Rental numbers for Oxford County, ME
The typical home here runs -$1,078 a month at 7.78% with 25% down.
- Gross yield
- 5.6%
- typical home, Zillow
- Median ZIP yield
- n/a
- 0 ZIPs with full data
- Cash flow
- -$1,078/mo
- at 7.78%, 25% down
- Typical price
- $322,000
- Zillow ZHVI, Aug 2026
- Typical rent
- $1,500/mo
- Zillow ZORI, Aug 2026
ZIP codes in Oxford County
22 with published figures
| 04257Mexico | $183,000 | $1,280* | 8.4% | 3.8% | -$401 | n/a |
| 04276Rumford | $180,000 | $1,030* | 6.9% | 2.7% | -$568 | n/a |
| 04068Porter | $282,000 | $1,590* | 6.8% | 3.6% | -$670 | n/a |
| 04292Sumner | $252,000 | $1,400* | 6.7% | 2.8% | -$761 | n/a |
| 04219Woodstock | $257,000 | $1,410* | 6.6% | 3.5% | -$632 | n/a |
| 04041Hiram | $322,000 | $1,760* | 6.6% | 3.5% | -$804 | n/a |
| 04255Greenwood | $313,000 | $1,700* | 6.5% | 3.3% | -$827 | n/a |
| 04224Dixfield | $193,000 | $1,030* | 6.4% | 2.6% | -$620 | n/a |
| 04010Brownfield | $364,000 | $1,940* | 6.4% | 3.2% | -$999 | n/a |
| 04221Canton | $225,000 | $1,190* | 6.3% | 2.5% | -$735 | n/a |
| 04220Buckfield | $282,000 | $1,440* | 6.1% | 2.5% | -$923 | n/a |
| 04270Oxford | $330,000 | $1,670* | 6.1% | 3.0% | -$949 | n/a |
| 04290Peru | $240,000 | $1,210* | 6.0% | 2.4% | -$805 | n/a |
| 04281South Paris | $302,000 | $1,390* | 5.5% | 2.3% | -$1,056 | n/a |
| 04289West Paris | $272,000 | $1,220* | 5.4% | 2.1% | -$983 | n/a |
| 04088Waterford | $353,000 | $1,530* | 5.2% | 2.5% | -$1,178 | n/a |
| 04037Fryeburg | $353,000 | $1,400* | 4.8% | 1.7% | -$1,400 | n/a |
| 04022Denmark | $429,000 | $1,600* | 4.5% | 1.7% | -$1,707 | n/a |
| 04051Lovell | $518,000 | $1,820* | 4.2% | 1.9% | -$1,966 | n/a |
| 04268Norway | $340,000 | $1,090* | 3.9% | 1.0% | -$1,545 | n/a |
| 04261Newry | $522,000 | $1,630* | 3.7% | 1.0% | -$2,373 | n/a |
| 04217Bethel | $433,000 | $1,270* | 3.5% | 1.0% | -$1,971 | n/a |
* HUD Fair Market Rent, 2 bedroom, where Zillow publishes no rent index. Conservative.
Trends
Five years to August 2026
- Price, 12 months
- +0.3%
- Rent, 12 months
- n/a
- Rent minus price growth
- n/a
- Property tax
- 1.00%
- effective rate, ACS 2024
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical value | Rent |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2021 | $256,874 | n/a |
| Aug 2022 | $296,323 | n/a |
| Aug 2023 | $302,290 | n/a |
| Aug 2024 | $320,966 | n/a |
| Aug 2025 | $321,506 | n/a |
| Aug 2026 | $322,480 | $1,500 |
HUD Fair Market Rent
FY2027, Oxford County, ME
| Bedrooms | Studio | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Market Rent | $852 | $949 | $1,224 | $1,695 | $2,046 |
The 40th percentile gross rent for a standard unit, set by HUD each October and used for Section 8 payment standards. It runs below market rent; Zillow's index is shown above where it exists.
Supply
- Permits per 1,000 households
- 15.0
- 362 units, last 12 months
- National percentile
- 83th
- among US counties
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- Is Oxford County good for rental property?
- The typical home here runs -$1,078 a month at 7.78% with 25% down. The figures use a typical home, 7.78% with 25% down and default costs shown on each ZIP page. They describe the market, not any one property.
- What is the property tax rate in Oxford County?
- About 1.00% of value, from Census ACS median taxes paid over median home value. On a $322,000 home that is about $3,209 a year.
- What is Fair Market Rent in Oxford County?
- HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rent here is $949 for a 1-bedroom, $1,224 for a 2-bedroom and $1,695 for a 3-bedroom. Typical cash flow at today's rate is -$1,078 a month.
Sources and method
- Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), mid tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted
Zillow Research. Read: 2026-08.
Typical home value by ZIP, county, metro and state, and the price trend.
- Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), all homes plus multifamily, smoothed
Zillow Research. Read: 2026-08.
Typical market rent by ZIP, county and metro, and the rent trend (tier A pages).
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, FY2026
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Read: FY2026.
Rent by bedroom count for every ZIP. The rent used on tier B pages, and a reference on all pages. It is the 40th percentile gross rent, so it runs below market.
- HUD Fair Market Rents by county, FY2027
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Read: FY2027.
County rent by bedroom count on county pages.
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024 (B25103 median real estate taxes paid, B25077 median home value, B11001 households)
US Census Bureau. Read: 2020 to 2024.
Effective property tax rate (median taxes paid divided by median value) by ZIP code tabulation area, county and state; households for the permits ratio.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, 30-year fixed (FRED series MORTGAGE30US)
Freddie Mac via the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Read: 2026-09-24.
The weekly 30-year rate. The site adds a disclosed investor premium to it for the loan payment.
- Building Permits Survey, county monthly files
US Census Bureau. Read: 2025-09 to 2026-08.
New housing units permitted in the last 12 months per 1,000 households, a supply-pressure signal.
Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI), HUD, US Census Bureau, Freddie Mac. Every formula is on the methodology page.
Estimates from public data for a typical property. Not investment, tax or legal advice. Your property, financing and costs will differ.