Housing market/Maine/ZIP 04915
ZIP 04915 Belfast, Waldo County, Maine
Waldo County, ME · Maine. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
ZIP brief
Email this profile
HUD schedule, ACS stock, and the 90–110% band for ZIP 04915 · ME — sent to you.
ZIP 04915 · ME
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 04915 — Belfast, 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 04915
- 1-unit detached3,10559.8%
- 1-unit attached1953.8%
- 2–4 units73014.1%
- 5–49 units4879.4%
- Mobile67112.9%
2–4 unit share 14.1% · 5–49 unit share 9.4% · combined 2–49 23.4%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,009 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $856.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 47.6%; ≥50% 25.9%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,320 (1.308× ACS median gross rent).
Population
9,030 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: 8 projects, 221 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 6 properties, 121 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 0 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 04915 28.1% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 19.6%; ACS median gross rent is $1,009; population increased +0.5% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 730 units in 2–4-unit structures and 487 units in 5–49-unit structures; 8 LIHTC projects totaling 221 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,320 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,009. 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 04915 is a Census / HUD profile for Waldo County, ME. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 04915 — Belfast, 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 04915?
ZIP 04915 (Waldo County, ME) has 9,030 residents, 4,175 households, a renter share of 28.1%, median household income of $59,083, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,009. Vacancy is 19.6%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 04915?
ACS counts 424 units in 2-unit buildings, 306 in 3–4 unit buildings, 211 in 5–9, 36 in 10–19, and 240 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 1,217 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 04915?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,320. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 04915 — Belfast, ME HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Maine ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 04915 is Census / HUD research for Waldo 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.