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Blue Hill, Maine: commercial real estate data.
Blue Hill is a Census CDP of 799 people across 4.71 square miles of land, in Hancock County. 42.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 14 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Blue Hill
What Blue Hill is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.71 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land170 plus or minus 69
- County holding the largest share of its areaHancock County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Blue Hill
- Population799 plus or minus 323
- Median age53.0
- Population under 18134 plus or minus 82
- Share under 1816.8 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Population 65 and over204 plus or minus 142
- Share 65 and over25.5 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Households460 plus or minus 194
- Family households230 plus or minus 136
- Share of households that are families50.0 percent plus or minus 20.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Blue Hill
- Per capita income$65,659 plus or minus $34,389
- Civilian labor force460 plus or minus 238
- Employed460 plus or minus 238
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over608 plus or minus 247
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher58.1 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree36.8 percent plus or minus 18.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Blue Hill
- Housing units684 plus or minus 226
- Occupied units460 plus or minus 194
- Vacant units224 plus or minus 145
- Vacancy rate32.7 percent plus or minus 18.2
- Owner occupied194 plus or minus 107
- Renter occupied266 plus or minus 164
- Ownership rate42.2 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$384,800 plus or minus $275,081
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,038 plus or minus $638
- Single family units376 plus or minus 175
- Share single family55.0 percent plus or minus 18.1
- Units in buildings of two or more308 plus or minus 186
- Share in buildings of two or more45.0 percent plus or minus 22.8
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Blue Hill gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute362 plus or minus 181
- Commuting under 15 minutes101 plus or minus 97
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.9 percent plus or minus 22.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more185 plus or minus 129
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.1 percent plus or minus 24.8
- Drove alone54.9 percent plus or minus 30.9
- Carpooled23.3 percent plus or minus 16.1
- Public transport7.3 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Walked8.3 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Worked from home6.2 percent plus or minus 9.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Blue Hill (7(a))
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$2,299,600
- Average approval$164,257
- Median approval$47,000
- Largest approval$992,000
- Jobs supported71
- Jobs per approval5.1
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term72 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more14.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blue Hill, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Blue Hill (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$877,000
- Average approval$438,500
- Median approval$438,500
- Largest approval$718,000
- Jobs supported12
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blue Hill, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Blue Hill
- NFIP communityTown of Blue Hill
- NFIP community number230274
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/20/16
The Town of Blue Hill participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 230274 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Hancock County, not Blue Hill
Hancock County context, not Blue Hill figures
- Establishments in Hancock County2,397
- Covered employment, Hancock County23,631
- Average annual pay, Hancock County$53,780
- Housing units permitted, Hancock County259
Every figure in this section is published for Hancock County as a whole and is not a measurement of Blue Hill.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Blue Hill questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Blue Hill, Maine?
799, in 460 households. Blue Hill CDP covers 4.71 square miles of land, which is 170 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Blue Hill in?
Hancock County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
How much SBA lending goes to Blue Hill businesses?
14 7(a) approvals totaling $2.3 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $47,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $877,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blue Hill, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Blue Hill borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Blue Hill. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Blue Hill in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Blue Hill appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Blue Hill, town of, community 230274, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Blue Hill figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hancock County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Blue Hill.
Is zoning published for Blue Hill?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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