Zip lookup · ME

04988
Unity, Maine.

Unity, Waldo County, ME · Augusta-Waterville, ME metro · population 1,894

What it costs per month · 04988 $1,517/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$857 (+130%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $14,725 +5%
$274,334$289,059 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $44,625 +18%
$244,434$289,059 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 04988 $1,517 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 04988$1,517
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 21 years.

Typical home values in zip 04988 rose 5.4% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Waldo County, ME 80% · Kennebec County, ME 20%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Unity, ME — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $289,059 as of Sep 2026
+5.4%year on year

Typical home value — 04988

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 04988 $289,059 Augusta $315,691 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 04988$289,059
  • Augusta$315,691
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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6.4 04922 Burnham 953 — $269,314
6.8 04910 Albion 2,204 — $270,178
7.3 04986 Thorndike 2,228 — $249,045
7.8 04987 Troy 984 — $259,548
9.5 04941 Freedom 1,577 — $291,185
10.1 04927 Clinton 3,385 — $257,420
10.8 04901 Waterville 27,870 $1,354 $270,527
11.3 04921 Brooks 1,775 — $286,228
11.7 04929 Detroit 650 — $237,789
12.7 04967 Pittsfield 3,930 — $199,746
13.1 04932 Dixmont 1,207 — $250,825
13.7 04969 Plymouth 1,319 — $245,706
14.2 04354 Palermo 1,473 — $360,835
15.0 04358 South China 4,526 — $335,910
15.5 04951 Monroe 1,001 — $288,567
15.7 04924 Canaan 2,063 — $244,731
15.8 04937 Fairfield 6,358 $1,138 $242,067
15.8 04949 Liberty 969 — $332,924
16.7 04952 Morrill 1,790 — $320,953
17.2 04434 Etna 1,252 — $264,873
17.3 04965 Palmyra 2,209 — $236,067
18.0 04915 Belfast 9,107 $1,492 $381,905
18.1 04973 Searsmont 1,646 — $318,835
18.3 04989 Vassalboro 4,592 — $339,224
19.3 04953 Newport 3,143 — $262,167

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.