Housing market/Maine/ZIP 03908
ZIP 03908 South Berwick, York County, Maine
York County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area · 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 03908 · ME
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 03908 — South Berwick, 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 03908
- 1-unit detached2,40876.0%
- 1-unit attached1264.0%
- 2–4 units33510.6%
- 5–49 units2347.4%
- Mobile662.1%
2–4 unit share 10.6% · 5–49 unit share 7.4% · combined 2–49 18.0%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,535 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,418.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 45.5%; ≥50% 31.1%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $2,280 (1.485× ACS median gross rent).
Population
7,384 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -0.5%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 1 projects, 20 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 1 properties, 22 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 504 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 03908 23.2% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 11.0%; ACS median gross rent is $1,535; population changed -0.5% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 335 units in 2–4-unit structures and 234 units in 5–49-unit structures; 1 LIHTC projects totaling 20 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $2,280 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,535. 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 03908 is a Census / HUD profile for York County, ME (part), ME. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 03908 — South Berwick, 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 03908?
ZIP 03908 (York County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area) has 7,384 residents, 2,820 households, a renter share of 23.2%, median household income of $97,927, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,535. Vacancy is 11.0%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 03908?
ACS counts 158 units in 2-unit buildings, 177 in 3–4 unit buildings, 81 in 5–9, 53 in 10–19, and 100 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 569 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 03908?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $2,280. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 03908 — South Berwick, ME HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Maine ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 03908 is Census / HUD research for York County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area. 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.