Zip lookup · ME

04986
Thorndike, Maine.

Thorndike, Waldo County, ME · population 2,228

What it costs per month · 04986 $1,307/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$760 (+139%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $7,938 +3%
$241,107$249,045 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $44,672 +22%
$204,373$249,045 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 04986 $1,307 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 04986$1,307
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 18 years.

Typical home values in zip 04986 rose 3.3% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

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

Typical home value $249,045 as of Sep 2026
+3.3%year on year

Typical home value — 04986

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 04986 $249,045 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 04986$249,045
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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4.6 04921 Brooks 1,775 — $286,228
7.2 04941 Freedom 1,577 — $291,185
7.3 04988 Unity 1,894 — $289,059
8.9 04987 Troy 984 — $259,548
9.5 04951 Monroe 1,001 — $288,567
10.7 04952 Morrill 1,790 — $320,953
10.8 04915 Belfast 9,107 $1,492 $381,905
10.8 04932 Dixmont 1,207 — $250,825
11.0 04910 Albion 2,204 — $270,178
12.1 04922 Burnham 953 — $269,314
13.3 04973 Searsmont 1,646 — $318,835
14.1 04949 Liberty 969 — $332,924
14.8 04354 Palermo 1,473 — $360,835
15.0 04969 Plymouth 1,319 — $245,706
15.1 04929 Detroit 650 — $237,789
15.1 04974 Searsport 2,655 — $325,672
15.3 04438 Frankfort 1,098 — $264,433
16.7 04434 Etna 1,252 — $264,873
17.0 04496 Winterport 3,850 — $306,767
17.1 04901 Waterville 27,870 $1,354 $270,527
17.4 04927 Clinton 3,385 — $257,420
17.9 04358 South China 4,526 — $335,910
18.0 04981 Stockton Springs 2,575 — $369,107
18.1 04444 Hampden 9,371 — $350,288
18.4 04849 Lincolnville 4,017 — $476,232
18.4 04967 Pittsfield 3,930 — $199,746
19.3 04419 Carmel 2,941 — $328,182

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