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Maine in 2014

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

In 2014 the FHFA house price index for Maine changed +1.7%, against +6.2% for the United States and +0.7% in 2013.

3,242 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (2,713 single-family), −5.4% on 2013; the national total was 1,046,363.

+1.7%Maine index, 2013–2014US +6.2%
3,242housing units permitted in 20142,713 single-family
11 of 16counties with a rising indexmedian county +0.2%
1,046,363units permitted nationally in 2014
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Counties in 2014

Ranked by the county index change from 2013 to 2014 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2014; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2014Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Piscataquis County+6.1%20181.1
Cumberland County+2.8%9067332.9
Penobscot County+2.7%2312131.5
York County+2.0%6935893.1
Oxford County+1.5%1641442.7
Androscoggin County+0.9%91910.8
Kennebec County+0.4%3441812.7
Aroostook County+0.3%66561.0
Knox County+0.2%1011012.5
Waldo County+0.2%76761.9
Sagadahoc County+0.1%97972.6
Hancock County−0.2%1831463.2
Washington County−0.4%41411.3
Franklin County−0.5%58581.9
Lincoln County−1.1%56541.5
Somerset County−1.2%37370.7

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.