Maine Single-Family Building Permits
See also, Annual Data.
| Date |
Number of Dwelling Units |
Average Value per Dwelling Unit ($) |
| Units | 12 Month | Average Value | 12 Month |
| Total | Percent Change | Average | Percent Change |
| 1994-Jan | 93 | 2,714 | -10 | 85,300 | 86,700 | 4 |
| Feb | 134 | 2,761 | -7 | 83,400 | 86,400 | 3 |
| Mar | 244 | 2,851 | -3 | 91,100 | 86,800 | 2 |
| Apr | 316 | 2,959 | 3 | 83,000 | 86,600 | 2 |
| May | 427 | 3,130 | 13 | 82,600 | 86,200 | 0 |
| Jun | 473 | 3,274 | 19 | 90,600 | 86,600 | 0 |
| Jul | 388 | 3,367 | 22 | 83,200 | 86,600 | 0 |
| Aug | 385 | 3,476 | 26 | 87,100 | 86,800 | 0 |
| Sep | 341 | 3,539 | 28 | 90,600 | 86,700 | 0 |
| Oct | 366 | 3,629 | 34 | 84,500 | 86,700 | 0 |
| Nov | 284 | 3,652 | 34 | 94,900 | 87,300 | 1 |
| Dec | 198 | 3,649 | 33 | 85,600 | 86,900 | 0 |
| 1995-Jan | 98 | 3,654 | 35 | 86,600 | 87,000 | 0 |
| Feb | 107 | 3,627 | 31 | 122,800 | 88,200 | 2 |
| Mar | 211 | 3,594 | 26 | 91,700 | 88,200 | 2 |
| Apr | 319 | 3,597 | 22 | 92,300 | 89,000 | 3 |
| May | 414 | 3,584 | 15 | 92,700 | 90,200 | 5 |
| Jun | 363 | 3,474 | 6 | 90,900 | 90,200 | 4 |
| Jul | 333 | 3,419 | 2 | 91,700 | 91,100 | 5 |
| Aug | 356 | 3,390 | -2 | 87,600 | 91,200 | 5 |
| Sep | 328 | 3,377 | -5 | 89,900 | 91,200 | 5 |
| Oct | 346 | 3,357 | -7 | 105,700 | 93,400 | 8 |
| Nov | 275 | 3,348 | -8 | 96,900 | 93,500 | 7 |
| Dec | 188 | 3,338 | -9 | 94,900 | 94,100 | 8 |
| 1996-Jan | 108 | 3,348 | -8 | 108,300 | 94,800 | 9 |
| Feb | 153 | 3,394 | -6 | 98,900 | 94,100 | 7 |
| Mar | 238 | 3,421 | -5 | 90,600 | 94,000 | 7 |
| Apr | 377 | 3,479 | -3 | 99,500 | 94,700 | 6 |
| May | 435 | 3,500 | -2 | 103,500 | 96,100 | 7 |
| Jun | 389 | 3,526 | 1 | 91,300 | 96,100 | 7 |
| Jul | 361 | 3,554 | 4 | 94,100 | 96,300 | 6 |
| Aug | 366 | 3,564 | 5 | 111,300 | 98,700 | 8 |
| Sep | 332 | 3,568 | 6 | 99,400 | 99,500 | 9 |
| Oct | 283 | 3,505 | 4 | 93,600 | 98,500 | 5 |
| Nov | 227 | 3,457 | 3 | 109,700 | 99,300 | 6 |
| Dec | 183 | 3,452 | 3 | 106,300 | 99,900 | 6 |
| 1997-Jan | 157 | 3,501 | 5 | 99,400 | 99,700 | 5 |
| Feb | 124 | 3,472 | 2 | 104,200 | 99,800 | 6 |
| Mar | 209 | 3,443 | 1 | 105,800 | 100,800 | 7 |
| Apr | 301 | 3,367 | -3 | 106,800 | 101,500 | 7 |
| May | 372 | 3,304 | -6 | 103,900 | 101,500 | 6 |
| Jun | 397 | 3,312 | -6 | 100,000 | 102,500 | 7 |
| Jul | 358 | 3,309 | -7 | 101,600 | 103,400 | 7 |
| Aug | 349 | 3,292 | -8 | 98,600 | 102,000 | 3 |
| Sep | 326 | 3,286 | -8 | 101,300 | 102,200 | 3 |
| Oct | 346 | 3,349 | -4 | 108,700 | 103,600 | 5 |
| Nov | 254 | 3,376 | -2 | 110,200 | 103,700 | 4 |
| Dec | 197 | 3,390 | -2 | 108,300 | 103,800 | 4 |
| 1998-Jan | 134 | 3,367 | -4 | 127,700 | 104,900 | 5 |
| Feb | 188 | 3,431 | -1 | 114,400 | 105,500 | 6 |
| Mar | 244 | 3,466 | 1 | 108,200 | 105,700 | 5 |
| Apr | 399 | 3,564 | 6 | 105,600 | 105,600 | 4 |
| May | 447 | 3,639 | 10 | 106,700 | 105,900 | 4 |
| Jun | 495 | 3,737 | 13 | 105,900 | 106,500 | 4 |
| Jul | 462 | 3,841 | 16 | 109,300 | 107,300 | 4 |
| Aug | 404 | 3,896 | 18 | 110,400 | 108,400 | 6 |
| Sep | 404 | 3,974 | 21 | 110,800 | 109,200 | 7 |
| Oct | 361 | 3,989 | 19 | 112,600 | 109,600 | 6 |
| Nov | 339 | 4,074 | 21 | 119,300 | 110,300 | 6 |
| Dec | 311 | 4,188 | 24 | 136,200 | 112,400 | 8 |
| 1999-Jan | 121 | 4,175 | 24 | 119,500 | 112,100 | 7 |
| Feb | 208 | 4,195 | 22 | 113,600 | 112,000 | 6 |
| Mar | 302 | 4,253 | 23 | 106,800 | 111,900 | 6 |
| Apr | 486 | 4,340 | 22 | 117,200 | 113,100 | 7 |
| May | 465 | 4,358 | 20 | 108,800 | 113,300 | 7 |
| Jun | 489 | 4,352 | 16 | 113,600 | 114,100 | 7 |
| Jul | 458 | 4,348 | 13 | 106,900 | 113,900 | 6 |
| Aug | 416 | 4,360 | 12 | 134,400 | 116,200 | 7 |
| Sep | 429 | 4,385 | 10 | 123,900 | 117,400 | 8 |
| Oct | 357 | 4,381 | 10 | 120,900 | 118,100 | 8 |
| Nov | 326 | 4,368 | 7 | 121,900 | 118,300 | 7 |
| Dec | 312 | 4,369 | 4 | 129,800 | 117,900 | 5 |
| 2000-Jan | 206 | 4,454 | 7 | 127,500 | 118,300 | 6 |
| Feb | 207 | 4,453 | 6 | 142,100 | 119,600 | 7 |
| Mar | 389 | 4,540 | 7 | 129,300 | 121,300 | 8 |
| Apr | 447 | 4,501 | 4 | 125,200 | 122,100 | 8 |
| May | 546 | 4,582 | 5 | 112,200 | 122,300 | 8 |
| Jun | 651 | 4,744 | 9 | 135,900 | 125,000 | 10 |
| Jul | 479 | 4,765 | 10 | 122,000 | 126,500 | 11 |
| Aug | 426 | 4,775 | 10 | 121,200 | 125,300 | 8 |
| Sep | 350 | 4,696 | 7 | 121,900 | 125,200 | 7 |
| Oct | 398 | 4,737 | 8 | 127,000 | 125,600 | 6 |
| Nov | 314 | 4,725 | 8 | 139,500 | 126,800 | 7 |
| Dec | 202 | 4,615 | 6 | 137,900 | 127,100 | 8 |
| 2001-Jan | 215 | 4,624 | 4 | 142,500 | 127,800 | 8 |
| Feb | 192 | 4,609 | 4 | 133,000 | 127,400 | 7 |
| Mar | 254 | 4,474 | -1 | 123,000 | 127,000 | 5 |
| Apr | 380 | 4,407 | -2 | 126,600 | 127,100 | 4 |
| May | 583 | 4,444 | -3 | 125,500 | 128,700 | 5 |
| Jun | 464 | 4,257 | -10 | 132,600 | 128,000 | 2 |
| Jul | 446 | 4,224 | -11 | 125,800 | 128,500 | 2 |
| Aug | 472 | 4,270 | -11 | 128,400 | 129,200 | 3 |
| Sep | 436 | 4,356 | -7 | 135,400 | 130,400 | 4 |
| Oct | 427 | 4,385 | -7 | 133,500 | 131,000 | 4 |
| Nov | 340 | 4,411 | -7 | 133,100 | 130,600 | 3 |
| Dec | 306 | 4,515 | -2 | 129,300 | 130,200 | 2 |
| 2002-Jan | 247 | 4,547 | -2 | 140,600 | 130,200 | 2 |
| Feb | 276 | 4,631 | 0 | 139,000 | 130,600 | 3 |
| Mar | 373 | 4,750 | 6 | 130,700 | 131,000 | 3 |
| Apr | 527 | 4,897 | 11 | 132,800 | 131,500 | 3 |
| May | 577 | 4,891 | 10 | 124,800 | 131,500 | 2 |
| Jun | 546 | 4,973 | 17 | 134,200 | 131,700 | 3 |
| Jul | 535 | 5,062 | 20 | 127,800 | 131,800 | 3 |
| Aug | 450 | 5,040 | 18 | 139,400 | 132,800 | 3 |
| Sep | 450 | 5,054 | 16 | 141,700 | 133,300 | 2 |
| Oct | 479 | 5,106 | 16 | 139,800 | 133,900 | 2 |
| Nov | 338 | 5,104 | 16 | 147,500 | 134,900 | 3 |
| Dec | 332 | 5,130 | 14 | 157,400 | 136,700 | 5 |
| 2003-Jan | 286 | 5,169 | 14 | 146,500 | 137,000 | 5 |
| Feb | 218 | 5,111 | 10 | 166,400 | 138,200 | 6 |
| Mar | 359 | 5,097 | 7 | 151,100 | 139,600 | 7 |
| Apr | 550 | 5,120 | 5 | 149,700 | 141,400 | 8 |
| May | 588 | 5,131 | 5 | 140,400 | 143,200 | 9 |
| Jun | 541 | 5,126 | 3 | 143,600 | 144,200 | 9 |
| Jul | 646 | 5,237 | 3 | 124,100 | 143,400 | 9 |
| Aug | 582 | 5,369 | 7 | 135,800 | 142,900 | 8 |
| Sep | 572 | 5,491 | 9 | 143,100 | 143,000 | 7 |
| Oct | 515 | 5,527 | 8 | 149,100 | 143,800 | 7 |
| Nov | 355 | 5,544 | 9 | 163,800 | 144,900 | 7 |
| Dec | 369 | 5,581 | 9 | 131,700 | 143,300 | 5 |
| 2004-Jan | 323 | 5,618 | 9 | 145,800 | 143,300 | 5 |
| Feb | 315 | 5,715 | 12 | 155,200 | 143,000 | 3 |
| Mar | 522 | 5,878 | 15 | 141,200 | 142,400 | 2 |
| Apr | 759 | 6,087 | 19 | 137,700 | 141,200 | 0 |
| May | 709 | 6,208 | 21 | 147,100 | 141,900 | -1 |
| Jun | 738 | 6,405 | 25 | 154,700 | 143,200 | -1 |
| Jul | 618 | 6,377 | 22 | 145,600 | 145,400 | 1 |
| Aug | 565 | 6,360 | 18 | 153,800 | 147,000 | 3 |
| Sep | 628 | 6,416 | 17 | 156,400 | 148,300 | 4 |
| Oct | 574 | 6,475 | 17 | 151,900 | 148,500 | 3 |
| Nov | 502 | 6,622 | 19 | 155,200 | 148,200 | 2 |
| Dec | 521 | 6,774 | 21 | 153,300 | 149,500 | 4 |
| 2005-Jan | 247 | 6,698 | 19 | 175,400 | 150,600 | 5 |
| Feb | 273 | 6,656 | 16 | 158,100 | 150,700 | 5 |
| Mar | 370 | 6,504 | 11 | 175,000 | 152,900 | 7 |
| Apr | 444 | 6,189 | 2 | 171,600 | 156,100 | 11 |
| May | 500 | 5,980 | -4 | 182,600 | 159,400 | 12 |
| Jun | 562 | 5,804 | -9 | 178,100 | 161,800 | 13 |
| Jul | 456 | 5,642 | -12 | 183,700 | 165,300 | 14 |
| Aug | 493 | 5,570 | -12 | 179,100 | 167,700 | 14 |
| Sep | 473 | 5,415 | -16 | 180,400 | 170,100 | 15 |
| Oct | 399 | 5,240 | -19 | 182,500 | 173,100 | 17 |
| Nov | 313 | 5,051 | -24 | 184,700 | 175,500 | 18 |
| Dec | 283 | 4,813 | -29 | 169,300 | 177,600 | 19 |
| 2006-Jan | 221 | 4,787 | -29 | 180,700 | 177,800 | 18 |
| Feb | 219 | 4,733 | -29 | 182,500 | 179,200 | 19 |
| Mar | 382 | 4,745 | -27 | 171,200 | 178,900 | 17 |
| Apr | 416 | 4,717 | -24 | 172,900 | 179,000 | 15 |
| May | 404 | 4,621 | -23 | 197,200 | 180,200 | 13 |
| Jun | 418 | 4,477 | -23 | 190,100 | 181,400 | 12 |
| Jul | 361 | 4,382 | -22 | 183,700 | 181,400 | 10 |
| Aug | 347 | 4,236 | -24 | 183,600 | 181,800 | 8 |
| Sep | 292 | 4,055 | -25 | 210,600 | 184,100 | 8 |
| Oct | 337 | 3,993 | -24 | 158,500 | 182,100 | 5 |
| Nov | 270 | 3,950 | -22 | 182,500 | 181,900 | 4 |
| Dec | 216 | 3,883 | -19 | 189,000 | 183,200 | 3 |
| 2007-Jan | 172 | 3,834 | -20 | 198,900 | 184,100 | 4 |
| Feb | 155 | 3,770 | -20 | 193,600 | 184,600 | 3 |
| Mar | 244 | 3,632 | -23 | 185,100 | 186,000 | 4 |
| Apr | 297 | 3,513 | -26 | 168,500 | 186,100 | 4 |
| May | 350 | 3,459 | -25 | 178,400 | 184,000 | 2 |
| Jun | 319 | 3,360 | -25 | 191,400 | 183,900 | 1 |
| Jul | 342 | 3,341 | -24 | 171,900 | 182,700 | 1 |
| Aug | 322 | 3,316 | -22 | 173,200 | 181,700 | 0 |
| Sep | 243 | 3,267 | -19 | 187,900 | 179,600 | -2 |
| Oct | 303 | 3,233 | -19 | 190,100 | 182,800 | 0 |
| Nov | 170 | 3,133 | -21 | 193,000 | 183,300 | 1 |
| Dec | 127 | 3,044 | -22 | 207,300 | 183,900 | 0 |
| 2008-Jan | 113 | 2,985 | -22 | 188,500 | 183,300 | 0 |
| Feb | 99 | 2,929 | -22 | 197,100 | 183,200 | -1 |
| Mar | 139 | 2,824 | -22 | 188,300 | 183,300 | -1 |
| Apr | 222 | 2,749 | -22 | 192,600 | 185,600 | 0 |
| May | 211 | 2,610 | -25 | 187,500 | 186,700 | 1 |
| Jun | 200 | 2,491 | -26 | 200,500 | 187,200 | 2 |
| Jul | 186 | 2,335 | -30 | 192,000 | 189,800 | 4 |
| Aug | 152 | 2,165 | -35 | 187,400 | 192,100 | 6 |
| Sep | 168 | 2,090 | -36 | 205,100 | 193,700 | 8 |
| Oct | 127 | 1,914 | -41 | 184,100 | 193,600 | 6 |
| Nov | 102 | 1,846 | -41 | 204,100 | 194,200 | 6 |
| Dec | 84 | 1,803 | -41 | 213,000 | 194,200 | 6 |
| 2009-Jan | 61 | 1,751 | -41 | 182,700 | 194,200 | 6 |
| Feb | 56 | 1,708 | -42 | 182,200 | 193,600 | 6 |
| Mar | 98 | 1,667 | -41 | 176,000 | 193,000 | 5 |
| Apr | 106 | 1,551 | -44 | 174,100 | 191,800 | 3 |
| May | 170 | 1,510 | -42 | 185,700 | 191,700 | 3 |
| Jun | 168 | 1,478 | -41 | 175,100 | 188,600 | 1 |
| Jul | 200 | 1,492 | -36 | 173,000 | 186,100 | -2 |
| Aug | 136 | 1,476 | -32 | 170,800 | 184,600 | -4 |
| Sep | 174 | 1,482 | -29 | 189,200 | 182,800 | -6 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
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