Housing data for Shirley, ME
Shirley, ME has an estimated 234 residents and 210 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a town in Piscataquis County.
1.0% of households rent.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 234 (±58)
- Housing units
- 210 (±49)
- Households that rent
- 1.0%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +38.5%
What stands out in Shirley
Households that rent: 1.0% (±2.3 points) in Shirley, lower than in Piscataquis County (21.2%).
Median real estate taxes: $2,522 (±$196) in Shirley, higher than in Piscataquis County ($1,537).
Median home value: $219,600 (±$35,639) in Shirley, higher than in Piscataquis County ($170,200).
Homes heated by fuel oil: 38.1% (±13.5 points) in Shirley, lower than in Piscataquis County (54.4%).
Housing in Shirley at a glance
- Renters and owners: 1.0% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $61,875 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Home values: $219,600 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Homeowner costs: $1,239 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Property taxes: $2,522 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 46.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 42.4% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 38.1% heat with fuel oil or kerosene (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Commute and cars: 20.5 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Growth: +38.5% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 25.7% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 2.1% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Shirley against Piscataquis County, its state and the nation
| Shirley | Piscataquis County | Maine | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 234 (±58) | 17,263 (exact) | 1,387,817 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 210 (±49) | 14,680 (±173) | 751,876 (±671) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 1.0% (±2.3 points) | 21.2% (±2.4 points) | 25.7% (±0.4 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $837 (±$64) | $1,139 (±$13) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $61,875 (±$21,807) | $61,345 (±$4,372) | $74,733 (±$795) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $219,600 (±$35,639) | $170,200 (±$8,339) | $296,600 (±$2,876) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,522 (±$196) | $1,537 (±$91) | $3,036 (±$26) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 42.4% (±13.2 points) | 53.9% (±2.8 points) | 54.5% (±0.6 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 20.5 minutes (±6.0) | 25.2 minutes (±2.0) | 24.6 minutes (±0.3) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 85.6% (±9.3 points) | 88.3% (±1.7 points) | 90.3% (±0.3 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 42.0 years (±8.2) | 51.5 years (±0.3) | 44.8 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Shirley covers 53.3 square miles of land, about 4 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Shirley has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 169 (±48) | 234 (±58) | +38.5% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 228 (±37) | 210 (±49) | −7.9% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $146,900 (±$39,520) | $219,600 (±$35,639) | +49.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $47,679 (±$10,594) | $61,875 (±$21,807) | +29.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $942 (±$20) | $1,239 (±$211) | +31.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,260 (±$241) | $2,522 (±$196) | +100.2% | Up after inflation |
| Households that rent | 12.3% (±9.3 points) | 1.0% (±2.3 points) | −11.3 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±82.3 points) | 0.0% (±100.0 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Piscataquis County
Shirley has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Piscataquis County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Piscataquis County recorded 28 violent and 648 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Shirley
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04485 | 100% | 234 | — | $219,600 | $61,875 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Shirley
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monson | 7.6 mi | — | $178,100 | 17.1% |
| Greenville | 8.3 mi | $662 | $268,500 | 18.0% |
| Willimantic | 13 mi | — | $131,700 | 7.8% |
| Abbot | 13 mi | $1,111 | $171,200 | 25.7% |
| Kingsbury Plantation | 14 mi | — | $137,500 | 53.8% |
| The Forks Plantation | 15 mi | — | $271,700 | 15.1% |
| Caratunk | 17 mi | — | $470,000 | 11.7% |
| Beaver Cove | 17 mi | — | $523,300 | 13.7% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Shirley, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $933 | $1,024 | $1,340 | $1,610 | $1,761 |
HUD income limits for Shirley, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $19,300 | $32,200 | $51,450 |
| 2 people | $22,050 | $36,800 | $58,800 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $41,400 | $66,150 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $45,950 | $73,500 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $49,650 | $79,400 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $53,350 | $85,300 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $57,000 | $91,150 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $60,700 | $97,050 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Piscataquis County, ME, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $72,100.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Shirley
How many homes are in Shirley?
Shirley, ME has an estimated 210 (±49) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common home size in Shirley?
The most common size is 2 bedrooms, 45.2% of homes in Shirley, ME.
How old are most homes in Shirley?
42.4% of homes in Shirley, ME were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Shirley growing?
In Shirley, the number of residents went from 169 in 2015–2019 to 234 in 2020–2024 (+38.5%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Shirley?
The ZIP code that covers Shirley is 04485.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Shirley town, Piscataquis County, Maine
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Shirley town, Piscataquis County, Maine
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Shirley town, Piscataquis County, Maine
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Shirley town, Piscataquis County, Maine
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Shirley town, Piscataquis County, Maine
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Shirley town, Piscataquis County, Maine
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Shirley town, Piscataquis County, Maine
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Piscataquis County, ME
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Piscataquis County, ME
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Shirley town, Piscataquis County, Maine (county subdivision:68140, in state:23 county:021).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .