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Maine in 2005

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

In 2005 the FHFA house price index for Maine changed +11.4%, against +12.4% for the United States and +12.1% in 2004.

8,969 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,810 single-family), +2.3% on 2004; the national total was 2,155,316.

+11.4%Maine index, 2004–2005US +12.4%
8,969housing units permitted in 20057,810 single-family
16 of 16counties with a rising indexmedian county +11.6%
2,155,316units permitted nationally in 2005
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Counties in 2005

Ranked by the county index change from 2004 to 2005 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2005; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2005Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Piscataquis County+16.6%1021025.9
Aroostook County+14.2%1691642.5
Hancock County+14.2%4844388.5
Somerset County+14.1%1551553.0
Androscoggin County+13.5%5214864.5
Knox County+13.4%2682626.5
Oxford County+13.4%4774737.9
Kennebec County+11.8%8066426.2
York County+11.6%1,6141,4277.3
Cumberland County+11.3%1,9091,5196.0
Lincoln County+11.3%3022748.3
Waldo County+10.7%1921924.7
Penobscot County+10.4%9967376.3
Franklin County+10.2%2712558.8
Sagadahoc County+10.2%2572426.8
Washington County+5.0%2152116.9

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.