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Washington County, ME

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 107
Construction valuation (2025): $29,349,793
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 103 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 4 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	107	$29,349,793
2024	97	$24,054,740
2023	66	$16,991,673
2022	76	$16,766,138
2021	53	$10,587,866
2020	53	$7,131,186
2019	37	$5,754,603
2018	47	$6,446,345
2017	41	$5,893,070
2016	38	$4,626,880
2015	45	$7,222,182

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.