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Franklin County, ME

Name: Building Permits — Franklin County, ME
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 184
Construction valuation (2025): $55,157,524
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 176 · 2-unit 4 · 3-4 4 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	184	$55,157,524
2024	169	$50,962,049
2023	150	$41,485,021
2022	234	$61,178,387
2021	214	$55,261,342
2020	98	$23,786,063
2019	66	$15,505,314
2018	136	$21,804,988
2017	96	$19,100,282
2016	67	$12,898,548
2015	51	$10,514,009

The Census Building Permits Survey counts new privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits — a leading indicator of housing supply. "1-unit" is single-family; "5+ units" is larger multifamily. Figures are imputation-adjusted to cover permit offices that did not report.

Source: Census Building Permits Survey. License: CC0 1.0.