Commercial Real Estate Market in Athens, ME
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
13 active listings and 1 off-market property in Athens, ME.
Market Trends
Athens, ME spans 56.5 square miles in Somerset County, Maine. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Athens, ME runs 19.9% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 13.1% in 2019.
Vacancy Rate % in Northeast region
Retail
Retail space in Athens, ME asks $119/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 Athens, 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 space in Athens, ME asks $101/SF to buy. Vacancy runs 5.6% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 4% in 2022.
Average Sale Price $/SF
Listings
Vacancy Rate % in Northeast region
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Residential 1.8%
- Commercial 0.1%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
No Zoning
Stream Protection
Limited Residential
Resource Protection
Limited Commercial
Stream Protection (SP)
The Stream Protection District includes all land areas within seventy-five feet, horizontal distance, of the normal high-water line of a stream, exclusive of those areas within two-hundred and fifty feet, horizontal distance, of the normal high-water line of a great pond, river or saltwater body, or within two hundred and fifty feet, horizontal distance, of…
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Athens, ME has 982 residents in 536 households. Density runs 17 people per square mile. Median household income here is $57,321 and median gross rent $533 a month.
982
Population
536
Households
1.8
Avg Household Size
48
Median Age
18%
College-Educated
86%
High-School Grad
56.5 sq mi
ZIP Area
17
Density / Sq Mi
$57,321
Median Household Income
$36,184
Median Earnings
$533
Median Rent
$139,200
Median Home Value
Tools
Nearby Markets
| Market | Average Sale Price, $/SF | Average Lease Price, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Cornville | — | — |
| Brighton Plt | — | — |
| Harmony | — | — |
| Wellington | — | — |
Commercial property in Athens, ME asks $1,033/SF.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average price per square foot for commercial property in Athens?
Commercial property in Athens, ME asks an average of $1,033 per square foot. Retail carries the highest asking price at $119/SF.
Where does Realmo's Athens market data come from?
Realmo compiles Athens, ME figures from 13 active sale listings, 1 tracked off-market properties, the current Athens zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 31 August 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 13 active for-sale and 0 active for-lease listings in Athens, 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: 27,923 zoned acres across 5 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
