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Lincoln County, ME

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 180
Construction valuation (2025): $66,786,321
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 180 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	180	$66,786,321
2024	155	$47,326,369
2023	161	$58,859,893
2022	168	$50,596,112
2021	170	$44,632,702
2020	152	$39,046,449
2019	103	$26,971,975
2018	100	$21,216,271
2017	97	$24,071,212
2016	89	$31,945,846
2015	82	$19,586,473

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.