Presque Isle, Maine
2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Down 0.9% since 2020.
8,694
people, the 15th-largest of Maine's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Maine's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
7 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
67.0%
of 6,870 jobs located in Presque Isle are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is up 63% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$904
a month. Maine's median is $1,139.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $394.
A $394 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Aroostook County.
- $532 Tract 9504
- $926 Tract 9506
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.
$966–$1,448
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $904 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 58 homes permitted, 2022–2025
- 86% of those were in multifamily buildings
- 84% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.3–1.6% to the 4,435 homes here.
15–69
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 50% less than Maine's.
$147,200
median home value in Presque Isle.
- $147,200 Presque Isle
- $296,600 Maine
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year