Housing market/Maine/ZIP 04106
ZIP 04106 South Portland, Maine
Portland, ME 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 04106 · ME
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 04106 — South Portland, 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 04106
- 1-unit detached7,01454.6%
- 1-unit attached5104.0%
- 2–4 units1,98415.5%
- 5–49 units1,75613.7%
- 50+ units1,41511.0%
- Mobile1591.2%
2–4 unit share 15.4% · 5–49 unit share 13.7% · combined 2–49 29.1%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,642 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,514.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 50.3%; ≥50% 20.7%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $2,640 (1.608× ACS median gross rent).
Population
26,966 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +4.4%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 13 projects, 845 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 4 properties, 103 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 761 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 04106 39.6% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 4.6%; ACS median gross rent is $1,642; population increased +4.4% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 1,984 units in 2–4-unit structures and 1,756 units in 5–49-unit structures; 13 LIHTC projects totaling 845 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $2,640 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,642. 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 04106 is a Census / HUD profile for Portland, ME. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 04106 — South Portland, 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 04106?
ZIP 04106 (Portland, ME HUD Metro FMR Area) has 26,966 residents, 12,259 households, a renter share of 39.6%, median household income of $83,744, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,642. Vacancy is 4.6%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 04106?
ACS counts 972 units in 2-unit buildings, 1,012 in 3–4 unit buildings, 578 in 5–9, 462 in 10–19, and 716 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 3,740 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 04106?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $2,640. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 04106 — South Portland, ME HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Maine ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 04106 is Census / HUD research for Portland, ME 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.