Commercial Real Estate Market in Wiscasset, ME
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
7 active listings and 27 off-market properties in Wiscasset, ME.
Market Trends
Wiscasset, ME spans 33.4 square miles in Lincoln County, Maine. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Wiscasset, 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 Wiscasset, ME asks $264/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 Wiscasset, 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 Wiscasset, 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
- Residential 90.3%
- Open space 2%
- Commercial 1.9%
- Industrial 1.7%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Rural District
Residential
Nequasset Watershed District
Shoreland Resource Protection
Shoreland Residential
Wiscasset, ME zones 15,955 acres across 14 districts. Commercial zoning covers 1.9% of zoned land, residential 90.3%, open space 2% and industrial 1.7%. The largest single district is Rural District at 76.9%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 3.6% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
Rural District (RD)
This zoning district is intended to include storage of fishing, clamming and similar gear, renting of rooms in a private dwelling
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Wiscasset, ME has 4,461 residents in 2,286 households. Density runs 133 people per square mile. Median household income here is $82,750 and median gross rent $1,190 a month.
4,461
Population
2,286
Households
2
Avg Household Size
48
Median Age
33%
College-Educated
91%
High-School Grad
33.4 sq mi
ZIP Area
133
Density / Sq Mi
$82,750
Median Household Income
$36,092
Median Earnings
$1,190
Median Rent
$301,700
Median Home Value
Tools
Nearby Markets
| Market | Average Sale Price, $/SF | Average Lease Price, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Edgecomb | — | — |
| Westport Island | — | — |
| Newcastle | — | — |
| Damariscotta | — | — |
Commercial property in Wiscasset, ME asks $1/SF.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average price per square foot for commercial property in Wiscasset?
Commercial property in Wiscasset, ME asks an average of $1 per square foot. Retail carries the highest asking price at $264/SF.
What zoning applies to commercial property in Wiscasset?
Wiscasset, ME zones 15,955 acres across 14 districts, of which 1.9% is commercial and 1.7% industrial. The largest single district is Rural District at 76.9% of zoned land. This zoning district is intended to include storage of fishing, clamming and similar gear, renting of rooms in a private dwelling Residential zoning covers 90.3% and open space 2%.
Where does Realmo's Wiscasset market data come from?
Realmo compiles Wiscasset, ME figures from 7 active sale listings, 27 tracked off-market properties, the current Wiscasset zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 31 August 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 7 active for-sale and 0 active for-lease listings in Wiscasset, 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: 15,955 zoned acres across 14 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
