Median home value is about $428,200 — about 23% above the U.S. median home value ($348,079).
Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 93.1% (about 27.7 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).
To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 04558 in ME, a household would need roughly $118,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $2,751. That is about 45% above the local median household income ($81,103), so the median earner would likely stretch or need a larger down payment. Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.