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The state · ME

Every door in Maine.

County-by-county financing guides. No paperwork. No social. No ID.

16COUNTIES
14WITH A LOCAL DOOR
32INSTITUTIONS BASED HERE
9OF THEM CDFI-CERTIFIED
Based hereTHREE OFF THE LIST
  • Coastal Enterprises, Inc.Brunswick · CDFI
  • COMMUNITY CONCEPTS FINANCE CORPORATIONSouth Paris · CDFI
  • Four Directions Development CorporationOrono · CDFI

NOBODY PAID TO BE LISTED

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What kind of financing?

Pick the lane and we walk you through every county in Maine — already filtered.

A worn carpenter's bench at first light, hand tools and gloves laid outLane 01Business FinancingCapital · Equipment · Credit
A modest house in warm evening lightLane 02Home FinancingPurchase · Renovate · Equity
A porch at dusk, string lights on, two chairs pulled upLane 03Personal FinancingCredit · Debt · Bridge
Start where you work

The busiest markets.

A city takes you to the county that holds it — that is where the answer lives.

01LewistonAndroscoggin County7doors inside the county lineAndroscoggin Valley Council of GovernmentsSBA microlenderCommunityCredit union111K residents in the county
Largest counties
Cumberland County303K residentsYork County212K residentsPenobscot County152K residentsKennebec County124K residentsAroostook County67K residentsOxford County58K residentsHancock County55K residentsSomerset County50K residentsKnox County41K residentsWaldo County40K residentsSagadahoc County37K residentsLincoln County35K residents
An aerial at sundown: fields and section roads cut the land into parcels, one small town lit at the lower left
The county index

All 16 counties in Maine.

Every one has its own page. Where there are no good doors, we say so on the page.

14counties with a lender based inside the line
2served from outside the county

We do not hide it. Their page names the nearest door and how far out it sits.

32institutions headquartered in Maine

Credit unions, CDFIs and microlenders. Nobody paid to be listed.

From the Journal
A lobster boat is a small business with a motor; the institutions that understand that have been here a long time.
— Isabella · Read the Journal →
The ground

Inside Maine.

What it costs to live here, what the state charges, and who works here — so you know what you are measuring against before you talk to anyone.

Maine, dot by dot14 OF 16 COUNTIES WITH A DOOR OF THEIR OWN
1.40M
Population
$68,251
Median Household Income
112.2
Cost of Living · US = 100
$379,000
Median Home Value
What Maine charges
Income Tax
5.8% – 7.15%
Sales Tax
5.5% state · no local
Property Tax
1.09% effective
Capital Gains
Taxed as income
Retirement Income
$30,000 pension exclusion · Social Security exempt
Who works here
  • 01Lobster & FisheriesCoastal Maine
  • 02Timber & PaperNorthern Maine
  • 03Tourism & HospitalityPortland · Bar Harbor
Business Tax Rate
8.93%
Corporate Income Tax
8.93%
Five zips worth watching
  1. 04046Kennebunkport≈ $985,000
  2. 04107Cape Elizabeth≈ $885,000
  3. 04103Portland≈ $685,000
  4. 04609Bar Harbor≈ $785,000
  5. 04074Scarborough≈ $595,000

Public Zillow estimates, rounded. Treat them as a rough read.

SOURCES Census ACS 5-year 2023 · BEA/MERIC COLI 2024 · Zillow 2026-Q1 · Tax Foundation 2025 · Zillow ZHVI 2026-Q1 · Updated 2026-04Compliance · ReadyDocs Contractors · The Board Rental market · DoorBase
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Answered in English and SpanishNo account. No name.16 counties