Area data
Sinclair, ME — ZIP 04779
Population: 446 (Census ACS)
The median home value in ZIP 04779 (Sinclair, ME) is $172,200. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with winterweather, coldwave, hurricane the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 3.0% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$172,200
Median home value
Relatively Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $172,200
- House Price Index (state)
- 486.3 (+4.0% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Market activity
- For-sale inventory
- 16
Source: recent area sales and market data (ZIP-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 97.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 27.8¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $19.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- winterWeather, coldWave, hurricane, iceStorm, inlandFlooding
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively High · drought: Relatively Low · earthquake: Relatively Low · hurricane: Relatively Moderate · iceStorm: Relatively Moderate · inlandFlooding: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 8% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 67.3%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 4a (extreme annual low -30 to -25°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 35
- Days with Good air quality
- 299
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 67
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 96
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (40 mi)
- National parks include
- Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Maine Acadian Culture
- Airports within 30 mi
- 1
- Nearest airport
- Allen St Peter Memorial Airport (26 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Hospitals include
- NORTHERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.5 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,973
- Housing built before 1970
- 47.3%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 19.2%
- Median annual property tax
- $972
- Households with broadband internet
- 61.7%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 19,865
- Average weekly wage
- $925
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Agriculture
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 50
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in ZIP 04779?
- $172,200.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 04779?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: winterWeather, coldWave, hurricane, iceStorm, inlandFlooding.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 04779?
- Risk to homes is higher than 8% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 04779?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 04779?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in ZIP 04779?
- Good. Median AQI: 35. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 04779?
- Regional Price Parity: 97.0 (100 = US average) (Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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