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Maine in 1997

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 1997 the FHFA house price index for Maine changed +2.0%, against +3.8% for the United States and +2.6% in 1996.

4,706 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (4,304 single-family), +0.4% on 1996; the national total was 1,441,136.

+2.0%Maine index, 1996–1997US +3.8%
4,706housing units permitted in 19974,304 single-family
12 of 15counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.8%
1,441,136units permitted nationally in 1997
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Counties in 1997

Ranked by the county index change from 1996 to 1997 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1997; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1997Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Lincoln County+14.2%1171173.2
Aroostook County+7.7%95951.4
Knox County+6.4%1841844.5
Washington County+6.1%88882.8
Oxford County+5.7%2042043.4
Franklin County+3.7%51511.7
Somerset County+3.6%75751.5
Cumberland County+2.8%1,0861,0863.4
Sagadahoc County+2.5%1051052.8
York County+2.3%8298293.7
Hancock County+0.8%2682684.7
Penobscot County+0.6%2632631.7
Waldo County−0.9%97972.4
Kennebec County−1.3%2882882.2
Androscoggin County−1.9%2562562.2
Piscataquis County—35352.0

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Maine by year05,00010,0001995: 4,417 units (4,162 single-family, 255 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 4,685 units (4,463 single-family, 222 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 4,706 units (4,304 single-family, 402 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 6,280 units (5,656 single-family, 624 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 5,688 units (5,375 single-family, 313 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 6,177 units (5,748 single-family, 429 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 6,492 units (5,931 single-family, 561 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 7,207 units (6,421 single-family, 786 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 7,933 units (7,308 single-family, 625 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 8,771 units (8,053 single-family, 718 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 8,969 units (7,810 single-family, 1,159 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 7,293 units (6,483 single-family, 810 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 5,873 units (5,053 single-family, 820 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 3,615 units (3,099 single-family, 516 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 3,121 units (2,816 single-family, 305 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 3,034 units (2,812 single-family, 222 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 2,744 units (2,279 single-family, 465 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 3,001 units (2,496 single-family, 505 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 3,427 units (2,812 single-family, 615 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 3,242 units (2,713 single-family, 529 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 3,699 units (2,853 single-family, 846 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 4,010 units (3,265 single-family, 745 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 4,358 units (3,583 single-family, 775 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 4,697 units (3,660 single-family, 1,037 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 4,760 units (3,474 single-family, 1,286 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 5,304 units (4,180 single-family, 1,124 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 6,530 units (5,238 single-family, 1,292 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 7,094 units (4,907 single-family, 2,187 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 6,183 units (4,540 single-family, 1,643 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 6,034 units (4,650 single-family, 1,384 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 6,979 units (4,764 single-family, 2,215 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Maine by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.