Home values, rents and more in Sanford, ME
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Sanford compares
The typical home in Sanford, ME is worth about $372,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Sanford are 31% below the typical value in the Portland metro area ($537,000) and about the same as the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Sanford rose 1.1%, compared with +2.1% in the Portland metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,795 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 22% below the Portland metro area ($2,296) and 7% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 5.4% over the past year.
The median household income is $72,524, against $92,175 in the Portland metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 22,247 people live in Sanford (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Sanford has the 3rd-lowest typical home value of the 64 cities in the Portland metro area and the 124th-highest of 336 in Maine with Zillow figures.
Part of: York County, ME · Portland metro area · Maine
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.