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Knox County, ME

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 191
Construction valuation (2025): $44,221,176
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 125 · 2-unit 4 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 62

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	191	$44,221,176
2024	166	$43,220,907
2023	153	$36,197,396
2022	210	$43,070,639
2021	154	$41,387,326
2020	136	$30,887,236
2019	114	$27,782,603
2018	103	$27,201,694
2017	95	$18,186,619
2016	112	$23,533,168
2015	89	$22,562,670

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.