HousingPermits

Metro area in Maine

Bangor, ME

The Bangor metro area authorized 486 new housing units in 2025. Buildings with five or more units accounted for 8% of the units authorized in 2021–2025, the lowest share among the 17 metro areas based in the New England states. Duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes supplied 13% of its units in 2021–2025, the second-highest share among the 17 metro areas based in the New England states.

03006009001,2002004: 741 units (658 single-family, 51 in 2–4 unit, 32 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 996 units (737 single-family, 115 in 2–4 unit, 144 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 709 units (610 single-family, 44 in 2–4 unit, 55 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 498 units (433 single-family, 22 in 2–4 unit, 43 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 388 units (281 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 87 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 366 units (279 single-family, 21 in 2–4 unit, 66 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 272 units (249 single-family, 23 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 369 units (213 single-family, 24 in 2–4 unit, 132 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 313 units (197 single-family, 34 in 2–4 unit, 82 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 251 units (240 single-family, 11 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 231 units (213 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 555 units (197 single-family, 24 in 2–4 unit, 334 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 271 units (194 single-family, 38 in 2–4 unit, 39 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 304 units (250 single-family, 24 in 2–4 unit, 30 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 261 units (228 single-family, 21 in 2–4 unit, 12 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 266 units (216 single-family, 50 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 337 units (227 single-family, 72 in 2–4 unit, 38 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 368 units (316 single-family, 52 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 415 units (334 single-family, 81 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 404 units (335 single-family, 26 in 2–4 unit, 43 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 450 units (367 single-family, 47 in 2–4 unit, 36 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 486 units (316 single-family, 79 in 2–4 unit, 91 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252005 high · 9962014 low · 23104008001,2002004: 741 units (658 single-family, 51 in 2–4 unit, 32 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 996 units (737 single-family, 115 in 2–4 unit, 144 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 709 units (610 single-family, 44 in 2–4 unit, 55 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 498 units (433 single-family, 22 in 2–4 unit, 43 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 388 units (281 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 87 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 366 units (279 single-family, 21 in 2–4 unit, 66 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 272 units (249 single-family, 23 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 369 units (213 single-family, 24 in 2–4 unit, 132 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 313 units (197 single-family, 34 in 2–4 unit, 82 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 251 units (240 single-family, 11 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 231 units (213 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 555 units (197 single-family, 24 in 2–4 unit, 334 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 271 units (194 single-family, 38 in 2–4 unit, 39 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 304 units (250 single-family, 24 in 2–4 unit, 30 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 261 units (228 single-family, 21 in 2–4 unit, 12 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 266 units (216 single-family, 50 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 337 units (227 single-family, 72 in 2–4 unit, 38 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 368 units (316 single-family, 52 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 415 units (334 single-family, 81 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 404 units (335 single-family, 26 in 2–4 unit, 43 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 450 units (367 single-family, 47 in 2–4 unit, 36 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 486 units (316 single-family, 79 in 2–4 unit, 91 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252005 high · 996

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Houses or apartments

The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Wildwood (8% in five-plus buildings). Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2015 (334), single-family houses in 2005 (737).

2021–202578.6%79%13.4%13%8.0%2004–200682.0%82%8.6%9%9.4%9%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202578.6%79%13.4%13%8.0%2004–200682.0%82%8.6%9.4%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Boom, bust and since

Bangor authorized the most units in 2005 (996); 2025 reached 49% of that. Its peak year is shared by 105 other metro areas, among them Wildwood, Traverse City, Jackson, MI. Annual permits fell from 996 during the mid-2000s boom to 272 in 2010, a drop of 73%. The nearest bust profile in the New England states was Amherst Town's (73%). Its quietest year came later, in 2014 (231 units). The 2021–2025 pace of 425 units a year is 48% below the 2004–2006 pace. From 2024 to 2025 the count rose 8%.

Relative to population

With 157,967 residents in July 2025, Bangor authorized 2.7 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, under the national 4.7. The metro areas with the nearest rates are Trenton (2.7) and Shreveport (2.7).

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 43 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Bangor, with 277 units or 13% of the total, followed by Hermon town with 187.

  • Bangor13% (277 units)
  • Hermon town8.8% (187 units)
  • Levant town7.6% (162 units)
  • Hampden town7.6% (161 units)
  • Old Town5.9% (125 units)
  • Springfield town4.9% (105 units)
  • Corinth town4% (84 units)
  • Glenburn town3.4% (72 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Hattiesburg, MS1230.94.9%
Bangor, ME4862.78%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL3,51626.78%
State College, PA3143.032%
Vineland, NJ1431.024%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Bangor beside Hattiesburg

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: Maine. Counting rules.