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Somerset County, ME

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 110
Construction valuation (2025): $26,157,852
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 101 · 2-unit 6 · 3-4 3 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	110	$26,157,852
2024	118	$27,563,742
2023	135	$24,936,752
2022	152	$22,644,796
2021	134	$14,965,426
2020	141	$18,723,877
2019	87	$11,752,500
2018	83	$12,269,133
2017	65	$7,648,026
2016	58	$7,247,826
2015	48	$5,231,341

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.