Housing market/Maine/ZIP 04685
ZIP 04685 Swans Island, Hancock County, Maine
Hancock County, ME · Maine. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 04685 · ME
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 04685 — Swans Island, ME HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 04685
- 1-unit detached46893.2%
- 5–49 units30.6%
- Mobile316.2%
2–4 unit share 0.0% · 5–49 unit share 0.6% · combined 2–49 0.6%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 23.1%; ≥50% 23.1%.
Population
388 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -13.6%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: not published for this ZIP.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 1 properties, 8 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 18 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 04685 6.9% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 62.4%; population changed -13.6% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 0 units in 2–4-unit structures and 3 units in 5–49-unit structures. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Maine research
ZIP 04685 is a Census / HUD profile for Hancock County, ME. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 04685 — Swans Island, ME HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Maine ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Maine research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 04685?
ZIP 04685 (Hancock County, ME) has 388 residents, 189 households, a renter share of 6.9%, median household income of $78,125, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of —. Vacancy is 62.4%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 04685?
ACS counts 0 units in 2-unit buildings, 0 in 3–4 unit buildings, 3 in 5–9, 0 in 10–19, and 0 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 3 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 04685?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,850. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 04685 — Swans Island, ME HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Maine ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 04685 is Census / HUD research for Hancock County, ME. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Maine property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.