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Which counties in Maine are building the most new homes?

Piscataquis County (8.0 per 1,000 residents), Oxford County (7.8 per 1,000 residents) and Sagadahoc County (6.8 per 1,000 residents) permitted the most new homes for their size in Maine in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 16 ranked Maine counties

Maine counties ranked by new homes permitted per 1,000 residents
RankCountyPer 1,000 residents, 2025Homes permitted 2025Residents
1Piscataquis County8.014017,409
2Oxford County7.846860,346
3Sagadahoc County6.825837,979
4York County6.61,473222,434
5Franklin County6.018430,824
6Hancock County5.631857,171
7Cumberland County5.51,756317,222
8Lincoln County4.918036,595
9Knox County4.619141,117
10Waldo County4.116740,693
11Kennebec County4.0510129,067
12Androscoggin County3.9453116,487
13Washington County3.410731,334
14Penobscot County3.1486157,967
15Somerset County2.111051,620
16Aroostook County1.06466,609

How this is ranked

Housing units authorized by building permits in 2025 (Census Bureau Building Permits Survey), per 1,000 residents. Permits count homes authorized, not finished. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in Maine is building the most new homes?

Piscataquis County: 8.0 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Oxford County (7.8 per 1,000 residents) and Sagadahoc County (6.8 per 1,000 residents), of 16 Maine counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

Housing units authorized by building permits in 2025 (Census Bureau Building Permits Survey), per 1,000 residents. Permits count homes authorized, not finished. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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