October 29, 2007
$199,000 | Wondering what's on the market for the Maine median home price? Here's a sampling of what that price can get you across the state.*
By Piled By Mindy Favreau
1. Auburn
Colonial
Square feet: 2,100
Bedrooms/baths: 3/1.5
Built: 1880
Lot size: 0.85 acre
Price: $199,000
Keller Williams Realty Mid Maine
689-9800
Features a master bedroom with a walk-in closet, a living room with skylights and an enclosed porch.
2. Augusta
Cape
Square feet: 1,900
Bedrooms/baths: 4/2
Built: 1956
Lot size: 0.92 acre
Price: $199,700
Sprague and Curtis Real Estate
623-1123
This "great family home" comes with two fireplaces, hardwood floors and a daylight lower level.
3. Bangor
Bangor box style
Square feet: 1,576
Bedrooms/baths: 3/1.5
Built: 1909
Lot size: 0.17 acre
Price: $199,000
The Quinn Agency
942-4864
Located in a "desirable neighborhood," the broker says, with a landscaped yard, front and side porches, and a large kitchen.
4. Bar Harbor
Colonial
Square feet: 1,800
Bedrooms/baths: 3/1.5
Built: 1935
Lot size: 1 acre
Price: $198,000
Lyman Real Estate Agency
288-3334
A "unique" home that includes fixtures from Bar Harbor cottages dismantled in the 1930s.
5. Bethel
Contemporary style
Square feet: 1,800
Bedrooms/baths: 3/2.5
Built: 2005
Lot size: 1.15 acres
Price: $199,000
Mahoosuc Realty Inc.
824-2771
Wood flooring on the first floor, maple cabinets in the kitchen and an abundance of closet space are in this new home only five miles from town.
6. Biddeford
Ranch style
Square feet: 1,136
Bedrooms/baths: 2/1
Built: 1940
Lot size: 0.3 acre
Price: $199,000
Downing Real Estate Agency Inc.
985-3328
Overlooks a stream and includes a three-season room and living room with a fireplace.
7. Bridgton
Tri-level style
Square feet: 1,630
Bedrooms/baths: 3/1.75
Built: 1974
Lot size: 1.75 acres
Price: $199,500
Coldwell Banker Lakes Region Properties
693-7000
This house includes a large garage with an upstairs workshop and has water frontage on Stevens Brook.
8. Dover-Foxcroft
Gambrel style
Square feet: 1,800
Bedrooms/baths: 4/1.5
Built: early 1900s
Lot size: 1 acre
Price: $198,000
Mallett Real Estate
564-8073
Comes with a five-unit mobile home park to rent out for extra income.
9. Eustis
Cape
Square feet: 1,270
Bedrooms/baths: 2/1.75
Built: 1995
Lot size: 1.71 acre
Price: $199,900
Noyes Real Estate Agency
864-9000
This house in an "undiscovered part of Maine" is minutes from Sugarloaf/USA and has panoramic views of the Flagstaff Lake region from every room.
10. Falmouth
Cape
Square feet: 1,595
Bedrooms/baths: 2/1.5
Built: 1900
Lot size: 0.53 acre
Price: $199,000
Keller Williams Realty
879-9800
A "good buy for Falmouth," the broker says; newly painted, with a large yard.
11. Farmington
Farmhouse
Square feet: 1,700
Bedrooms/baths: 4/1.75
Built: 1830
Lot size: 13 acres
Price: $199,900
Coldwell Banker Sandy River Realty
778-6333
This restored farmhouse includes fields for animals, a large barn with eight stalls and storage space for haying equipment.
12. Fort Kent
Grand Dutch Colonial
Square feet: 2,576
Bedrooms/baths: 3/1.5
Built: 1940
Lot size: 0.5 acre
Price: $195,000
Century 21 Queen City
942-4618
Has a covered porch and a deck, and space above the two-car garage could be converted into an in-law apartment.
13. Houlton
Victorian
Square feet: 2,450
Bedrooms/baths: 5/2.5
Built: 1881
Lot size: 0.28 acre
Price: $199,500
Mooers Realty
532-6573
This former inn has a breakfast nook, fireplaces in the dining room and parlor, and a "kitchen a cook designed."
14. Jonesport
Federal style
Square feet: 1,850
Bedrooms/baths: 4/1.5
Built: 1900
Lot size: 0.6 acre
Price: $195,000
Evergreen Realty
546-4462
Features 75 feet of waterfront ˆ with a view of the lobster boats, the realtor says.
15. Kennebunk
Cottage
Square feet: 756
Bedrooms/baths: 2/1
Built: 1945
Lot size: 0.21 acre
Price: $190,000
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Kennebunkport
967-9900
This "quintessential Maine cottage getaway" is minutes from the beach and shopping.
16. Millinocket
Ranch
Square feet: 2,035
Bedrooms/baths: 3/1.75
Built: 1955
Lot size: 0.29 acre
Price: $179,900
ERA McPhail Realty
794-6164
There aren't any houses in Millinocket currently available for the median home price, but $20,000 less can get you what the realtor calls an "elite home" for the area.
17. Portland
Colonial
Square feet: 1,638
Bedrooms/baths: 3/1.5
Built: 1921
Lot size: 0.11 acre
Price: $199,000
Century 21 First Choice Realty
741-2727
The realtor says it's a "great example of a 1920s colonial era" house, but it needs some TLC.
18. Presque Isle
Cape
Square feet: 2,200
Bedrooms/baths: 3/1.75
Built: 1961
Lot size: 1 acre
Price: $199,900
Key Realty
764-6210
The space over the garage is finished, the living room has a fireplace, and both bathrooms recently were remodeled.
19. Sanford
Contemporary ranch
Square feet: 1,176
Bedrooms/baths: 2/1.5
Built: 2003
Lot size: 0.32 acre
Price: $199,900
ERA The Masiello Group
490-2900
An open-concept ranch in "immaculate" condition with cathedral ceilings, hardwood floors and a farmer's porch.
20. Scarborough
Ranch
Square feet: 1,024
Bedrooms/baths: 2/1
Built: 1940
Lot size: 0.52 acre
Price: $199,900
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Yarmouth
846-1600
Features an open living room and dining room, spacious bedrooms and a storage shed.
21. Sidney
Contemporary style
Square feet: 1,540
Bedrooms/baths: 3/1.75
Built: 1978
Lot size: 5.6 acres
Price: $199,900
Dubord Realty
897-3053
This "unique contemporary" includes an open floor plan, three-story vaulted ceilings, and a multi-level screened porch and deck.
22. Thomaston
Modified ranch
Square feet: 1,150
Bedrooms/baths: 3/2
Built: 1962
Lot size: 1 acre
Price: $199,000
Kenniston Realty
594-0603
Has a Jacuzzi and a full basement with a bathroom.
23. Topsham
Contemporary style
Square feet: 1,996
Bedrooms/baths: 2/1.5
Built: 1986
Lot size: 3.3 acres
Price: $199,900
RE/MAX Riverside
725-8505
"Charming, bright and airy" with skylights, a daylight basement and a wraparound deck.
24. Troy
Log home
Square feet: 1,040
Bedrooms/baths: 2/1
Built: 1988
Lot size: 25 acres
Price: $199,900
Maine Choice Realty
368-4333
Comes furnished and includes an in-ground pool, a barn and a three-season hunting cabin.
25. Vinalhaven
Contemporary style
Square feet: 1,200
Bedrooms/baths: 3/1
Built: 1970
Lot size: 1 acre
Price: $199,000
Jaret & Cohn Real Estate
863-2554
Includes a heated workshop that could be converted into a guest house, and is only a short walk to a swimming quarry and oceanside town park.
26. Waterboro
Ranch
Square feet: 960
Bedrooms/baths: 3/1
Built: 1979
Lot size: 4.13 acres
Price: $175,000
Prudential Prime Properties Bay Realty
282-7552
Waiting can pay off in this buyer's market: This house, with a large garage and a pond view, was $199,000. The $24,000 you save can be used for upgrades.
27. Wells
Ranch
Square feet: 1,184
Bedrooms/baths: 3/1
Built: 1993
Lot size: 1.86 acres
Price: $199,000
Pack Maynard and Associates
967-3883
Realtor calls this house with a fireplace and a sunroom "adorable."
28. Windham
Cape
Square feet: 1,414
Bedrooms/baths: 3/2
Built: 1991
Lot size: 1.84 acres
Price: $199,900
Home Sellers
774-5766
Located in a private setting, and includes cathedral ceilings and skylights.
Colonial
Square feet: 2,100
Bedrooms/baths: 3/1.5
Built: 1880
Lot size: 0.85 acre
Price: $199,000
Keller Williams Realty Mid Maine
689-9800
Features a master bedroom with a walk-in closet, a living room with skylights and an enclosed porch.
2. Augusta
Cape
Square feet: 1,900
Bedrooms/baths: 4/2
Built: 1956
Lot size: 0.92 acre
Price: $199,700
Sprague and Curtis Real Estate
623-1123
This "great family home" comes with two fireplaces, hardwood floors and a daylight lower level.
3. Bangor
Bangor box style
Square feet: 1,576
Bedrooms/baths: 3/1.5
Built: 1909
Lot size: 0.17 acre
Price: $199,000
The Quinn Agency
942-4864
Located in a "desirable neighborhood," the broker says, with a landscaped yard, front and side porches, and a large kitchen.
4. Bar Harbor
Colonial
Square feet: 1,800
Bedrooms/baths: 3/1.5
Built: 1935
Lot size: 1 acre
Price: $198,000
Lyman Real Estate Agency
288-3334
A "unique" home that includes fixtures from Bar Harbor cottages dismantled in the 1930s.
5. Bethel
Contemporary style
Square feet: 1,800
Bedrooms/baths: 3/2.5
Built: 2005
Lot size: 1.15 acres
Price: $199,000
Mahoosuc Realty Inc.
824-2771
Wood flooring on the first floor, maple cabinets in the kitchen and an abundance of closet space are in this new home only five miles from town.
6. Biddeford
Ranch style
Square feet: 1,136
Bedrooms/baths: 2/1
Built: 1940
Lot size: 0.3 acre
Price: $199,000
Downing Real Estate Agency Inc.
985-3328
Overlooks a stream and includes a three-season room and living room with a fireplace.
7. Bridgton
Tri-level style
Square feet: 1,630
Bedrooms/baths: 3/1.75
Built: 1974
Lot size: 1.75 acres
Price: $199,500
Coldwell Banker Lakes Region Properties
693-7000
This house includes a large garage with an upstairs workshop and has water frontage on Stevens Brook.
8. Dover-Foxcroft
Gambrel style
Square feet: 1,800
Bedrooms/baths: 4/1.5
Built: early 1900s
Lot size: 1 acre
Price: $198,000
Mallett Real Estate
564-8073
Comes with a five-unit mobile home park to rent out for extra income.
9. Eustis
Cape
Square feet: 1,270
Bedrooms/baths: 2/1.75
Built: 1995
Lot size: 1.71 acre
Price: $199,900
Noyes Real Estate Agency
864-9000
This house in an "undiscovered part of Maine" is minutes from Sugarloaf/USA and has panoramic views of the Flagstaff Lake region from every room.
10. Falmouth
Cape
Square feet: 1,595
Bedrooms/baths: 2/1.5
Built: 1900
Lot size: 0.53 acre
Price: $199,000
Keller Williams Realty
879-9800
A "good buy for Falmouth," the broker says; newly painted, with a large yard.
11. Farmington
Farmhouse
Square feet: 1,700
Bedrooms/baths: 4/1.75
Built: 1830
Lot size: 13 acres
Price: $199,900
Coldwell Banker Sandy River Realty
778-6333
This restored farmhouse includes fields for animals, a large barn with eight stalls and storage space for haying equipment.
12. Fort Kent
Grand Dutch Colonial
Square feet: 2,576
Bedrooms/baths: 3/1.5
Built: 1940
Lot size: 0.5 acre
Price: $195,000
Century 21 Queen City
942-4618
Has a covered porch and a deck, and space above the two-car garage could be converted into an in-law apartment.
13. Houlton
Victorian
Square feet: 2,450
Bedrooms/baths: 5/2.5
Built: 1881
Lot size: 0.28 acre
Price: $199,500
Mooers Realty
532-6573
This former inn has a breakfast nook, fireplaces in the dining room and parlor, and a "kitchen a cook designed."
14. Jonesport
Federal style
Square feet: 1,850
Bedrooms/baths: 4/1.5
Built: 1900
Lot size: 0.6 acre
Price: $195,000
Evergreen Realty
546-4462
Features 75 feet of waterfront ˆ with a view of the lobster boats, the realtor says.
15. Kennebunk
Cottage
Square feet: 756
Bedrooms/baths: 2/1
Built: 1945
Lot size: 0.21 acre
Price: $190,000
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Kennebunkport
967-9900
This "quintessential Maine cottage getaway" is minutes from the beach and shopping.
16. Millinocket
Ranch
Square feet: 2,035
Bedrooms/baths: 3/1.75
Built: 1955
Lot size: 0.29 acre
Price: $179,900
ERA McPhail Realty
794-6164
There aren't any houses in Millinocket currently available for the median home price, but $20,000 less can get you what the realtor calls an "elite home" for the area.
17. Portland
Colonial
Square feet: 1,638
Bedrooms/baths: 3/1.5
Built: 1921
Lot size: 0.11 acre
Price: $199,000
Century 21 First Choice Realty
741-2727
The realtor says it's a "great example of a 1920s colonial era" house, but it needs some TLC.
18. Presque Isle
Cape
Square feet: 2,200
Bedrooms/baths: 3/1.75
Built: 1961
Lot size: 1 acre
Price: $199,900
Key Realty
764-6210
The space over the garage is finished, the living room has a fireplace, and both bathrooms recently were remodeled.
19. Sanford
Contemporary ranch
Square feet: 1,176
Bedrooms/baths: 2/1.5
Built: 2003
Lot size: 0.32 acre
Price: $199,900
ERA The Masiello Group
490-2900
An open-concept ranch in "immaculate" condition with cathedral ceilings, hardwood floors and a farmer's porch.
20. Scarborough
Ranch
Square feet: 1,024
Bedrooms/baths: 2/1
Built: 1940
Lot size: 0.52 acre
Price: $199,900
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Yarmouth
846-1600
Features an open living room and dining room, spacious bedrooms and a storage shed.
21. Sidney
Contemporary style
Square feet: 1,540
Bedrooms/baths: 3/1.75
Built: 1978
Lot size: 5.6 acres
Price: $199,900
Dubord Realty
897-3053
This "unique contemporary" includes an open floor plan, three-story vaulted ceilings, and a multi-level screened porch and deck.
22. Thomaston
Modified ranch
Square feet: 1,150
Bedrooms/baths: 3/2
Built: 1962
Lot size: 1 acre
Price: $199,000
Kenniston Realty
594-0603
Has a Jacuzzi and a full basement with a bathroom.
23. Topsham
Contemporary style
Square feet: 1,996
Bedrooms/baths: 2/1.5
Built: 1986
Lot size: 3.3 acres
Price: $199,900
RE/MAX Riverside
725-8505
"Charming, bright and airy" with skylights, a daylight basement and a wraparound deck.
24. Troy
Log home
Square feet: 1,040
Bedrooms/baths: 2/1
Built: 1988
Lot size: 25 acres
Price: $199,900
Maine Choice Realty
368-4333
Comes furnished and includes an in-ground pool, a barn and a three-season hunting cabin.
25. Vinalhaven
Contemporary style
Square feet: 1,200
Bedrooms/baths: 3/1
Built: 1970
Lot size: 1 acre
Price: $199,000
Jaret & Cohn Real Estate
863-2554
Includes a heated workshop that could be converted into a guest house, and is only a short walk to a swimming quarry and oceanside town park.
26. Waterboro
Ranch
Square feet: 960
Bedrooms/baths: 3/1
Built: 1979
Lot size: 4.13 acres
Price: $175,000
Prudential Prime Properties Bay Realty
282-7552
Waiting can pay off in this buyer's market: This house, with a large garage and a pond view, was $199,000. The $24,000 you save can be used for upgrades.
27. Wells
Ranch
Square feet: 1,184
Bedrooms/baths: 3/1
Built: 1993
Lot size: 1.86 acres
Price: $199,000
Pack Maynard and Associates
967-3883
Realtor calls this house with a fireplace and a sunroom "adorable."
28. Windham
Cape
Square feet: 1,414
Bedrooms/baths: 3/2
Built: 1991
Lot size: 1.84 acres
Price: $199,900
Home Sellers
774-5766
Located in a private setting, and includes cathedral ceilings and skylights.
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