ME, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in Deer Isle, ME pay a median of $1,500 (±$245) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $515 (±$90).

47.0% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Deer Isle, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,438 in 2015–2019 to $1,500 in 2020–2024 (+4.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

With a mortgage: $1,500 (±$245)
Without a mortgage: $515 (±$90)
Owned with a mortgage: 47.0%

Monthly owner costs in Deer Isle

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Deer Isle	Hancock County	Maine	United States
With a mortgage	$1,500 (±$245)	$1,673 (±$51)	$1,729 (±$15)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$515 (±$90)	$579 (±$25)	$638 (±$6)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	47.0% (±9.0 points)	53.2% (±2.1 points)	57.7% (±0.6 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$1,890 (±$171)	$2,561 (±$77)	$3,036 (±$26)	$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In Deer Isle, the median cost with a mortgage is not measurably different from Hancock County ($1,673).

It is not measurably different from Maine ($1,729).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,963).

In Hancock County, Deer Isle ranks 24 of 37 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 208 of 461.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How owner costs in Deer Isle have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,438 (±$280)	$1,500 (±$245)	+4.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$2,706 (±$307)	$1,890 (±$171)	−30.2%	Down after inflation
Median home value	$289,800 (±$73,888)	$308,300 (±$41,623)	+6.4%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Deer Isle

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Deer Isle
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Deer Isle	—	$1,500 (±$245)	—
Islesboro	7.1 mi	$1,947 (±$190)	Higher
North Haven	8.4 mi	$1,875 (±$434)	Not measurably different
Brooksville	8.5 mi	$1,237 (±$485)	Not measurably different
Stonington	9.1 mi	$1,913 (±$228)	Higher
Sedgwick	11 mi	$1,723 (±$194)	Not measurably different
Brooklin	12 mi	$1,619 (±$160)	Not measurably different
Castine	12 mi	$2,045 (±$370)	Higher
Northport	13 mi	$2,019 (±$411)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Islesboro, ME ($1,947), Stonington, ME ($1,913), Castine, ME ($2,045).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across Hancock County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median monthly cost with a mortgage
18	Bucksport	$1,568 (±$337)
19	Franklin	$1,563 (±$215)
20	Orland	$1,542 (±$462)
21	Hancock	$1,512 (±$156)
22	Surry	$1,507 (±$152)
23	Trenton	$1,504 (±$186)
24 (tie)	Deer Isle	$1,500 (±$245)
24 (tie)	Osborn	$1,500 (±$496)
26	Eastbrook	$1,496 (±$301)
27	Sullivan	$1,491 (±$101)
28	Aurora	$1,471 (±$223)
29	Verona Island	$1,452 (±$186)
30	Penobscot	$1,386 (±$199)

Showing 13 of 37 places in Hancock County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Deer Isle

What is the average mortgage payment in Deer Isle?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Deer Isle, ME is $1,500 (±$245) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Deer Isle?

Owners without a mortgage in Deer Isle pay a median of $515 (±$90) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Deer Isle gone up?

In Deer Isle, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,438 in 2015–2019 to $1,500 in 2020–2024 (+4.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Deer Isle town, Hancock County, Maine (county subdivision:17145, in state:23 county:009).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.