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Maine & Massachusetts Closing Cost Calculator

Maine requires an attorney at closing, which is a line item most states do not have. Transfer tax: 0.44%.

Maine, Massachusetts share this page. Their rules produce the same answer to within a rounding difference, so publishing separate near-identical pages would add URLs without adding information. Every figure below applies to all 2.

Maine closing cost estimator

Maine requires an attorney at closing, which is a line item most states do not have. Transfer tax: 0.44%.

Estimated closing costs —
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Title insurance —
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Maine at a glance

FigureMaineSource
State transfer tax rate0.44%[2]
Attorney required at closingYes[2]
Typical total closing cost3.00%[2]
On the median home$12,720[1]

[2] [1] Sources

Typical closing cost — all 50 states

Maine highlighted. Same data as the table below, shown as a distribution so the comparison is visible at a glance.

Typical closing cost — all 50 states. Maine is 3.00%, ranked 9 of 50. The national median is 2.70%, the highest is 3.80% (New York), and the lowest is 2.00% (California). NY 3.80% DE 3.50% NJ 3.50% MD 3.20% PA 3.20% VT 3.20% CT 3.10% IL 3.00% ME 3.00% MA 3.00% NH 3.00% RI 3.00% AK 2.80% GA 2.80% IA 2.80% LA 2.80% MI 2.80% WV 2.80% WI 2.80% AR 2.70% KY 2.70% MN 2.70% NE 2.70% OH 2.70% SC 2.70% VA 2.70% KS 2.60% MS 2.60% SD 2.60% TN 2.60% AL 2.50% FL 2.50% HI 2.50% IN 2.50% MO 2.50% NM 2.50% NC 2.50% ND 2.50% OK 2.50% TX 2.50% WA 2.50% MT 2.40% OR 2.40% AZ 2.30% ID 2.30% NV 2.30% UT 2.30% WY 2.30% CO 2.20% CA 2.00%

Highlighted: Maine, ranked 9 of 50. Median 2.70%.

Maine closing costs by price and side

Buyer and seller totals, including Maine's 0.44% transfer tax.

Purchase priceBuyer totalSeller totalTransfer tax
$100,000$2,750$2,490$440
$150,000$3,450$3,060$660
$175,000$3,800$3,345$770
$200,000$4,150$3,630$880
$225,000$4,500$3,915$990
$250,000$4,850$4,200$1,100
$300,000$5,550$4,770$1,320
$350,000$6,250$5,340$1,540
$400,000$6,950$5,910$1,760
$450,000$7,650$6,480$1,980
$500,000$8,350$7,050$2,200
$600,000$9,750$8,190$2,640
$700,000$11,150$9,330$3,080
$800,000$12,550$10,470$3,520
$950,000$14,650$12,180$4,180
$1,100,000$16,750$13,890$4,840
$1,300,000$19,550$16,170$5,720
$1,600,000$23,750$19,590$7,040

Worked figures for Maine

Maine values:

PriceBuyerSellerTransfer
$150,000$3,450$3,060$660
$200,000$4,150$3,630$880
$250,000$4,850$4,200$1,100
$300,000$5,550$4,770$1,320
$400,000$6,950$5,910$1,760
$500,000$8,350$7,050$2,200
$600,000$9,750$8,190$2,640
$750,000$11,850$9,900$3,300
$900,000$13,950$11,610$3,960
$1,200,000$18,150$15,030$5,280

How Maine compares nationally

On typical closing cost, Maine ranks #9 of 50 at 3.00% — 11% above the median of 2.70%. The national range runs from 2.00% (California) to 3.80% (New York).

RankStateTypical closing cost
#7Connecticut3.10%
#8Illinois3.00%
#9Maine3.00%
#10Massachusetts3.00%
#11New Hampshire3.00%

Attorney closing states, ranked

Same rule structure as Maine:

StateTypical closing costvs Maine
New Jersey3.50%+16.7%
Connecticut3.10%+3.3%
Maine3.00%—
Georgia2.80%-6.7%
West Virginia2.80%-6.7%
South Carolina2.70%-10.0%
Mississippi2.60%-13.3%
North Carolina2.50%-16.7%

Maine questions, answered with Maine numbers

What are buyer closing costs in Maine?▾
On Maine's median home price of $424,000, expect roughly $7,286 as a buyer, including about $1,200 in attorney fees that Maine requires.
What does the seller pay in Maine?▾
About $6,184 on the median home, of which $1,866 is Maine's 0.44% transfer tax.
Do I need an attorney to close in Maine?▾
Yes. Maine requires an attorney at closing, typically $1,200, a cost buyers in title-company states do not have.

Other attorney closing states

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Last reviewed 2026-08-26. Maine figures only — verify with the relevant Maine agency before acting. How this is calculated.