Commercial Real Estate Market in Appleton, ME
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
5 active listings and 31 off-market properties in Appleton, ME.
Market Trends
Appleton, ME spans 64.9 square miles in Knox County, Maine. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office space in Appleton, ME asks $174/SF to buy. Vacancy runs 19.9% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 13.1% in 2019.
Average Sale Price $/SF
Listings
Vacancy Rate % in Northeast region
Retail
Retail space in Appleton, ME asks $160/SF to buy. Vacancy runs 6% across the Northeast region in 2025, little changed from 6% in 2019. Down from a 2020 peak of 7.1%.
Average Sale Price $/SF
Listings
Vacancy Rate % in Northeast region
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Appleton, ME runs 7.6% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 5.4% in 2019. Nearly 2.4x the 2021 low of 3.2%.
Vacancy Rate % in Northeast region
Multifamily
Multifamily vacancy in Appleton, ME runs 5.6% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 4% in 2022.
Vacancy Rate % in Northeast region
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Commercial 3.4%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
No Zoning
Wetland
Resource Protection District
Limited Residential District
Resource Protection District (RP)
The Resource Protection District includes areas in which development would adversely affect water quality, productive habitat, biological ecosystems, or scenic and natural values. This district shall include the following areas when they occur within the limits of the shoreland zone, exclusive of the Stream Protection District,
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Appleton, ME has 3,794 residents in 2,065 households. Density runs 58 people per square mile. Median household income here is $71,546 and median gross rent $1,067 a month.
3,794
Population
2,065
Households
1.8
Avg Household Size
47
Median Age
34%
College-Educated
97%
High-School Grad
64.9 sq mi
ZIP Area
58
Density / Sq Mi
$71,546
Median Household Income
$38,164
Median Earnings
$1,067
Median Rent
$236,700
Median Home Value
Tools
Nearby Markets
| Market | Average Sale Price, $/SF | Average Lease Price, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | — | — |
| Union | — | — |
| Washington | — | — |
| Searsmont | — | — |
Commercial property in Appleton, ME asks $380/SF.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average price per square foot for commercial property in Appleton?
Commercial property in Appleton, ME asks an average of $380 per square foot. Office carries the highest asking price at $174/SF.
Where does Realmo's Appleton market data come from?
Realmo compiles Appleton, ME figures from 5 active sale listings, 31 tracked off-market properties, the current Appleton zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 31 August 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 5 active for-sale and 0 active for-lease listings in Appleton, ME. These are ASKING figures from live listings, not closed-transaction prices, and a segment carried by a handful of listings reads as indicative rather than an average.
- Vacancy rates
- Published per-sector market series, taken at the metro level where one exists and otherwise at the Census-region level — a chart reading "in <region> region" is a regional number, not this city's.
- Zoning and land use
- The current municipal zoning release: 20,849 zoned acres across 4 districts. Shares are of zoned land, so parcels the release leaves unclassified are excluded from the mix.
- Refresh
- The monthly aggregates close at the end of the previous month, so 31 August 2026 — not today — is the honest last update.
- Known limitations
- office vacancy is reported at Northeast region level, retail vacancy is reported at Northeast region level and industrial vacancy is reported at Northeast region level.
- Coverage
- Metrics below the 10-observation threshold fall back one geographic level. The geography used is named on each figure.
Compiled by the Realmo Data team · reviewed 31 August 2026 · report a data issue
