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Maine in 2021

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

In 2021 the FHFA house price index for Maine changed +14.7%, against +11.6% for the United States and +4.8% in 2020.

6,530 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (5,238 single-family), +23.1% on 2020; the national total was 1,736,982.

+14.7%Maine index, 2020–2021US +11.6%
6,530housing units permitted in 20215,238 single-family
16 of 16counties with a rising indexmedian county +14.4%
1,736,982units permitted nationally in 2021
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Counties in 2021

Ranked by the county index change from 2020 to 2021 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2021; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2021Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Franklin County+19.0%2142086.9
Kennebec County+17.5%4364253.4
Washington County+17.4%53511.7
Oxford County+17.0%3513515.8
Androscoggin County+16.5%2211781.9
Cumberland County+14.9%1,9441,2246.1
Piscataquis County+14.9%42422.4
Sagadahoc County+14.6%1621584.3
Lincoln County+14.4%1701704.6
York County+14.4%1,6061,2527.2
Somerset County+14.2%134932.6
Waldo County+13.9%1401403.4
Penobscot County+13.8%3683162.3
Knox County+13.7%1541543.7
Aroostook County+11.0%79751.2
Hancock County+10.9%3382835.9

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.