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The median home value in Penobscot County, ME is $286,656 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.29% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$286,656
Year-over-Year
+2.29%
National Rank
#1055 of 3071
Penobscot County ranks 12th out of 16 counties in ME by median home price, and is +22.3% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within ME, the typical county has a median home value of $331,668, making Penobscot County -13.6% below the ME state median.
Households here earn a median of $66,356 a year against a typical home value of $286,656 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.3×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 71% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Penobscot County recorded a violent crime rate of 86 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,055 per 100,000.
Based on 9 reporting cities covering 82,469 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Penobscot County is $286,656. That's up 2.29% from a year earlier. That is about 22.3% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Penobscot County the 12th most expensive of 16 counties in Maine.
Median household income here is $66,356, so a typical home costs about 4.3× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Penobscot County recorded 86 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 82,469 residents across 9 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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