What is the median home value in Islesboro, ME?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in Islesboro, ME is $288,800 (±$140,087), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Islesboro, the median home value went from $325,000 in 2015–2019 to $288,800 in 2020–2024 (−11.1%).

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 .

Median home value
$288,800 (±$140,087)
Owner-occupied homes
303 (±99)
Most common range
$200,000 to $299,999

Home values in Islesboro

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
ValueIslesboroWaldo CountyMaineUnited States
Less than $50,0001.0% (±1.3 points)4.7%5.6%5.3%
$50,000 to $99,9991.7% (±1.7 points)6.5%6.7%6.1%
$100,000 to $149,9994.3% (±3.9 points)10.4%7.6%6.8%
$150,000 to $199,9990.7% (±1.0 points)12.7%10.1%9.0%
$200,000 to $299,99946.5% (±20.3 points)24.6%20.6%17.8%
$300,000 to $499,99915.2% (±7.4 points)28.7%29.5%26.9%
$500,000 to $999,99924.1% (±12.2 points)10.2%16.5%20.9%
$1,000,000 or more6.6% (±5.7 points)2.2%3.3%7.1%

The most common range is $200,000 to $299,999, 46.5% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

Islesboro against Waldo County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
IslesboroWaldo CountyMaineUnited States
Median home value$288,800 (±$140,087)$257,700 (±$10,501)$296,600 (±$2,876)$332,700
Owner-occupied homes303 (±99)14,312 (±403)443,573 (±3,445)84,210,142

In Islesboro, the median home value is not measurably different from Waldo County ($257,700).

It is not measurably different from Maine ($296,600).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($332,700).

In Waldo County, Islesboro ranks 4 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 145 of 472.

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

How home values in Islesboro have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median home value$325,000 (±$53,693)$288,800 (±$140,087)−11.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,434 (±$536)$1,947 (±$190)+35.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$3,458 (±$716)$4,300 (±$446)+24.3%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 home value in places near Islesboro

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Islesboro
PlaceDistanceMedian home valueCompared with this place
Islesboro—$288,800 (±$140,087)—
Deer Isle7.1 mi$308,300 (±$41,623)Not measurably different
Northport7.2 mi$343,400 (±$35,522)Not measurably different
Lincolnville7.2 mi$367,000 (±$17,215)Not measurably different
Camden7.3 mi$520,600 (±$70,041)Higher
Camden (community)7.8 mi$498,800 (±$78,016)Higher
North Haven8.5 mi$440,200 (±$45,508)Higher
Brooksville10 mi$390,900 (±$113,260)Not measurably different
Rockport11 mi$469,000 (±$49,748)Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Camden, ME ($520,600), Camden (community), ME ($498,800), North Haven, ME ($440,200).

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

Median home value across Waldo County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian home value
1Lincolnville$367,000 (±$17,215)
2Northport$343,400 (±$35,522)
3Belfast$340,900 (±$34,462)
4Islesboro$288,800 (±$140,087)
5Searsmont$284,000 (±$31,082)
6Winterport$283,000 (±$42,980)
7Palermo$259,700 (±$53,726)
8Stockton Springs$259,100 (±$27,246)
9Swanville$237,300 (±$36,407)
10Jackson$231,500 (±$15,918)

Showing 10 of 26 places in Waldo 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 Islesboro

What is the average home value in Islesboro, ME?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $288,800 (±$140,087) for owner-occupied homes in Islesboro (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Islesboro gone up?

In Islesboro, the median home value went from $325,000 in 2015–2019 to $288,800 in 2020–2024 (−11.1%).

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

Is this what homes in Islesboro sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

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) for Islesboro town, Waldo County, Maine (county subdivision:35240, in state:23 county:027).

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

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

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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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.

Figures last updated on .

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