Area data
Caratunk, ME — ZIP 04925
Population: 101 (Census ACS)
The median home value in ZIP 04925 (Caratunk, ME) is $470,000. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with coldwave, icestorm, lightning the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 3.0% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$470,000
Median home value
Relatively Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $470,000
- House Price Index (state)
- 486.3 (+4.0% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-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)
- coldWave, iceStorm, lightning, winterWeather, drought
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively High · drought: Relatively Moderate · hail: Relatively Low · hurricane: Relatively Moderate · iceStorm: Relatively High · inlandFlooding: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 4% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 78.2%
- 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)
- Annual precipitation
- 41.5 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 5a (extreme annual low -20 to -15°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- Airports within 30 mi
- 4
- Nearest airport
- Avery Field (8 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Hospitals include
- NORTHERN LIGHT C A DEAN HOSPITAL
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.6 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
- 44.4%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 9.2%
- Median annual property tax
- $2,130
- Households with broadband internet
- 90.0%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 13,541
- Average weekly wage
- $1,015
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Construction, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 74
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 04925?
- $470,000.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 04925?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: coldWave, iceStorm, lightning, winterWeather, drought.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 04925?
- Risk to homes is higher than 4% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 04925?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 04925?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 04925?
- Regional Price Parity: 97.0 (100 = US average) (Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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