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Maine building permits & home builders

Live single-family residential permit data and the most active licensed builders across all 17 counties in Maine. Updated weekly from US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey + county public records.

Permits (12mo)
3,723
Statewide single-family
Counties tracked
17
All scored 0–100
Top market
Cumberland
752 permits
Active builders
0
Top 10 ranked below

Top counties in Maine by permit volume

Most-active markets in the state over the last 12 months.

  1. Cumberland County752
  2. York County729
  3. Kennebec County339
  4. Oxford County292
  5. Penobscot County260
  6. Hancock County229
  7. Androscoggin County198
  8. Franklin County139
  9. Lincoln County135
  10. Waldo County117

Top home builders in Maine

Most-active licensed builders across the state in the last 12 months.

Per-permit builder attribution not yet available for Maine. Census Bureau aggregate data is loaded.

All 17 counties in Maine

Androscoggin 198 Aroostook 48 Cumberland 752 Franklin 139 Hancock 229 Kennebec 339 Knox 91 Lincoln 135 Maine Unorganized Territory 85 Oxford 292 Penobscot 260 Piscataquis 85 Sagadahoc 79 Somerset 71 Waldo 117 Washington 74 York 729

For LBM & trade operators serving Maine

Maine is a tracked market for PermitFocus. If you're an LBM (lumber and building materials) operator, roofing contractor, HVAC company, plumber, concrete supplier, doors/windows dealer, paint distributor, or flooring contractor selling into new single-family construction — Maine's 3,723 permits/yr represent active accounts you could be pursuing.

PermitFocus gives you the full builder directory (with DBPR license + contact details where available), drive-time catchment analysis for picking new locations, watchlists with weekly digest alerts, and CRM-lite for tracking outreach. Free 14-day trial, no credit card.

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