Millionaires Are Quietly Moving to These 13 Maine Towns

A house in Kennebunkport sold for $12 million after ninety minutes on the market. Maine million-dollar sales went from 307 in 2019 to 1,146 in 2024. The catch: in North Haven homes now sit 306 days, and Castine prices fell 17% in a year. Follow the money, but buy next door. Thirteen towns where wealthy buyers landed, ranked from the hardest to get into to the one a normal retiree can actually afford. For each one, the neighbouring town where the same hospital and the same coast cost about half as much. 00:00 $12 million in ninety minutes 01:50 #13 North Haven 03:12 #12 Kittery Point 04:27 #11 Cape Elizabeth, and South Portland next door 06:00 #10 Falmouth 06:55 #9 Kennebunkport 08:06 #8 Mount Desert 09:18 #7 Rockport, and Thomaston next door 10:33 #6 Harpswell 11:36 #5 Islesboro 12:36 #4 Portland's West End 13:43 #3 Ogunquit 14:38 #2 Camden 15:24 #1 Castine 16:55 The pattern across all thirteen 17:34 Ranked by the drive to a hospital 18:14 Who should skip all thirteen Sources: Maine Listings, Redfin, Zillow, Movoto, Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, JP Morgan. Some figures are from 2022 and 2024 and are dated in the video. Which of these thirteen would you live in if money were no object? And which one would you really choose? Subscribing lets me spend more time on the next one. Thanks! #Maine #MaineRealEstate #RetireInMaine