Median home value is about $266,100 — about 24% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).
Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $963 (about 17% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 84.4% (about 19.0 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).
To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 04627 in ME, a household would need roughly $73,000 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 $1,709. That is about 21% above the local median household income ($60,536), 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.