Best ZIP Codes for Cash Flow in Bangor, ME (2026)

Ranked by cap rate — the annual return on the purchase price before financing. ZIPs that also clear the 1% rule are marked.

# ZIP City Home value Rent Cap rate 5-yr growth
1 04435 Exeter, ME $223,207 $1,782 6.23% 6.4%
2 04455 Lee, ME $192,846 $1,467 5.93% 8.0%
3 04487 Carroll Plantation, ME $196,001 $1,467 5.84% —
4 04928 Corinna, ME $195,957 $1,413 5.62% 7.3%
5 04468 Old Town, ME $258,756 $1,817 5.48% 8.4%
6 04932 Dixmont, ME $257,712 $1,737 5.26% 5.9%
7 04418 Summit, ME $180,626 $1,188 5.13% 5.5%
8 04448 Howland, ME $199,474 $1,287 5.03% 7.3%
9 04422 Charleston, ME $250,544 $1,593 4.96% 8.7%
10 04461 Milford, ME $229,823 $1,449 4.92% 6.5%
11 04449 Hudson, ME $266,977 $1,656 4.84% 7.9%
12 04450 Kenduskeag, ME $246,946 $1,458 4.61% 7.1%
13 04930 Dexter, ME $220,684 $1,278 4.52% 7.3%
14 04430 East Millinocket, ME $180,607 $1,026 4.43% —
15 04434 Etna, ME $276,646 $1,503 4.24% 4.1%
16 04428 Eddington, ME $286,396 $1,548 4.22% 5.7%
17 04411 Bradley, ME $283,239 $1,494 4.11% 7.8%
18 04401 Bangor, ME $311,416 $1,600 4.01% 7.3%
19 04765 Patten, ME $194,637 $999 4.00% 3.7%
20 04456 Levant, ME $332,900 $1,701 3.99% 7.4%
21 04488 Stetson, ME $277,762 $1,422 3.99% 7.0%
22 04473 Orono, ME $323,355 $1,625 3.92% 6.8%
23 04419 Carmel, ME $336,009 $1,683 3.91% 6.1%
24 04457 Lincoln, ME $233,851 $1,161 3.87% 8.4%
25 04969 Plymouth, ME $258,277 $1,278 3.86% 5.8%

Ranked from Repit’s own ZIP-level data — Zillow home values and rents, HUD fair-market rents where Zillow has no coverage, and U.S. Census vacancy. Cap rate is gross: annual rent over purchase price, before financing and expenses. Every ZIP above links to its full free page. How we calculate this →

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